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MA 1 W
ASTE
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ECYCLING
F
ACILITIES
E
XCLUSION
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Reduce pressure on landfill sites and help to preserve non-renewable
resources by promoting the recycling of waste materials.
C
REDIT ATTAINABLE
2
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for storage for anyone of the following items:
2 credits for storage for any two of the following items:
i.
Recycling of glass;
ii.
Recycling of used small electrical appliance;
iii.
Recycling of food waste;
A
SSESSMENT
Criteria
The Applicant provided at least one (1) storage facility for recycling
glass, small electrical appliances, or food waste.
The location (not necessary within the project space) size, and
collection frequency are not regulated.
The collection/recycler organisation shall be employed by either
Applicant or property management company to collect the materials.
Where the Applicant adopts to use a prescribed facility within the
host building ( itshall be the same building, not a different tower in the
same development) the Property Manager company shall furnish the
facilities information for assessment purpose.
In this Manual, small electrical appliance(s) shall mean computers,
monitors, rechargeable batteries, printers or lamps.
Documentation
Credit(s) shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate compliance:
i.
list responsible person;
ii.
drawing, floor plan, sections, elevations;
iii.
record photographs for recycling facilities;
iv.
recycler/collection organisation information, including:
a.)
company name, address, contact number;
b.)
list of target material;
c.)
collection frequency;
d.)
Collection Agreement, signed by Applicant or
Property manager;
B
ACKGROUND
Glass
Close to 100,000 tonnes of glass are disposed into our landfills every
year. Glass makes up a large component of waste due to its weight
and density. Whilst considered inert that will not release harmful
compounds into the environment on disposal glass does not
decompose.
Continued disposal into landfill will exhaust our dwindling landfill
space. Glass can be readily recycled, it can be crushed (known as
cullet) a key component for manufacturing new glass products, saving
energy, and material resources.