The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008

The UK produces around 330 million tonnes of waste annually - a quarter of which is from households and business. The rest comes from construction and demolition, sewage sludge, farm waste and spoils from mines and dredging of rivers.

Recent changes in waste legislation

The Landfill Directive is improving the way we manage waste by diverting it away from landfill. Recent changes in legislation mean it's illegal for a landfill operator to accept untreated or liquid waste. Hazardous waste with a total organic carbon (TOC) content of more than 6% is also unacceptable to landfill. This is an opportunity for businesses to get better at reducing, sorting and recycling their waste.

QS Associates can appoint a consultant to help and assist you with your waste management planning from existing buildings through to construction projects where full waste management planning is required. Construction projects which come under these regulations require any person intending to carry out a construction project with an estimated cost greater than £300,000 to prepare a site waste management plan. The plan must be updated in accordance with the regulations, with additional requirements for projects costing greater than £500,000.

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