This waste management plan is free to use, customisable for your sites and projects and can be easily printed, downloaded and shared.

Waste management is a critical part of construction site management. Not managing waste properly can result in project delays, injuries and incidents and can lead to environmental hazards and impacts which harm the environment and your environmental reputation - and anger stakeholders including communities and the authorities.

But managing waste properly can be difficult. Construction sites are incredibly busy places, and constant material deliveries, perpetual work and other parties create a mess and confusion of activity and.. waste.

A waste management plan helps keep your construction site looking and feeling good, and operating smoothly. It ensures that you have planned for and understand the logistics of waste creation and movement.

A good waste management plan includes:

• Expected waste overview
• The procedures which will be used to collect and dispose of waste
• The measures which will be implemented to minimise waste generation associated with construction site work
• Waste categories (paper, plastic, oil etc.)
• Waste monitoring
• A list of the people involved and consulted in preparation of the waste management plan

This plan covers all of these categories, and ensures that you have planned for and prepared for the waste which will be produced during your construction project - which will save you a lot of headaches during and at the end of a project and form an integral part of your improved environmental management and outcomes.