Waste Management Statement

The Site Manager/Agent shall formulate and implement a specific waste management plan prior to any disposal activities taking place. The Environmental Department will audit the site to ensure that an effective Waste Management Plan has been formulated and is being implemented by the site team. The waste management plan will address the following issues:

• safety/environmental requirements relating to the waste expected on site;
• waste avoidance – typically the storage of materials;
• waste minimisation – typically involving good housekeeping of materials;
• Waste segregation – segregation of waste types is mandatory. Note all hazardous wastes must be segregated from non hazardous waste including other types of hazardous waste;
• Waste characterisation and treatment if necessary;
• management of hazardous waste – including the need for registration of the site as a hazardous waste producer;
• waste recycling opportunities;
• the necessity for checks on waste carriers and waste managers licences;
• waste transfer notes;
• roles and responsibilities on site; and
• Sub-contractors waste.
• Mechanism to capture waste metrics for reporting.