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BEAM PLUS FOR NEW B UILDINGS MATERIALS ASPECTS (MA)
V ERSION 1.2 MA P3 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE MANAGEMENT PLAN
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3 MATERIALS ASPECTS 3.P PREREQUISITE
MA P3 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTE M ANAGEMENT PLAN
EXCLUSIONS Where demolition is not necessary or is not under the Client’s control,
the submission of a Demolition Waste Management Plan is not required.
OBJECTIVE Encourage best practices in the management of construction and
demolition wastes, including sorting, recycling and disposal of
construction waste.
REQUIREMENT Implementation with proof of documentation of a waste management
system that provides for the sorting, recycling and proper disposal of
construction/demolition materials.
ASSESSMENT The Client shall present evidence that the carrying out of the
construction/demolition works complied with all the requirements
specified in the form of a report by a suitably qualified person.
a) Waste Management
The Client shall submit tender documents, contract conditions and
specifications to demonstrate that the contractor was required and able
to prepare and implement a waste management system essentially in
accordance with the guidelines provided in Environment, Transport and
Works Bureau (ETWB) Technical Circular 19/2005 [1].
It shall be demonstrated that the waste management system covers the
items listed in the Buildings Department’s PNAP 243 [2] and that all
materials arising from or in connection with the works were separated
into inert and non-inert materials, and disposed of in accordance with the
WBTC No. 31/2004 [3], as they apply to the nature of the development
work.
b) Sorting and recycling of waste
The following will guide the assessment:
 how metals, including reinforcement bars, mechanical and
electrical fittings, other building services fittings/materials are
recovered for collection by recycling contractors; and
 how waste from construction/demolition works is sorted to
recover broken concrete and other inert non-metallic materials.
It shall be demonstrated through appropriate record keeping that sorting
for the items of construction waste items specified in ETWB Technical
Circular 19/2005 has been carried out.
BACKGROUND To ensure public safety, the control of demolition works has been
strengthened with the enactment of the Buildings (Amendment)
Ordinance 1996, Building (Administration) (Amendment) (No.4)
Regulation 1997 and Building (Demolition Works) (Amendment)
Regulation 1997, which impose new requirements for:
 application for approval of plans for demolition works;
 application for consent to commence the works;
1 Environment, Transport and Works Bureau Technical Circular (Works) No. 19/2005, Environmental Management on
Construction Sites.
2 Buildings Department. Practice Note for Authorized Persons and Registered Structural Engineers 243. Construction and
Demolition Waste. June 2000.
3 Environment, Transport and Works Bureau Technical Circular 31/2004. Trip-ticket System for Disposal of Construction and
Demolition Material. December 2004.
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