Links
Public websites
http://www.envirowise.gov.uk
Envirowise offers UK businesses free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental impact. It offers practical help and advice on waste minimisation and legislation through workshops, conferences and exhibitions, an expert helpline, free on-site visits and Resource-Efficiency Clubs.
http://www.wrap.org.uk
WRAP works in partnership to help businesses and the general public to reduce waste, to use more recycled materials, and recycle more often. This helps to minimise landfills, reduce carbon emissions and improve the environment. Advice is also available on setting targets for waste minimisation and on specifying contractual requirements. Guidance on basic and advanced level SWMPs, including toolkits, are available from Envirowise and WRAP respectively.
http://www.ciria.org.uk
Ciria provides performance improvement products and services in the construction and related industries.
http://www.constructingexcellence.org.uk
20 Case studies, regional clubs and information on Key Performance Indicators including waste.
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
The Environment Agency’s SITEwise II project has been developed with partners in the Anglian region to improve the environmental performance and awareness of the construction and building sector. Information on quick wins, links, further help, a summary of environmental management systems and educational materials can be found in the SITEwaste II pack on the Agency’s website.
http://www.netregs.gov.uk
Netregs provides free environmental guidance for small businesses, to help them understand what they need to do to comply with environmental legislation and protect the environment. This includes guidance and a campaign to encourage businesses to learn more about SWMPs.
http://www.wasteawareconstruction.org.uk
Provides information about the National Colour Coding scheme for the source segregation of recyclates on C&D sites and ways that C&D companies can Reduce, Reuse and Recycle their waste. Includes a direct link to the Construction Confederation’s Environmental Forum toolbox talks which cover a variety of topics, including the management, storage and segregation of waste.
Commercial and Association Websites
http://www.contractjournal.com
http://www.bre.co.uk
BRE (the Building Research Establishment) provides a SMARTwaste (Site Methodology to Audit, Reduce and Target Waste) resource that helps construction companies manage waste effectively. This comprises of four tools: SMARTStart defines environmental performance indicators (EPIs) for waste generation on a site by site, and organisation basis. SMARTAudit (detailed audit): a robust and accurate mechanism by which waste can be benchmarked and categorised by source, type, amount, cause and cost. SMARTStart+ (monitoring and target setting): provides the opportunity to measure performance of contractors, an essential requirement under best value and continual improvement, and BREMAP (resource exchange): a geographical information system (GIS) that allows firms to reduce their transport of bulky waste by locating the nearest most suitable waste management site.