SUSTAINABILITY

FEATURES
Landmarc target zero
LANDMARC Waste Sorting Station © Landmarc Support Services
Landmarc has installed waste sorting facilities on eight
sites to separate any improperly disposed-of waste before
it leaves the training estate.
years has fluctuated, but Landmarc is
still endeavouring to reach the target.
To help achieve this, Landmarc and
DIO are exploring innovative ways of
managing waste streams; first, by
educating and encouraging
employees and estate users to
minimise the amount of waste
generated, and second, to segregate
and dispose of recyclable and other
waste materials sustainably.
The types of waste produced across the
training estate are very varied, and this
itself poses a number of challenges;
there are many waste categories, yet
sometimes only small quantities of
each. Therefore sourcing contractors
who can streamline this process by
collecting different types of waste
simultaneously has been beneficial.
With an average daily throughput of
9,000 servicemen and women, activity
on the MOD defence training estate
generates over 6,000 tonnes of waste
per year. Without the correct waste
management systems in place, this
could potentially have a significant
environmental impact.
Landmarc Support Services is working
in partnership with the Defence
Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to
implement a range of waste
management initiatives, and has set an
ambitious target of diverting 100% of
all waste produced on the training
estate away from landfill.
Government Commitment targets and
the MOD Sustainable Development
Action Plan that requires a minimum of
80% of construction waste to be
diverted from landfill.
In 2013 Landmarc reported it had
diverted 94% of its waste from landfill,
up from 70% in 2012. The total
percentage diverted in subsequent
What is more, there are other sensitive
waste streams - for example,
ammunition and pyrotechnic waste –
that have to be disposed of
appropriately to avoid contamination. It
is crucial that waste types such as these
are treated in the correct manner as
contamination can result in serious
repercussions for local communities; a
recycling plant could be forced to close
Beach cleaning events play an important
role in discouraging littering and adding
value to local coastal communities
The challenges
There have been a number of
challenges to overcome during the
development and implementation of
the waste management strategy. The
rural and of ten remote locations of
sites across the estate can make it very
diffcult to find local contractors that
are able to collect and dispose of
waste within the available budget.
In addition, there are currently a
number of targets that must be
adhered to, such as the Greening
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