Builder Assistance Recycling Protocol Steps

Waste Management Plan

1. Plan the project

Develop a waste management plan for each project. An effective plan outlines job site waste reduction goals, identifies targeted materials, describes specific waste reduction actions to be implemented on a project, and identifies reuse, recycling, or disposal facilities to which materials will be taken. All of these steps are an extremely important part of the material management plan.
2. Estimate amount of waste expected
1. Copy your materials list; eliminate any materials that will be totally consumed; add any materials not specifically identified on your materials list.
2. Annotate your copy of the materials list with the projected amounts of materials to be generated.
3. Coordinate recycling by project phase
1. Copy or create a project timeline and annotate with dates when waste will be generated.
4. Determine what is cost-effective to recycle
1. Copy or create a project timeline and annotate with dates when waste will be generated.
5. Work with the haulers to plan collection
1. Copy or create a site plan and annotate with areas where materials will be generated.
6. Prepare the Site
1. Coordinate with your hauler(s) to develop a single signage plan and determine how and where bins and roll-offs are to be labeled.
2. Coordinate trades and subcontractors to assure that all personnel know how, when and where to separate their “wastes” into appropriate categories.
7. Contact Commercial Haulers
1. Prepare and mail a “Request for Bids” to all prospective haulers.
8. Get “buy in” up front
1. Provide all trades and subcontractors with written information of the scope and operations involved in your onsite program. Include site plans with receptacle locations; instruction on which materials go in special bins and which go in the trash bins; information on how to facilitate timely pickups.
2. Present the program and materials at all project meetings.
9. Support, Report, and Modify
1. Prepare and distribute regular reports; solicit verbal and written comments from all involved individuals and organizations; modify procedures and policies as feedback and data suggest.
10. Expect a learning curve and reward participation
When dealing with contractors and subcontractors, who are inexperienced with waste reduction and recycling practices, expect some errors and inefficiencies because of the learning curve.
1. Set recycling goals that are realistic for personnel who are learning new skills. It's better for morale to exceed the goals than to miss them.
2. Communicate the success of the program with subcontractors.
3. Encourage everyone's ideas and suggestions.
11. Monitor and track for quality control
1. Create and use a simple monthly tracking form that gives up-to-date reporting of clean recycling dumpster versus contaminated dumpsters.
12. Promote your success
1. Put out a press release on your success.
2. Identify job site with signs that tell the public you are recycling.

Waste Reduction

Source: CIWMB

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