SUSTAINABILITY

FEATURES
if ammunition gets into the waste
stream. Landmarc therefore work
closely with Ordnance, Munitions and
Explosives (OME) Safety Offcers to
engage estate users on the serious
issue of the correct disposal of
ammunition and pyrotechnics.
Effective segregation
and reuse
In order to separate any improperly
disposed-of ammunition before it
leaves the training estate, Landmarc
has installed waste sorting facilities on
eight sites including Barr y Buddon,
Otterburn, Stanford, Sennybridge, Lydd
and Salisbury Plain. These have the
added benefit of increasing the
amount of waste we recycle, by
segregating it safely and effectively
prior to collection by our contractors.
Waste types include paper, card, plastic,
metals and waste wood that is
untreated and non-hazardous.
In other areas, food waste has
been reduced by ensuring that all
ingredients are optimised to meet
busy mealtime demands, without
surplus cooked food being prepared.
Demolition waste is also often re-used
by Landmarc in construction and
maintenance projects.
There is also a community focus when
it comes to waste management, with
Landmarc staff organising and taking
part in litter picking and beach cleaning
events. A recent collection at Lulworth
saw the team clear around 200 bags of
rubbish along six miles of UNESCO
LANDMARC demolition waste Nesscliff © Landmarc Support Services
Around 2,000 tonnes of demolition waste
at Nesscliff was reused by Landmarc as road
stone on the estate
World Heritage Jurassic Coast. This was
mainly pieces of non-biodegradable
plastic and discarded fishing
equipment, which can endanger
marine life as well as littering the
beaches. Cleaning up the beach also
discourages others from littering and
adds value to the local area.
Case study: New tracks from old
bunkers at Nesscliff: Many of the
distinctive World War II bunkers on
Nesscliff training area reached the end
of their life in the last decade. Though
the empty buildings were a well-used
training feature they were structurally
unsafe, posed a risk of falls from height
and were costly to inspect and
maintain. Approximately 2,000 tonnes
of aggregate was generated from the
first round of demolition, which was
crushed and used by Landmarc as road
stone on the estate. A second phase of
demolition experimented with
crushing a similar amount of rubble to
a larger grade, a more effcient process
which used less energy. The resulting
crush is being used very successfully to
improve safety and usability of training
areas and was also used to create
hardstanding areas for a mobile army
hospital site at Nesscliff by Dutch
engineers.
and continuing along the ‘zero waste’
journey. We must continue to work
together to set challenging targets
and strive to achieve our goal of
preventing 100% of all waste from the
training estate going to landfill.
Using clear plastic sacks, adhering to
camp Standing Orders, putting waste
in the appropriately labelled bins and
continuing to find ways of reducing
and reusing waste items are all small
but vital actions that can make a big
difference to what we can achieve
together to ensure the best possible
environmental outcome for our waste.
By working together, we can ensure the
training estate remains environmentally
sustainable for generations to come.
Camilla Timms
Sustainability Advisor
Landmarc Support Services
LANDMARC
Waste hierarchy
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Support Services
How we can work together
All stakeholders including DIO,
Landmarc staff, estate users and waste
disposal suppliers have a key part to
play in applying the waste hierarchy
LANDMARC new tracks at Nesscliff
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