The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008

Updating a site waste management plan for a project worth more than £500,000

8.—(1) If the project has an estimated cost greater than £500,000 the principal contractor must update the site waste management plan in accordance with this regulation.

(2) When any waste is removed the principal contractor must record on the plan—

(a) the identity of the person removing the waste;

(b) the waste carrier registration number of the carrier;

(c) a copy of, or reference to, the written description of the waste required by section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990; and

(d) the site that the waste is being taken to and whether the operator of that site holds a permit under the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 or is registered under those Regulations as a waste operation exempt from the need for such a permit.

(3) As often as necessary to ensure that the plan accurately reflects the progress of the project, and in any event not less than every six months, the principal contractor must—

(a) review the plan;

(b) record the types and quantities of waste produced;

(c) record the types and quantities of waste that have been—

(i) re-used (and whether this was on or off site);

(ii) recycled (and whether this was on or off site);

(iii) sent for another form of recovery (and whether this was on or off site);

(iv) sent to landfill; or

(v) otherwise disposed of; and

(d) update the plan to reflect the progress of the project.

(4) Within three months of the work being completed the principal contractor must add to the plan—

(a) confirmation that the plan has been monitored on a regular basis to ensure that work is progressing according to the plan and that the plan was updated in accordance with this regulation;

(b) a comparison of the estimated quantities of each waste type against the actual quantities of each waste type;

(c) an explanation of any deviation from the plan; and

(d) an estimate of the cost savings that have been achieved by completing and implementing the plan.

(5) Failure to comply with this regulation is an offence.