WRAP Launches Site Waste Management Plan Template

The Waste & Resources Action Programme has launched a Site Waste Management Plan template to help the construction industry comply with legislation coming into force in England in April, which will make SWMPs a mandatory requirement on all aspects of construction work worth more than £300,000 (US$600,000).

The template has been developed with Halcrow, Costain, C4S, the NHBC Foundation and the BRE to support the industry in developing their plans. The template comprises a series of 14 steps, which follow the construction lifecycle from pre-design to project completion and review.

Using the template will enable contractors to develop key performance indicators for waste and materials, and monitor performance throughout the project. Importantly, the template can be used to demonstrate good and best practice performance beyond simple standard compliance with the regulations.

The template can be implemented from the conception of a project and offers the flexibility for use either in its entirety or for relevant elements to be incorporated into existing templates or systems that a company may have in place. It will allow contractors to predict and monitor the waste produced by a project, detail decisions taken to minimize waste generated, and at completion produce final reports to demonstrate overall performance.

The template and supporting guidance are available free of charge from www.wrap.org.uk/construction.