Site Waste Management Plan Template

• Project Name

• SWMP #

• Conducted on (Date and Time)

  Date

• Prepared by

• Site Location
  Address

Planning and preparation

• Have you set aside time to prepare your SWMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you considered the construction methods and materials that you can use to reduce the amount of waste your project produces?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you thought about ordering materials that have less or reusable/returnable packaging?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you recorded all of your waste reduction decisions in your plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Allocating responsibility

• Has someone with authority been assigned overall responsibility for the SWMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you included a declaration from the client and principal contractor in your SWMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Identifying your waste

• Have you assessed the waste produced at each stage of the project - the types, how much and when, including the processes involved?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you indentified which workers will produce waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Managing your waste

• Has an area of the site been set aside for storing new materials and waste, including separate containers for different types of waste? You must store new materials separately from waste, and make sure storage areas are secure against vandalism.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you set targets for the different types of waste likely to be produced by the project? Include targets for the amounts of each waste type to be reused, recycled and disposed of.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have measures been put in place to deal with expected and unexpected hazardous waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you considered whether you can reuse materials either on site or off site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you considered on-site and off-site processing and reuse of materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Disposing of your waste

• Have you considered how you will dispose of liquid wastes such as wash-down water and lubricants?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you got agreement from your water and sewerage operator for trade effluent discharge?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you complying with your duty of care, including using waste transfer notes or consignment notes for all movements of waste from your site and checking the details of those removing the waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Has someone been made responsible for checking that loads of waste leaving your site are accurately described, and waste transfer notes and consignment notes are completed correctly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you checked that every waste carrier you use is registered with your environmental regulator?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you checked that all sites receiving your waste have the appropriate permits, licences or registered exemptions?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you identified your nearest waste sites?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you considered how to reduce disposal costs by reusing or recycling waste materials with a commercial value?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Organising materials and waste

• Have you assessed the quantities of materials you need to order to reduce overordering and site waste?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can you return unused materials to the supplier, sell them or use them on another job?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you considered using recycled materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Can you return unwanted packaging to the supplier for reuse or recycling?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Will you separate different types of waste to enable you to get best value from good waste management practices?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you labelled containers and skips clearly to avoid confusion? Colour coding your containers could help.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are your storage areas secure and weatherproof to prevent wind and rain damaging your materials?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you covered or netted any loose materials to prevent them being spread and possibly causing pollution?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is everyone who will handle waste aware of the SWMP requirements?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Communicating and training

• Have you planned site inductions and toolbox talks for all site staff?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are contractors and subcontractors trained and aware of their responsibilities?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have contractors and subcontractors understood and agreed the SWMP?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are SWMP requirements built into contracts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you carrying out spot checks and monitoring your staff regularly to make sure they are following procedures?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Measuring and monitoring your waste

• Are you updating your plan every time waste is removed from your site?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you checking the SWMP regularly and making sure targets are being reached?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are the agreed waste management procedures being checked and monitored regularly?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Are you producing regular reports on waste quantities, treatment/disposal routes and costs?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• When construction is underway, are you making notes of problems and recording them for your next plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

Reviewing the success and learning lessons for the future

• Have you produced a final report on the use of recycled and secondary materials, waste reduction, segregation, recovery and disposal, and identified the costs and savings?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you explained any changes to the plan?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have any issues or problems been taken into account for action in future projects?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Is there a copy of the SWMP at the project site? You must keep it for two years at either the project site or at the principal contractor’s office.

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Have you used the results to help you win future contracts?

  Yes

  No

  N/A

• Comments / Recommendations

• Name and Signature:

  Sign