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Site Waste Management Plan

Below is a real SWMP in which YPH features as the sole waste contractor.  The site is an office extension and fit-out worth about £2m, the first wing of which was completed as shown with the second wing in early 2010.  Note the final box.

SITE WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN (SWMP) 

 

Site

Wynford House

Start date

19 February 2009

Completion date

28 September 2009 

 

Brief description of works

  • Extension to office building (1000m2 extension)
  • Removal of existing car park, formation of new car park and construction of extension
  • Situated in an existing car park with good access to front and rear with good storage compound
 

 

 

  • Site set up

  • Site plan and traffic management plan will be displayed in the office and canteen showing skip positions

     

     

    Waste types and estimated quantities

    Rubble/hardcore - 2 skips over period of bricklaying

    Wood - 4 skips over duration of works (after start of roof)

    Cardboard/paper - 2 skips during fit out period

    Metal - 3 skips over duration of works

    Mixed other - 1 every 2 weeks

    Domestic (wheely bin) - 1 per month 

     

     

    Waste Management Strategy

    Waste type & strategy

    Waste management site

    Waste management contractor

    Wood - arisings from roofing works and pallets deteriorating

    8 yard skips to be transported to YPH

    Commercial recycling for chipping up and made into worktops

    Licence no EAWML/26043

    Permit EPR/DP3496Sg

    YPH Waste Management

    Metal – reinforcing off cuts, bending materials, ceiling grid etc.

    8 yard skips to YPH

    JC Thomas & Sons Metal Recyclers

    YPH Waste Management

    Paper/Cardboard – packaging mostly and office waste

    8 yard skip to YPH

    Perry’s Recycling at Marston Magna

    No license – exempt

    YPH Waste Management

    Rubble – brick and block arisings and waste matter

    8 yard skip to YPH

    Bulked up at YPH yard then available FOC to builders or removed and screened by outside contractors for reuse.

    YPH Waste Management

    General/Mixed waste – 8 yard skip to YPH

    Skip taken to YPH yard – skip is emptied and segregated as far as possible. Non-recyclable to Westcombe landfill site.

    License No. EAWML26022

    YPH Waste Management

     

     

    Training

    During all site inductions the site plan displaying the location of the various segregated skips and recycling is shown.

     

     

    Materials Handling

    Materials most susceptible to damage

    Measures in place to reduce or eliminate damage

    Multigold bricks

    Delivered and stacked by the lorry tight to the fence in the compound. Brought out by forklift and loaded out by hand.

    Bags of cement

    Delivered on pallet, broken down by labourer and placed towards the back of our container.

    Windows

    Subcontractor supply and fit only when site is fully ready to receive.

    Doors

    Come wrapped and protected. Labourer to take immediately into building and store in suitable area. 

     

    Monitoring Arrangements

    Reports gathered from YPH on segregation, also a number of skips used to compare to original estimate. Target is minimum 80% waste diverted from landfill.

     

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