Waste Matters

Make waste your business

Welcome to Waste Matters, an online forum where you can share information and advice, debate waste practices and enforcement issues and find out how to get the most out of your waste. The service is provided as part of the Business Resource Efficiency & Waste Programme (BREW).

WHAT’S NEW ON WASTE MATTERS?

PRE-TREATMENT REGULATIONS

All your business needs to know about complying with the new regulations.

EXCHANGE

Share information, advice and experience on all aspects of waste enforcement with colleagues from local authorities around the country.

The Code for Sustainable Homes - Developers should act now to gain a first-mover advantage says Enviros: The Code for Sustainable Homes is a challenging new national standard for design and construction of housing, which while presenting cost and implementation challenges for the construction sector, also offers an opportunity to differentiate new developments in the eyes of a more environmentally aware house-buying public and to win the confidence – and co-operation – of planning authorities.

Site Waste Management Plans: New regulations coming into force in April 2008 mean that any construction project in England costing over £300k (be it for new build, maintenance, alteration or installation/removal of services such as sewerage, water) will need a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).

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