Client:
Baulderstone Hornibrook

Waste Consultants:
Eccell Environmental

Project Details:
A building project included the expansion of the Birkenhead Point shopping centre and the building of five residential towers containing 252 units.

Waste Minimisation Measures Highlights:

Planning for waste reduction

• Set up waste team and action plans to manage and reduce waste and to review on waste reduction programme
• Include waste programme as part of their contract conditions
• Establish financial penalty system for any waste mishandling in sub-contractors
• Hire off-site consultants to monitor waste reduction programme

Waste management

• Allocate area and provide separate skips for on-site waste sorting
• Return packaging, off-cuts, waste, pallets, reels and drums to suppliers for reuse
• Recycle items such as plasterboard, steel, concrete, cardboard and timber
• Nominate responsible personnel to ensure the correct use of recycling skips
• Record waste type and volume for review of waste reduction programme

Education and training

• Organize induction programme to waste reduction for new sub-contractors
• Provide easy-to-read symbols and signs next to skips for workers to follow

Outcomes:

• 77% of materials recycled
• Reduced amount of materials sent to landfill
• Builders reduced their costs and subcontractors saved on packaging and recovered materials
• Demonstrated environmental responsibility thereby further developing community goodwill

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