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MA 11 D
EMOLITION AND
C
ONSTRUCTION
W
ASTE REDUCTION
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MA 11 D
EMOLITION AND
C
ONSTRUCTION
W
ASTE
R
EDUCTION
E
XCLUSION
None.
O
BJECTIVE
Encourage best practice for the management of waste, including
sorting, recycling and disposal of demolition and construction waste.
C
REDIT ATTAINABLE
2
C
REDIT REQUIREMENT
1 credit for demonstrating that at least 30% of demolition and
construction waste was recycled.
2 credits for demonstrating that at least 60% of demolition and
construction waste was recycled.
A
SSESSMENT
Criteria
The Applicant shall quantify the overall demolition and construction
waste and list the disposal, recycle method, based on Mass.
The disposal of inert material to public fill does not fulfil this
requirement.
Note: Waste from demolition works is excluded from this calculation
when the work is not required or not under the Applicant’s control.
Documentation
Credit(s) shall be achieved when the Applicant provides the
documentation stated below, to demonstrate criteria compliance:
i.
List responsible person;
ii.
summary table with waste flow, type, disposal method,
quantities, reference sources;
iii.
trip tickets, waste records and recycler receipts to
substantiate the waste reduction calculation;
iv.
logbook/records waste monitoring with execution of waste,
recycling, and sorting on monthly basis;
v.
Record photographs, waste sorting and storage by
contractors, and collection by recyclers.
C
HECK
-L
IST AND
E
QUATION
The following items shall be included in the assessment:
a.) Demolished materials (if any)
b.) Plastics
c.) Paper/cardboard
d.) packaging materials
d.) Metals
e.) Timber
f.) General refuse
Items which are not listed above are excluded from assessment.
Total quantity of recycled waste can be determined by equation (1).
Total C&D Waste
Recycle (%)
=
∑ Quantity of Recycled C&D Waste (kg)
x 100%
∑ Quantity of C&D Waste (kg)
B
ACKGROUND
Building Department PNAP ADV-19
[1] and ETWB TWC 19/2005 [
2]provide guidance for waste management during construction.
1 http://www.bd.gov.hk/english/documents/pnap/ADV/ADV019.pdf 2 http://www.devb.gov.hk/filemanager/technicalcirculars/en/upload/19/1/C-2005-19-0-1.pdf