B3.10.11 SWMP continued…
Contracts with a value of £500,000 or less
Every time waste is removed from site, the SWMP should be updated to record:
- The identity of the person removing the waste.
- The types of waste removed.
- The site that the waste is being taken to.
Within three months of the work being completed the principal contractor should add to the plan:
- Confirmation that the plan has been monitored on a regular basis to ensure that work is progressing according to the plan and that the plan was updated in accordance with the regulations.
- An explanation of any deviation from the plan.
Contracts with a value of more than £500,000
Every time waste is removed from site, the SWMP should be updated to record:
- The identity of the person removing the waste.
- The waste carrier registration number of the carrier.
- A copy of, or reference to, the written description of the waste required by section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.
- The site that the waste is being taken to and whether the operator of that site holds a permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 or is registered under those Regulations as a waste operation exempt from the need for such a permit.
At least every 6 months, but as often as is necessary to ensure the SWMP is up-to-date, the principal contractor should:
- Review the plan.
- Record the types and quantities of waste produced.
- Record the types and quantities of waste that have been re-used (and whether this was on or off site).
- Record the types and quantities of waste that have been recycled (and whether this was on or off site).
- Record the types and quantities of waste that have been sent for another form of recovery (and whether this was on or off site).
- Record the types and quantities of waste that have been sent to landfill.
- Record the types and quantities of waste that have been otherwise disposed of.
Within 3 months of the contract being completed, the Principle Contractor should add to the plan:
- Confirmation that the plan has been monitored on a regular basis to ensure that work is progressing according to the plan and that the plan was updated in accordance with the regulations.
- A comparison of the estimated quantities of each waste type against the actual quantities of each waste type.
- An explanation of any deviation from the plan.
- An estimate of the cost savings that have been achieved by completing and implementing the plan.