Presentation to the National Construction and Demolition Waste Council By P.J. Rudden Thursday 3rd M

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Presentation tothe National Construction and
Demolition Waste CouncilBy P.J.
RuddenThursday 3rd March 2005
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Regional Waste Management Plan Reviews

• Current plans were constructed late 1990s before
  economic activity peaked adopted in 2001 -
  valid until 2006 then subject to review
• Review brought forward to take account of up to
  date waste statistics and national/EU policy
• Independent statutory process with stakeholder
  involvement taking account of many opposing views

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Regional Waste Management Plan Reviews

• Create a new focus on waste prevention and
  avoidance
• Link into new national initiatives
• - National Waste Prevention Team
• - National Market Development Group (on
  recyclables)
• - Race Against Waste Campaign
• - National Construction and Demolition Waste
  Council
• Create a framework for the required
  infrastructure to ensure a sustainable and
  affordable waste system

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Regional Waste Planning in Ireland
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Extrapolated CD Waste Generation (tonnes/annum)
from 2005 Waste Plan Reviews
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Comparison of CD Waste Outlets in 2003 (based on
2005 Waste Plan Reviews)
   
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Regional Recovery Rates for CD Waste
Including/Excluding Soil in 2003 from 2005 Waste
Plan Reviews
 
   
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Key Policy Objectives

• Awareness
• To promote awareness and education to users of
  recycled construction products through the
  planning and waste permit systems
• To support and promote the on-going producer
  responsibility initiatives of the construction
  industry
• To increase awareness of the opportunities to
  minimise/prevent waste and to recycle unavoidable
  waste, particularly among SMEs operating in the
  construction industry

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Key Policy Objectives

• Planning 
• To ensure that for new construction or demolition
  projects above the threshold limits as set by the
  NCDWC, that a C/D Waste Plan is prepared by the
  developer
• To promote the development of centralised
  treatment facilities in each region linked to a
  collection network set up by the industry
• To promote and encourage the development of CD
  waste recycling facilities by the private sector
  to meet national needs

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Key Policy Objectives

• Recycled Materials and Markets
• To promote the re-use of recycled aggregates in
  all construction projects
• To ensure that all new local authority
  construction projects are assessed for the
  potential use of recycled aggregates
• To encourage the development of endmarkets for
  this product by ensuring that the public and
  private sector developments use recycled
  construction aggregates and other materials where
  possible

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Key Policy Objectives

• CD Waste Infrastructure
• To increase regulation and controls at Waste
  Permit facilities which are used for land
  recovery activities
• To ensure that contaminated loads are not
  accepted at authorised facilities and the
  recording of different materials accepted at
  facilities
• Provision of additional CD Waste Recycling
  Facilities for recycling of CD waste including
  separation of materials, and crushing/grading of
  rubble for re-use as aggregate
• Provision of Recycling Park facilities to cater
  for delivery of CD waste by small-scale
  producers, SMEs etc
• Additional facilities to cater for CD waste in
  the larger urban areas these should include
  front-end removal recycling of recoverable
  waste, and limited to disposal of non-recoverable
  waste (soil) only. The location of these
  facilities need to be in industrial or
  agricultural zoned areas and be in reasonable
  proximity to the urban area

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Actions Required by Stakeholders

• The Construction Industry shall
• Encourage prevention and minimisation of waste at
  design stage by promoters, architects, engineers,
  surveyors and planners liaising with the Natural
  Waste Prevention Team
• Implement good on-site management of waste,
  including minimisation of waste, separation of
  hazardous wastes, and separation on site of
  recyclable materials such as packaging, timber,
  metal, concrete etc
• Implement the National Construction Demolition
  Waste Council Voluntary Industry Initiative which
  requires CD Waste Plans to be submitted for
  approval at planning stage for relevant
  developments (see Appendix A)
• (In Demolition work), to employ best practice in
  selective demolition to maximise recovery of
  materials and separation of hazardous wastes.
  Where appropriate on-site recycling should be
  included in the CD waste plan for the project
• Work with the National Market Development Group
  to develop the markets for recycled CD wastes
  with particular focus on its resource value

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Actions Required by Stakeholders

• Waste Collection Companies shall
• Provide separate collection opportunities for
  recyclable wastes generated in construction/
  demolition, employing suitably labelled or coded
  bins and skips
• Implement preferential charging for
  source-separated material in preference to mixed
  waste disposal.

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Actions Required by Stakeholders

• Local Authorities shall
• Implement the CD waste planning requirements of
  the NCDWC National Voluntary Industry initiative,
  including assessment of CD waste plans and the
  monitoring of site activities
• Regulation of the collection and management of
  CD waste to achieve the Waste Plan objectives
  (employing Bye-Laws and Collection Permits as
  tools)
• Work to develop markets for recycled CD waste in
  their own projects

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Actions Required by Stakeholders

• Recommendations for Future Draft Plans
• A network of collection, storage and processing
  facilities should be established in association
  with the Construction Industry Federation the
  engagement of the stakeholders involved will be
  of crucial importance to the success of the
  scheme. Transportation and market dynamics will
  also play a major role in determining optimum
  locations for these facilities
• The use of soil material should be restricted to
  beneficial applications where possible, in
  preference to disposal. Examples of beneficial
  use include landfill restoration, amenity
  projects (parks, golf courses), quarry
  re-instatement, major reclamation/ infill
  projects that have been approved in planning
• Applications for waste permits for soil on
  agricultural land should be closely inspected,
  with a view to potential environmental impacts.
  Planning Permission should be sought for such
  recovery projects as in some local authority
  areas unless exemptions are met. Where
  alternative regulated sites are available the use
  of virgin land for C/D waste should be
  discouraged
• Local authorities should also divert suitable C/D
  waste to relevant landfill sites where there is
  potential to use it for restoration screening and
  environmental protection.
• Waste Permits should regulate the flow of CD
  waste to meet the objectives of this Plan and
  thus the most sustainable use of the resource
  material
• It is essential to separately record general CD
  waste from soil/stones and report arisings and
  recovery rate for both types of CD waste