What’s so important about waste?

• Did you know that on average, waste typically costs companies 4.5% of turnover?* 
• Did you know that the cost of waste disposal is increasing year on year as new legislation aimed at reducing waste takes effect?
• Did you know that your company can be fined up to £50 000 for an infringement of waste legislation?
• Construction Site Waste Management Plans became a legal requirement in April 2008. After 2 years of soft enforcement, a pilot SWMP enforcement project has been running in the South East throughout 2010. It is expected to lead to country-wide hard enforcement in 2011.
  •    Will you be ready?
  •    Is your construction or demolition project team waste aware?
  •    Is your waste management under control?
  •    Do you understand your responsibilities under Duty-of-Care and Site Waste Management Plans Regulations?
  
  
  
  

The good news

• A typical company can achieve savings of around 1% of turnover by implementing waste reduction techniques.* 1% of turnover equals a lot of sales!
• By knowing your legal obligations you can help your organisation avoid environmental crimes.
• Plus, by minimising waste, you’ll help save the environment as well as your money.

* Source: Envirowise

What’s covered?

This course covers all of the basic waste issues of the standard WAC course:

< Learn about different types of waste

< Know your legal responsibilities for waste

< How to conduct a waste audit to identify cost savings

< How to reduce, reuse and recycle waste

< Learn about disposal routes for remaining wastes

< Deal with waste safely

< Identify sources of help

 In addition, the material has been tailored to the construction/demolition industry where appropriate and includes additional material relating to the following topics:

- The construction waste chain and its influence on resources and wastes management
- Skip standards
- Site Waste Management Plans, key requirements of SWMP Regulations
- Duty of Care
- Exemptions

What’s involved?

< A one day course (6 hours)

< A short multiple choice open book test

What you get

< CIWM Waste Awareness Certificate (valid for 5 years)

< Course reference fact sheets and a copy of presentation to keep

< Sources of help for implementing change

Course level

No prior knowledge is required as this is a foundation level

certificate, similar to a NVQ level 1 course*. However, from

our customer feedback, we find that everyone who attends

a Waste Awareness Certificate course takes something

useful away, be they a manager or any other employee.

* Please note this is not an NVQ, but a CIWM accredited professional course