The proper management of C&D waste and resources can have significant benefits in terms of sustainability and quality of life and increased demand for C&D recycled materials.
Resource and Waste Management Plans focus on good practice approaches to prevent waste, reuse materials, reduce waste and better manage C&D wastes that cannot be prevented on development projects. Project developers are to implement these practices and document these activities into a project Resource Waste Management Plan (RWMP) which will develop as the project progresses from design through to construction. The structure of the plan is flexible and proportionate so it can be applied to projects of different scales. The approaches presented are based on international principles of optimising resources and reducing waste on construction projects through Prevention, Reuse, Recycling, Green Procurement Principles, Off-Site Construction, Materials Optimisation, Flexibility and Deconstruction. To develop a Resource Waste Management Plan (RWMP) please see Best practice guidelines for the preparation of resource & waste management plans for construction & demolition projects by the EPA.
In preparing a Resource Waste Management Plan (RWMP) the level of detail presented should be reflective of the scale and complexity of the project and the following tiers are recommended:
Tier 1: Smaller scale projects, below the thresholds presented in Text Box 2. For such developments the requirements are for a simplified RWMP. The template structure and contents for such plans are provided in Appendix B of the above best practice guidelines.
Tier 2: Larger scale projects, including Strategic Infrastructure Developments, Strategic Housing Developments, infrastructure projects (road, rail, gas, energy) or any project above the thresholds presented in Text Box 2 (below), require a bespoke RWMP which follows the requirements set out in Sections 4 and 5 of these guidelines and meet the minimum content requirements set out in Appendix C.
These thresholds are based on the principle of proportionality to ensure larger projects with larger potential resource footprints are required to more actively manage resources relative to small scale projects
Text Box 2: RWMP Thresholds Developments below the following thresholds may be classed as Tier 1 development: New residential development of less than 10 dwellings. Retrofit of 20 dwellings or less.
Developments above these thresholds are classed as Tier-2 projects. |
A template resource and waste management plan is provided for Tier 1 projects. This template will assist in complying with waste legislation and help protect the Environment.
Completed Resource and Waste Management Plans (RWMP) can be forwarded to the following address:
Waste Management,
Environment, Rural Water and Climate Action,
Limerick City and County Council,
Dooradoyle Road,
Dooradoyle,
Limerick
V94 WV78
Email: CandDwaste@limerick.ie