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- Introduce initiatives to encourage waste minimisation at project inception, design and procurement.
| Think about the materials and processes used in construction and how the building is designed. Design to avoid waste; careful specification and ordering will assist.
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- Design efficiently, only order the amount of building materials needed.
| Think about the waste hierarchy and apply that to procurement.
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| Design-in a space where sorted material for recycling can be stored in a location that makes it easy for the occupier to use. Design the access so collection vehicles can collect the sorted waste.
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- Minimise waste in the construction phase.
| Contact the Minerals Planning Authority and environment Agency to identify techniques that encourage the reduction, reuse and recovery of waste.
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- Recycle waste on site as much as possible.
| Maximise the use of recycled materials in construction. Contact BRE Centre for Waste and Recycling for advice on waste materials and by products in construction http://www.bre.co.uk/recycle
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- Manage the production, storage and disposal of waste - set targets.
| Have you appointed an Environmental Champion? Is there a waste management plan that highlights action to be taken for all types of waste? Ensure the plan prioritises actions to achieve set targets that can be monitored over time.
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