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BEAM P
LUS FOR
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XISTING
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UILDINGS
M
ATERIALS
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SPECTS
(M
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V
ERSION
1.2
M
A
P2 W
ASTE
R
ECYCLING
F
ACILITIES
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ATERIALS
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REREQUISITE
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ASTE
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ECYCLING
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ACILITIES
E
XCLUSIONS
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Reduce pressure on landfill sites and help to preserve non-renewable
resources by promoting recycling of waste materials.
R
EQUIREMENT
Providing facilities for the collection, sorting, storage and disposal of
waste and recovered materials.
A
SSESSMENT
The assessment seeks to establish the extent to which facilities are
provided to allow for the recycling of waste. The means to facilitate waste
recycling is not prescribed as much depends on the design and type of
building, and the activities carried out within it.
The Client shall submit details of expected and prevailing streams and
quantities for the building (organic, recyclable and non-recyclable), and
demonstrate the adequacy of the waste storage, sorting and recycling
facilities, appropriate to the type and size of the development.
The assessment shall take into account how waste collection, storage
sorting, recycling and disposal can be managed for the buildings, with
consideration given to the adequacy of space provisions on individual
floors, within the building as a whole, and at local/estate level.
Opportunity should exist to manage different waste types, such as
organic, non-recyclable and recyclable waste. There should be easy
access to facilities for cleaning staff/contractors and/or building users,
and for waste recycling and collection companies. The storage area shall
be adequately sized to allow for recycling of, as a minimum, paper,
glass, plastics, metals and organic materials.
The Applicant shall provide documentation and photographic evidence.
B
ACKGROUND
Well managed facilities for the recycling of solid waste encourage
recycling and result in reductions in the disposal at landfill sites.
Buildings should be provided with facilities for waste separation and
sorting, and short term storage at appropriate locations.
PNAP No. APP-35 [1] provides details of the basic refuse storage and
recovery chambers expected in new buildings, and can be used as a
benchmark for assessment. As an indication the space requirements for
offices and similar buildings are 2 m
2
per 1000 m
2
of floor area.
Reference should be made to Section 6 IEQ 4 of this document with
regard to the hygiene aspects of waste disposal.
1
Buildings Department. Practice Note for Authorized Persons, Registered Structural Engineers and Registered
Geotechnical Engineers, PNAP No. APP-35 Refuse Storage and Collection Building (Refuse Storage and Material
Recovery Chambers and Refuse Chutes) Regulations.
http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/documents/pnap/APP/APP035.pdf