Waste
BRE SMARTWaste Plan
| Contact Number | 01923 664471 |
| Website | www.smartwaste.co.uk |
| Summary | SMARTWaste Plan is the FREE site waste management tool from BRE guiding you through creating, implementing and reviewing your SWMPs and measuring waste arisings. A complementary range of support services and consultancy are available to assist you with becoming more resource efficient. |
Best Practice Advice; Case Studies & Demonstrations
BRE publish industry waste benchmarks to assist with the prediction of waste arisings. These are integrated into SMARTWaste Plan as a benchmarking calculator and can also be viewed on the benchmarking pages at www.smartwaste.co.uk
Training & Events
BRE are running a series of events for the industry to understand how to comply with the Regulations and training on how to use our free web based tool SMARTWaste Plan.
Book your place at http://www.bre.co.uk/eventdetails.jsp?id=1928
These events will be fully interactive and you will leave with a full understanding of SWMPs and the associated benefits and how to use our tool for preparing, implementing and reviewing your plan.
Topics covered include:
Benefits of resource efficiency
SWMP legislation and other requirements
The SMARTWaste Plan
Preparing your SWMP
Implementing and reviewing your SWMP
Tailored training courses can also be developed for your company, contact us for further details smartwaste@bre.co.uk.
Business Support
A range of support and consultancy services are available in relation to Resource Efficiency, please e-mail smartwaste@bre.co.uk to find out how we can help you with your needs.
Tools
In order to help the construction and demolition industries prepare, implement and review SWMP’s, BRE - the leading player on sustainability enterprise, innovation and market transformation in the built environment – has developed SMARTWaste Plan, the FREE site waste management tool.
The unique web based functionality of SMARTWaste Plan provides the industry with an easy to use tool, enabling companies to improve their waste management performance and comply with requirements.
Available at www.smartwaste.co.uk this free tool can be used on-line or by downloading templates and is relevant to all types of construction projects.
SMARTWaste Plan is quick and easy to use. It helps businesses manage all aspects of creating, implementing and reviewing a Site Waste Management Plan. A robust tool, SMARTWaste Plan helps to forecast waste generation and using the integrated measurement system can help to identify the type and amount of waste generated on site, and the associated costs. The web based system displays automatic reporting of information at both the project and company level.
SMARTWaste Plan has been developed in full compliance with the requirements of the new legislation and can also be used to meet the Code for Sustainable Homes mandatory requirement for waste and those within BREEAM.
Further information including training on using the SMARTWaste Plan can be obtained from: SMARTWaste, BRE, Bucknalls Lane, Watford, WD25 9XX
T: 01923 664471 / F: 01923 664104 / E: smartwaste@bre.co.uk
BRE’s SMARTWaste Plan is already being applauded by some of the biggest names in the industry.
'Taylor Wimpey is pleased to have partnered with BRE in helping to develop Site Waste Management Plans and, in particular, in developing the SMARTWaste Plan tool.'
Rob Pannell, UK Director of Production, Taylor Wimpey
‘We see the BRE SMARTWaste Plan as a key element in helping us move towards our zero waste to landfill target by 2012.’ Paul Glinn, Programme Manager, Marks and Spencer
Kier Eastern environmental manager Peter Johnson commented: “Kier Group will be using the SMARTWaste Plan on all future construction projects. It is an easy to use tool which will enable us to obtain consistent and reliable data about both the type and amount of waste generated on site, and the steps that are being taken to reduce and eliminate it.”
“SMARTWaste gives us an effective way of monitoring our waste streams and some of the advanced features of the SWMP tool are excellent in delivering the legal requirements” Sam Hall, Senior Sustainability Manager, Bovis Lend Lease
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