Dealing with Waste Issues- Project Sus'd

There are many different ways of dealing with waste - it all depends on what type of waste you have and what resources you have to deal with them.We offer a range of solutions for your consideration. If you are uncertain about what approach you should use to manage your waste issues, please contact the project team for a discussion.

There are many ways to deal with construction waste:

Spotting Waste

• Better Workplace Organisation (5S)

Solving Waste Problems

• The DMAIC Process (integrated and methodical technique for solving problems)


• Cause-Effect Analysis (Fishbone Analysis)


• Root Cause Analysis (Asking Why Analysis)


• Pareto Analysis (80:20 Rule)


• Improvement ideas


• House of Quality (Quality Function Deployment)

Other Resources

• BRE Resources: BRE, the leading authority on the built environment, has a set of web-based integrated tools to manage waste - SMARTWaste.


• Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP):

  Site Waste Management Plans were originally developed as a DTI Voluntary Code of Practice in 2004 aimed at contractors and clients and sets out a basic structure for site resource efficiency.
  Click here to find out more about SWMP.
  
  Additional SWMP resources

  • BRE
  • WRAP - the Waste and Resources Action Programme
  • SWMP workshops
  
  
  
• Envirowise


• WasteAware


• NetRegs


• ConstructionSkills


• UCATT Resources are in two areas:

Project BUILD - the UCATT-Greenfile Developments sustainable construction website		the UCATT main website

For more information on dealing with construction waste - contact BRE