Site Waste Management Plans

Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) form part of the Government’s Waste Strategy for England 2007, to improve materials resource efficiency and reduce waste related crime within the construction industry. Provisions were made under the Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005, and the Site Waste Management Plan Regulations 2008 (SI 2008 no.314) came into force on 6th April 2008.

SWMP does not replace the obligations set out in the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 but offers a comprehensive tool for recording the information needed under these regulations.

These regulations require that any client or principal contractor intending to carry out a construction project in England with an estimated value of greater than £300,000 (excluding VAT) must prepare a SWMP. More detailed SWMPs are required for projects exceeding £500,000 (excluding VAT). It should be noted that some Local Authorities require SWMPs for smaller projects through their Supplementary Planning Documents.

The regulations set out a range of offences relating to the failure to produce or implement a SWMP, punishable by a fine of up to £50,000 on summary conviction, or an unlimited fine on conviction on indictment.

How can we help?
We can help you develop a wholly legally compliant SWMP covering all aspects of waste management from cradle to grave and tailored to your business needs. This SWMP could also be used as an important tool to help you improve your environmental performance, meet your regulatory controls and reduce the rising costs of waste disposal.
We can also assist you by providing:

  • waste reduction advice,
  • advice on effective waste segregation systems and resource efficiency, and
  • the assessment of proposed technical solutions and identification of local, sustainable end-markets for recyclable materials and waste reuse applications.

Waste CoP Qualified Person

CL:AIRE’s Definition of Waste: Development Industry Code of Practice (CoP) has been designed to allow the user to demonstrate that wastes have been fully recovered and hence cease to be waste. This requires a significant degree of self regulation and relies upon
the professional integrity of those involved.

The CoP introduces the principle of a Qualified Person to sign off a Declaration to demonstrate that the appropriate “lines of evidence” have been put in place. 

The CoP serves the following purposes:    

  • Provides best practice for the development industry to use when assessing: 
    • If materials are classified as waste or not and 
    • Determining when treated waste can cease to be waste for a particular use
  • Provides an auditable system to demonstrate that this CoP has been adhered to on a site by site
    basis. 

JOMAS is able to provide a Qualified Person as defined within the CoP.