Nurton Developments (Quintus) Ltd App2-i SLR Ref: 403-02395-00001-05 Branston Locks: Site Waste Management Plan & Waste Implementation Plan November 2012

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LIST OF CONTENTS

1.0 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................ 1 1.1 Background to Development............................................................................. 1 1.2 Site Waste Management Plans .......................................................................... 2

2.0 WASTE LEGISLATION ................................................................................................. 4 2.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................ 4 2.2 Relevant Legislation .......................................................................................... 4

3.0 QUANTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE ARISINGS .................................... 8 3.1 Site Dimensions and Details ............................................................................. 8 3.2 Waste Types and Quantities.............................................................................. 9

4.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ....................... 12 4.1 Waste Hierarchy ............................................................................................... 12 4.2 Waste Management on Site ............................................................................. 15

5.0 ONGOING MONITORING ........................................................................................... 16 5.1 Waste Management Responsibility ................................................................ 16 5.2 SWMP Data Sheet ............................................................................................. 16

6.0 SUMMARY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT APPROACH .............................................. 18

7.0 ONGOING WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT .. 19

8.0 WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN ............................................................................ 20 8.1 Introduction ...................................................................................................... 20 8.2 Existing Waste Management in Staffordshire and East Staffordshire ........ 20 8.3 Waste Management Arrangements................................................................. 22 8.4 Household Waste Types and Quantities ........................................................ 23 8.5 Commercial Waste Types and Quantities ...................................................... 23 8.6 Space Allocation .............................................................................................. 25 8.7 Current Capacity .............................................................................................. 27

9.0 CONCLUSIONS ........................................................................................................... 31

Nurton Developments (Quintus) Ltd App2-1 SLR Ref: 403-02395-00001-05 Branston Locks: Site Waste Management Plan & Waste Implementation Plan November 2012

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1.0 INTRODUCTION

This report sets out the Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) for the development project at Branston Locks. It also includes a Waste Implementation Plan which details the anticipated waste arisings that are likely to be generated once the houses and commercial buildings are occupied and how these waste arisings will be managed in a sustainable fashion.

1.1 Background to Development

The proposed development consists of a mixed use scheme of;

2,500 residential units of varying builds; 92, 900 m2 of employment floorspace comprising

o 27,870 m2 of Class B1 (business), o 37,160 m2 of B2 (general industrial), and o 27,870 m2 of Class B8 (distribution or storage),

a local community centre up to 4, 650 m2 comprised of o 2,323 m 2 of retail floorspace o 1,394 m 2 of mixed use Class A1 (Shops), A2 (financial and professional

services), A3 (Restaurants and Cafes), A4 (drinking establishments) and A5 (hot food takeaways),

929 m2 health care (Class D1 non-residential institutions) and associated car parking, a residential care home up to 160 bed spaces (Class C2 residential institutions), one 630 pupil primary school, a hotel of up to 80 rooms; and a 555 m2 public house,

The development will be completed with internal roads and utilities infrastructure.

The site is bounded by the A38 to the east and the B5017 Shobnall Road to the north. The site has direct access to the A38 at the Branston Interchange. The western boundary of the site has a natural limit for development as set by the Battlestead Ridge. The Trent and Mersey Canal flows through the south eastern corner of the site in a north-easterly direction. The site is separated from the town of Burton by the A38.

The site is currently an intensively farmed greenfield site with no previous history of development other than for agricultural purposes.

The phasing of the commercial and residential developments have been illustrated on the masterplan1 for the development, but may be subject to further change as the site is developed out in accordance with subsequent permissions for detailed development proposals. Accordingly, the waste implementation plan will use the outline masterplan schedule to estimate when the waste is likely to be generated during the construction phases.

1 Branston Locks Masterplan, Node Urban Design, October 2012


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1.2 Site Waste Management Plans

Site Waste Management Plans (SWMPs) are supported by the Government’s Waste Strategy in England and the Strategy for Sustainable Construction; the primary aims are to reduce the amount of waste produced by the construction sector and to minimise the waste sent to landfill and maximise the reuse and recycling of waste.

The SWMP Regulations were initially implemented in April 2008 and required that anyone who intends to carry out a construction project with an estimated cost greater than £300,000 excluding VAT should produce a SWMP conforming to the Regulations before construction work begins. The Regulations (2008) also contain different requirements for projects valued at £500,000 or less and those valued at greater than £500,000.

However, in April 2012, Defra announced that the statutory requirements for large construction projects to have a SWMP will be abolished. Consultation feedback to Defra indicated that the SWMP regulations were ineffective and that their removal would enable businesses to reduce waste by alternative means such as employee training. This report will therefore include information on quantities of waste produced during the construction phase of the project but will also focus on waste produced from the various residential, educational, retail, health care and employment facilities when fully operational in order to demonstrate that waste from the construction and occupation phases of site activity at Branston Locks can be managed in a sustainable manner.

Despite the announcement from Defra, many developers will continue to produce SWMPs as they encourage the effective management of construction materials and ensure that waste is considered, minimised and managed correctly at all stages of a project. They also demonstrate to the local planning authority that the developer is proactively considering the potential waste management issues and is planning to minimise the impact of development on the local environment. SWMPs enable more effective waste management on site and can lead to monetary cost savings for the project due to reduction in the generation of waste and also identify easy ways to reduce waste before it comes to site e.g. using suppliers with reduced raw material packaging.

Defra previously estimated2 that, of the 400 million tonnes of material used each year in England and Wales within the construction industry, 109 million tonnes of waste was created and that on average approximately 13% of all materials delivered to site would go straight into skips without ever being used.

The purpose of the SWMP is to improve resource efficiency on the construction site by reducing the overall amount of waste produced and to recover as much as possible of the remainder. It details the amount and type of waste that is predicted to be generated on the construction site and how it will be reused, recycled or disposed of. This is achieved by assessing the material requirements of the site prior to the date of construction, with the aim of eliminating surplus materials being ordered and anticipating those materials suitable for reuse or recycle where appropriate.

The SWMP provides a structured approach for waste management and disposal at all stages during a construction project. The plan will be updated regularly during the construction process to record how the waste is managed and to detail the disposal of any materials unsuitable for reuse or recycling.

2 Consultation on the site waste management plans for the construction industry (2007)


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1.2.1 Stages of the SWMP

Nurton Developments has commissioned SLR Consulting Ltd (SLR) to produce an initial SWMP, in accordance with current local policy requirements, which outlines the approach to managing waste arisings during the construction and operational phase of the Branston Locks development. This report addresses these requirements in the following stages:

Waste Legislation - to identify legislation relevant to construction site waste management (including compliance with BRE Environmental Assessment Method: BREEAM) as outlined in Waste 01 Section 07 Construction Waste Management, updated in 2011;

Quantification of Waste Arisings - to identify quantities of waste that will be produced during the construction phase(s) of the project as outlined in Section 3;

Waste Management Options - to ensure waste is managed in the most appropriate manner to maximise the amount of waste that is re-used, recycled and recovered (waste hierarchy); and to identify methods of reducing waste through waste minimisation and sustainable procurement options as outlined in Section 4;and

Monitoring - to establish a monitoring schedule for the SWMP to ensure ongoing compliance and regular updating of the SWMP to take account of any relevant changes, issues or amendments to waste management practices as outlined in Section 5.

An outline Waste Implementation Plan for the Branston Locks Development has been produced and is included in Section 8.0. The Waste Implementation Plan details the potential waste arisings that are likely to be generated once the houses and commercial properties are occupied and how the waste and recycling will be managed.


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2.0 WASTE LEGISLATION

2.1 Introduction

This section contains details of policy and legislation relevant to the management of waste from the development. ‘Waste’ is used as a term to describe “any substance or object which a holder discards or intends to discard”. In reality, waste is not a single substance; a development such as Branston Locks will give rise to a whole range of different waste types the method of collection and disposal for which will vary according to the nature and source of the waste. The development is anticipated to give rise to the broad categories of waste described in Table 2/1.

Table 2/1 Waste Types Likely to be Generated at Branston Locks

Construction Waste

Construction and demolition waste

C&D waste is that generated from construction and demolition activities, including the reclamation of contaminated land. It constitutes material such as soil, rubble, concrete and bricks, but also hazardous materials

Hazardous wastes

Hazardous waste has historically been considered material that poses the greatest risk to human health or the environment, including materials such as asbestos, oils, solvents and chemical wastes. Hazardous wastes, such as asbestos and badly contaminated soils, may be generated during demolition and construction activities but this is considered unlikely for this site as much of the development will be on undeveloped greenfield land.

Operational Waste

Commercial and industrial Waste

C&I waste is that produced by commercial premises including shops, warehouses, offices, entertainment and catering businesses (commercial waste), plus factories and industrial plants (industrial wastes). C&I waste is predominantly non-hazardous in nature.

Municipal solid waste (MSW) Wastes gathered from domestic and commercial premises by the local waste collection authority (in this case East Staffordshire BC).

Green waste Waste that is organic in nature and generated from horticultural and gardening activities including grass clipping, tree pruning and fallen leaves but not including food waste.

Hazardous waste

The most likely source of hazardous waste from householders and commercial property will include batteries, household chemicals and fluorescent lights. From September 2008, all councils were required to introduce schemes for recycling batteries to comply with the EU Battery Directive.

Healthcare Waste By-product of healthcare that includes sharps, non-sharps, blood, body parts, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and medical devices.

2.2 Relevant Legislation

2.2.1 Environmental Protection Act 1991

The large amount of waste that can be produced during construction, demolition, refurbishment and material supply is categorised as “controlled” waste. Under the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991, anyone who produces, imports, keeps, stores, transports, treats, recycles or disposes of controlled waste must take all reasonable steps, commonly known as the Duty of Care, to fulfil the duties, as outlined below:


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describe the waste fully and accurately3; store waste safely on site; select an appropriate treatment or disposal method; ensure that the waste falls within the terms of the waste contractor’s waste

management licence; pack waste securely; check the waste carriers’ registration documents; make reasonable checks on the waste carrier or manager; report offences to the Environment Agency; and complete and sign a waste transfer note when waste passes to another party.

A waste carrier’s licence is needed when a person moves waste from one location to another. Breach of the duty of care is a criminal offence, and can result in a fine and/or imprisonment.

2.2.2 The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations

Hazardous wastes are wastes that are considered to be harmful to human health or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 set out the requirements for safe management and disposal of hazardous wastes. In particular, the Regulations:

define what hazardous waste is; require producers of hazardous waste to notify their premises (with some exceptions); ensure safe management of hazardous wastes; provide cradle-to-grave documentation for the movement of hazardous waste; and require people who receive hazardous waste to keep thorough records of it and

provide us with quarterly returns.

The list of wastes, including those classified as being hazardous in nature, is set out in the European Waste Catalogue (transposed into UK law via the Landfill Regulations (England and Wales) 2002). Chapter 17 of the EWC covers wastes from construction and demolition activities. The list is replicated below in Table; wastes that may be classified as hazardous, depending on the level of dangerous substances4, are highlighted in red.

3 A record of all waste disposed of or transferred through a system of signed Waste Transfer

Notes 4 A dangerous substance is defined as a substance which exhibits one or more risks to human

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Table 2/2 European Waste Catalogue Construction and Demolition Wastes

Where hazardous wastes are generated on site they must be managed and disposed of separately to other non-hazardous wastes.

During construction activity at the site it is not anticipated that hazardous waste will be generated in any appreciable quantities; however where hazardous waste does occur it will

17 CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)

17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics17 01 01 concrete17 01 02 bricks17 01 03 tiles and ceramics

17 01 06* mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing dangerous substances

17 01 07 mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 0617 02 wood, glass and plastic17 02 01 wood17 02 02 glass17 02 03 plastic17 02 04* glass, plastic and wood containing or contaminated with dangerous substances17 03 bituminous mixtures, coal tar and tarred products17 03 01* bituminous mixtures containing coal tar17 03 02 bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 17 03 0117 03 03* coal tar and tarred products17 04 metals (including their alloys)17 04 01 copper, bronze, brass17 04 02 aluminium17 04 03 lead17 04 04 zinc17 04 05 iron and steel17 04 06 tin17 04 07 mixed metals17 04 09* metal waste contaminated with dangerous substances17 04 10* cables containing oil, coal tar and other dangerous substances17 04 11 cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 1017 05 soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil17 05 03* soil and stones containing dangerous substances17 05 04 soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 0317 05 05* dredging spoil containing dangerous substances17 05 06 dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 0517 05 07* track ballast containing dangerous substances17 05 08 track ballast other than those mentioned in 17 05 0717 06 insulation materials and asbestos-containing construction materials17 06 01* insulation materials containing asbestos17 06 03* other insulation materials consisting of or containing dangerous substances17 06 04 insulation materials other than those mentioned in 17 06 01 and 17 06 0317 06 05* construction materials containing asbestos17 08 gypsum-based construction material17 08 01* gypsum-based construction materials contaminated with dangerous substances17 08 02 gypsum-based construction materials other than those mentioned in 17 08 0117 09 other construction and demolition wastes17 09 01* construction and demolition wastes containing mercury

17 09 02*

construction and demolition wastes containing PCB (for example PCB-containing sealants, PCB-containing resin-based floorings, PCB-containing sealed glazing units, PCB-containing capacitors)

17 09 03* other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing dangerous substances

17 09 04 mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03


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be the responsibility of the waste coordinator to ensure that it is managed and disposed of in an appropriate manner.

2.2.3 Regulatory Position on Landfill Pre-treatment5

Since October 2007, it has been a legal requirement that all waste (including inert and construction and demolition waste) has to be treated before it can go to landfill. As a consequence, waste producers must adopt waste management practices that ensure that they either pre-treat the waste themselves or that someone else does so prior to disposal of residual waste. For example, the waste could be sent to an off-site materials recycling facility where treatment would involve removal of the recyclable fraction.

2.2.4 Regulatory Position on High Sulphate Bearing Wastes6

The landfilling of gypsum and other high sulphate bearing wastes at landfills that contain biodegradable waste (i.e. virtually all non-hazardous waste landfills) has been prohibited in England and Wales since July 2005. Until recently, the Environment Agency had a working guideline whereby construction and demolition waste containing less than 10% plasterboard was deemed acceptable for landfill disposal. However, based on the results of recent research, this condition has now been revoked such that it is now, not acceptable to dispose of gypsum containing wastes to landfill. Accordingly, producers of construction and demolition waste are required to:

separate the gypsum-based material from other wastes so that it can then be either recycled / reused or can be disposed of properly at a landfill;

not deliberately mix gypsum waste with other construction and demolition waste; and comply with their Duty of Care obligation and only pass waste on to someone who is

an authorised carrier.

Separated gypsum wastes are readily recyclable into new gypsum products or for use in agriculture.

5 Environment Agency, Regulatory Position Statement, Treating non-hazardous waste for landfill 6 Environment Agency, Position Statement, Landfilling of gypsum waste including plasterboard


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3.0 QUANTIFICATION OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE ARISINGS

3.1 Site Dimensions and Details

As discussed in Section 1, the proposed development will comprise up to 2,500 residential properties, building classification C3 (dwelling houses) developed over a total of four phases, commencing in 2014 with completion expected towards the end of the next decade. Each phase is anticipated to take about four years to complete. The remainder of the development is a mix of commercial developments and public sector / municipal buildings including the following:

a three form entry primary school for 630 pupils; up to 4,650m2 net of A1-A5 retail floorspace to include healthcare and community uses

(Class D1) and associated car parking; a public house; a residential care home of up to 160 beds; a hotel of up to 80 rooms; and up to 92,900 m2 of employment floor space.

At this stage of the master planning process, the exact footprints for each of the houses have not been finalised so it has been assumed that housing within the development will be a mixture of detached, semi-detached and town houses with an average floor area of 100m2.

For the non-residential development infrastructure Table 3/1 below details the relevant or assumed footprints7.

Table 3/1 Estimated Footprints of Non Residential Development

Non Residential Developments Total Area (m2) Roads and footpaths Roads and footpaths 91,000 Car Parking 82,000 Employment and Amenities Primary School 3,150 Retail 3,700 Hotel 3,750 Care home 9,200 Pub 550 Health centre 930 Employment 92,900 Open Space Soft Landscaping Children's play area 1,800 Playing pitches 45,600 Semi natural green space 90,000 Amenity green space 58,100 Parks and gardens 194,300 Allotment 15,800 Total 690,000

7 Where footprints are not available from masterplan, reasonable assumptions based on

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The total footprint of the development is approximately 136 hectares with a total building / specified development area of approximately 940,000m² or 94 hectares. The remaining proportion of the development area will be occupied by hard landscaping, formal open spaces and soft landscaping. A breakdown of the land use including total area of soft landscaping and road is shown below in Table 3/2.

Table 3/2 Branston Locks Proposed Development Footprints

Proposed Development Footprint/

m2 A1 (retail) 2,300 A1-A5 1,400 A4 (public house) 550 B1 (business) 28,000 B2 (general industrial) 37,000 B8 (storage or distribution) 28,000 C1 (Hotels and hostels) 3,750 C2 (residential institutions) 9,200 C3 (dwelling houses) 250,000 D1 (non-residential institutions) 930 D1 (non-residential institutions) 3,150 Roads 91,000 Car parking 82,000 Soft landscaping 405,000

3.2 Waste Types and Quantities

3.2.1 Assumptions

To aid management of construction waste it is first necessary to identify the types and quantities of waste that are likely to be produced during the construction phase of the site. However, with only minimal baseline data available for construction waste the targets and action plans are informed estimates and will therefore need to be reviewed and amended throughout the life of the project.

As the requirement for SWMPs became more common so did the understanding of the volumes and types of waste produced during construction phases. Together, Defra8 and BRE9 have developed a number of benchmark indicators to help determine approximate tonnages of waste produced during various construction projects including housing, offices, schools and hospitals.

The benchmarks include key performance indicators (KPI) which measure the volume (m³) of waste produced per £100,000 project value and environmental performance indicators (EPI) which measure volume (m³) of waste produced per 100m². For the purpose of this SWMP the EPI indicator has been used to calculate the predicted construction waste for the development.

8 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 9 UK Building Research Establishment


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Although still in its infancy the SMARTWASTE10 tool developed by the BRE provides KPIs and EPIs for the construction waste industry across a number of developments, including housing, offices, hospitals and schools, as outlined below in Table 3/3.

Table 3/3 Environmental Performance Indicators for the Construction Waste Industry

Project Type Average m3/100m2

Average m3/£100k

Residential 17.7 12.1 Public Buildings 23.8 11.7 Leisure 15.6 10 Industrial Buildings 14 10.6 Healthcare 18.1 9 Education 19.8 9.7 Commercial Other 16.9 9 Commercial Offices 20.4 9.2 Commercial Retail 22.1 14.9 Civil Engineering 28.1 30.8

The BRE has also produced figures for the estimated annual construction waste tonnages by waste stream and these are shown, along with percentage split and Environment Agency conversion factors for determining volumes of waste by reference to the tonnage arising, in Table 3/4

Table 3/4 Average UK Construction Waste by Material Waste Stream

Material Type % Split Conversion Factor/tonnes per m3

Hard material 32% 1.24

Timber 24% 0.34

Plastics 15% 0.22

Cast formless 9% 0.4

Gypsum material 6% 0.33

Metals 6% 0.42

Paper / card 4% 0.21

Bio-organic 3% 0.51

Soil 1% 1.25

Chemicals / paint 0.30% 0.57

3.2.2 Waste Tonnages

Using the EPI benchmarks, the BRE tonnage data and the site plan details it is possible to estimate approximate waste tonnages from the construction of the buildings, roads and the associated hard landscaping works for the Branston Locks development. It has been assumed that the soft landscaping will not require any off site waste management and that, in particular, any sand and gravel excavated during the construction of sustainable drainage systems (e.g. from swales and ponds) will be use on site as an aggregate or fill material to reduce the need for imported materials.

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Table 3/5 provides the predicted total waste volumes and tonnages for the construction of the buildings, roads and landscaping. The total predicted waste volume, for all four phases of the development, is approximately 116,000m3. However, a large proportion of this waste can be segregated and re-used and/or recycled and this is discussed further in Section 4.

Table 3/5 Construction Waste Tonnages and Materials (Predicted)

Proposed Building Footprints Area m2 Estimated Waste

Arisings m3

A1 (retail) 2,300 500 A1-A5 1,400 300 A4 (public house) 550 100 B1 (business) 28,000 5,700

B2 (general business) 37,000 7,600

B8 (storage or distribution) 28,000 4,700

C1 (Hotel and hostels) 3,750 630

C2 (Residential Institutions) 9,200 2,200

C3 (dwelling houses) 250,000 44,400

D1 (non-residential institutions) 930 170

D1 (non-residential institutions) 3,150 600

Roads 91,000 25,600

Car Parking 82,000 23,000

Soft landscaping 405,000 0 Total 943,692 115,500

Table 3/6 shows the material breakdown and tonnage data for the development, which is largely comprised of hard material from excavation, timber, building materials and plastics (from packaging).

Table 3/6 Material Breakdown and Tonnage Estimates

Material Split % Waste (m3) Conversion

factor Waste

(tonnes)

Hard material 32% 36,600 1.24 45,400 Timber 24% 27,700 0.34 9,400 Plastics 15% 17,350 0.22 3,800 Cast formless 9% 10,400 0.4 4,200 Gypsum material 6% 6,900 0.33 2,300 Metals 6% 6,900 0.42 2,900 Paper / card 4% 4,600 0.21 1,000 Bio-organic 3% 3,500 0.51 1,750 Soil 1% 1,200 1.25 1,500 Chemicals / paint 0.30% 350 0.57 200 Total 100% 115,500 72,450

Of the estimated 72,500 tonnes of construction waste generated over the life of the Branston Locks development, Table 3/6 indicates that over half is anticipated to be hard material which would be readily recyclable as aggregate either on or off site.


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4.0 WASTE MANAGEMENT OPTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

This section of the SWMP presents the planned approach to manage waste minimisation and recycling of construction waste for the Branston Locks development. The total waste arisings and material split for the development are presented above in Table 3/6.

4.1 Waste Hierarchy

It is necessary to have a structured methodology for minimising the quantity of construction waste disposed of to landfill. The methodology, outlined herein is not prescriptive; rather it sets out the guiding principles that will be adopted and as such is sufficiently flexible to accommodate site-specific issues that may not have been anticipated at present.

The revised Waste Framework Directive (which came into force on 12 December 2008) establishes the overarching framework for the management of waste across the EU. It required Member States to “bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive”, within two years of its entry into force, i.e. by December 2010. The Directive brought together existing elements of waste legislation within a single Directive and introduces a new approach to waste management which focuses more strongly on the prevention of waste.

In particular, the revised Waste Framework Directive (rWFD) introduced a new five point “waste hierarchy”, based on the priority order of:

prevention (preferred option); preparing for re-use; recycling; other recovery (e.g. energy recovery); and disposal

Member states of the EU are required by Article 4(1) of the rWFD to apply the hierarchy as a priority order “in waste prevention and management legislation and policy”. In England, the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 implement the rWFD and in Regulation 12 (1) require that:

“An establishment or undertaking which imports, produces, collects, transports, recovers or disposes of waste, or which as a dealer or broker has control of waste must, on the transfer of waste, take all such measures available to it as are reasonable in the circumstances to apply the following waste hierarchy as a priority order—

(a) prevention;

(b) preparing for re-use;

(c) recycling;

(d) other recovery (for example energy recovery);

(e) disposal.

This confirms that companies involved in the construction work at Branston Locks will have to apply the waste hierarchy, illustrated in Figure 4-1, to the c 72,000 tonnes of construction waste that it is estimated the site will produce during the construction period.


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Figure 4-1 Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy, as outlined above, sets out the order in which options for waste management should be considered based on environmental impact. This remainder of this section explains how the hierarchy can be applied to the construction work at the Branston Locks site.

4.1.1 Waste Minimisation

Waste minimisation is at the pinnacle of the waste hierarchy and is essentially concerned with avoiding the production of waste in the first place. Whilst complete avoidance of waste is impossible, adopting certain waste minimisation practices will ensure that the overall quantity of materials not beneficially used on site is kept to a minimum.

The following factors will be adopted to help to minimise waste on site:

ELIMINATE WASTE

RECYCLE WASTE

RE-USE WASTE

REDUCE WASTE

DISPOSE OF WASTE

AVOID PRODUCING WASTE IN THE FIRST PLACE

MINIMISE THE AMOUNT OF WASTE PRODUCED

USE ITEMS AS MANY TIMES AS POSSIBLE

RECYCLE WHERE POSSIBLE FOLLOWING RE-USE

DISPOSE OF WHAT CANNOT BE RECYCLED IN A RESPONSIBLE WAY


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improved precautions in handling of materials on site can have a major impact on the reduction of waste on site. Wherever possible materials will be kept in locked and covered storage, until time of use, to avoid damage from vandalism, theft, vehicle movements, weather, etc;

“just on time” delivery of materials when they are required; maintenance of a record of materials delivered on-site and dispatched – recording the

number of skips used so that the amount of material consumed, sent for landfill or recycling can be determined;

avoidance of over-ordering materials according to the stage of construction need; responsibility for overseeing waste minimisation activities will be assigned to specific

site personnel (e.g. site manager), who will monitor the progress and smooth running of waste minimisation activities.

It is estimated11 that on average, up to 10% reductions in waste quantities can be achieved through waste minimisation and re-use, which also has significant carbon benefits through avoidance of surplus raw materials used. The procurement of recycled or recovered materials reprocessed locally can also further enhance carbon savings.

4.1.2 Re-Use

Where avoidance of waste on site is not feasible, all available materials will be recorded and considered for possible re-use on site before recycling. Materials such as timber, bricks, tiles, paving blocks and top soil will be stored separately on site within a segregated waste management area and will be considered for re-use elsewhere in this development. The purpose of storing re-usable materials in separate areas/bays/skips is to reduce the potential for contamination and to encourage the re-use of materials by offering clean material streams from which to choose.

Options for re-use include:

use of reclaimed materials (where appropriate); on-site reprocessing of materials; and re-use of packaging materials in limited circumstances.

The use of a Site Waste Management Plan data sheet12 as illustrated in Section 5 will allow site managers to keep a record of all available materials on site, hopefully reducing the need to over order and increase opportunities for re-use where possible.

Surplus materials will be considered for on-site storage and may be used in subsequent construction projects by the developer. Such opportunities will be limited to inert materials such as soil, rubble and to a lesser extent timber.

4.1.3 Recycling of Waste

The management of all off site waste and recycling will be undertaken by a suitably qualified contractor, or contractors, who specialise in reprocessing and recovery of construction and demolition waste. Where possible, the developer(s) will manage the reprocessing and recovery of construction and demolition waste produced on site using their own equipment or that of their on-site sub contractors.

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One option for recycling is for separate skips to be allocated for segregating the waste streams on-site, they would be easily accessible and placed, in a central location, near to the points of waste generation and with good access to the site entrance. Skips, or bays, would be designated by type of waste or recyclable material. Section 4.2 details the tonnage breakdown for recyclables which is over 70% of the total tonnage.

The rates for re-use and recycling of non-aggregate wastes in the construction industry are substantially lower than aggregates at less than 10% for most materials. Defra and BRE also suggest that in line with best practice procedures, recycling rates upwards of 80% can be achieved for non-hazardous waste.

An alternative on-site management solution would be to co-collect the waste on-site and separate the recyclables at one of the several waste management contractors’ recycling sites close to Burton. The recycling rate for this option is estimated to be approximately 80% although higher performance could be anticipated as new outlets for recyclables become available. The appointed waste management contractor(s) will be able to provide full details of materials and tonnages recycled off-site.

4.1.4 Disposal

Disposal of waste is at the bottom of the waste hierarchy (see Figure 4.1) as this is the least sustainable method of waste management and one of the overarching aims of this SWMP is to reduce the disposal of waste.

Where it is not possible to re-use or recycle materials, the residual fraction of waste will be taken to an appropriate residual treatment facility or landfill site. The same procedure will also apply to any hazardous wastes on site.

4.2 Waste Management on Site

The management of separate waste streams on site requires identification of a suitable storage space for waste, usually in the form of skips, and for recycling.

Table 4/1 provides indicative waste storage requirements based on the estimated anticipated waste volumes and collection frequency. These storage requirements will need to be considered prior to commencement of construction. The on-site contractor will also need to consider suitable access to all waste and recycling receptacles throughout the construction phase.

Table 4/1

Estimated On Site Storage for Construction Waste Management

Material Total Skip

Requirements1,2 Average No of Skips on Site3

Recommended Collection Frequency

General waste 5,870 13 weekly Rubble 3,632 8 weekly Metals 621 3 fortnightly Timber and wood products 1,553 7 fortnightly Packaging (plastic & card) 1,385 13 monthly Plasterboard & plaster 233 4 bi-monthly Total 13,294 48

Notes: 1 Based on typical skip volume of 10.6m3 and 80% volume utilisation 2 Over total life of constructi0on project 3 At typical juncture during construction


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5.0 ONGOING MONITORING

5.1 Waste Management Responsibility

Responsibility for waste management will fall to the nominated waste management coordinator who will be appointed prior to commencement of site works. The responsibilities of the coordinator will include, but not be limited to:

ensuring that all staff and contractors are aware of site requirements for management of waste. All contractors will be required to attend a short introductory session on waste management principles;

monitoring of material and waste tonnages; liaison with waste contractors regarding removal of waste from site; dealing with any hazardous wastes that may be generated; and liaison with all project managers to ensure that materials are managed in the most

sustainable manner possible.

5.2 SWMP Data Sheet

In order to monitor minimisation and recycling targets; and to update information on waste arisings from the construction phase the nominated waste coordinator will complete the SWMP Data Sheet (as shown overleaf in Figure 5.1).

As the initial waste forecasts are based upon UK average benchmarks it will be important to record all waste arising and composition throughout the construction phase; and to reassess minimisation and recycling targets as required.


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Figure 5.1 Site Waste Management Plan Data Sheet

Project name

Project Address/Location

Main Contractor

Person responsible for waste management on site

(name and job title)

Person and company completing this form, if different

Types of waste arising (add more rows if necessary)

Material

Re-used on site

Re-used off site

Recycled for use on-

site

Recycled for use off-

site

Sent to recycling

facility

Sent to WML

exempt site Disposal to

landfill

Inert

Active

Hazardous

Totals (in m³)Performance score as %

SWMP Target %

Quantity (in m³)


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6.0 SUMMARY OF WASTE MANAGEMENT APPROACH

The following approach, which summarises data from elsewhere within this document, will be adopted for managing waste:

a waste management coordinator will be appointed to oversee all waste management practices on site;

a range of practices will be adopted to minimise the production of waste in the first place (waste minimisation);

wastes that are generated, will be reused, wherever applicable, which may include storing materials onsite for subsequent development projects;

a local contractor will be appointed to manage all waste from site with an inherent responsibility to recycle as much as practically possible;

the quantity and types of waste destined to landfill will be minimised through a combination of minimisation, reuse and recycling;

dedicated skips and a waste management area will be provided for the management of all wastes. Skips to allow segregation of materials will be provided;

all contractors and staff will be required to complete a short introductory session to understand requirements for managing waste whilst they are working on site; and

a monitoring programme will be adopted to track and record all waste movements.

The above approach provides a framework for managing waste but has been designed to be sufficiently flexible to accommodate site-specific issues that may not have been anticipated at present. In adopting the principles set out in the Site Waste Management Plan, the applicants can demonstrate that the requirements which were set out in SWMP Regulations will be fully met.


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7.0 ONGOING WASTE MANAGEMENT FOR THE OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Following completion of the initial phases the lessons learned from exercising a waste minimisation and recycling plan will be transposed into a suitable plan (based on the Waste Implementation Plan produced in Section 8.0) to manage on-going household and commercial waste produced from within the Development.

The on-going monitoring will also contribute to a further developed SWMP for the future phases of the development (subject to a further planning approval).

Household waste includes the following anticipated waste components, for which management arrangements will need to be established:

recyclable materials including paper, glass, cans and plastics; green garden waste; residual waste (refuse); bulky waste (lumber) including redundant furniture, electrical equipment, and large

cardboard grounds maintenance waste including grass cuttings and hedge/tree prunings; clinical/medical waste; construction and demolition waste from home improvements; and other household wastes not mentioned above.

Each residential plot will be provided with sufficient space to store waste and recyclables in the manner required by the Waste Collection Authority, including provision for separate storage of recyclables, refuse and organic wastes. Further details of on-going waste management practices can be found in the Waste Implementation Plan provided below in Section 8.

Commercial properties will require waste management solutions tied to their particular business circumstances. The Waste Implementation Plan (in Section 8) makes some initial estimates of the amount of commercial waste that may be produced by the employment activity that is likely to be attracted to the site.


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8.0 WASTE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN

8.1 Introduction

This Waste Implementation Plan details the anticipated waste arisings that are likely to be generated by the Branston Locks Development once the houses and commercial buildings are occupied and how the waste and recycling will be managed.

Waste produced during construction activities has been detailed above in the Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).

As a mixed development use consisting of residential units, employment areas, residential care home, educational facilities, health centre, retail units and green landscaping areas, the strategy is concerned with household and business waste.

8.2 Existing Waste Management in Staffordshire and East Staffordshire The combined population of Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent is just over 1 million and has approximately 2.4 inhabitants per household. The overall population in Staffordshire in 2010 is estimated at 831,300, an increase of around 24,600 since 2001. According to the East Staffordshire District Profile August 2011, the population of the East Staffordshire Borough is 108,400 people. This population level is expected to grow to approximately 142,800 by 2033. The Branston Locks Development will include 2,500 dwelling units, which, based on an average occupancy per household of 2.4 inhabitants13 will accommodate an additional 6,000 residents once it is fully developed. The Branston Locks development is expected to generate an approximate rise in population of 5.5% in the East Staffordshire Borough based on the current baseline.

Currently, as illustrated in Figure 8.1 overleaf, within the County of Staffordshire there are:

74 waste transfer facilities (WTF) 14 household waste recycling centres (HWRCs); 3 hazardous waste transfer stations (WTS); 52 household, commercial and industrial WTS; 3 clinical WTS; and 19 landfills.

In the East Staffordshire, there are the following waste management facilities:

4 aggregate recycling facilities 2 household waste recycling centres 1 landfill site; 9 waste transfer facilities; 8 materials recycling facilities 1 biological treatment facility 1 organic treatment facility; and 2 residual treatment facilities

13 Staffordshire County Council and Stoke on Trent City Council Joint Waste Municipal Waste

Management Strategy, Technical Appendices in support of Headline Strategy, November 2007.


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Figure 8.1 Type and Number of Waste Management Facilities by District and Council Boundary14

14 Staffordshire County Council, Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy

2010-2026, September 2011. http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/environment/planning/policy/wastecorestrategy/PublicationversionStaffordshireandStoke-on-TrentJointWasteCoreStrategy2010-2026.pdf


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Details of the impact of an increase in residential population on existing waste management services within the Borough are provided in Section 8.7 of this report.

8.3 Waste Management Arrangements

The collection of household waste is undertaken in-house by East Staffordshire Borough Council. Households receive collection services which include its alternate weekly collection (AWC) system for refuse and recycling in April 2009 as part of its commitment to the Joint Waste Management Strategy for Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent, entitled “Zero Waste to Landfill” by 2020.

Residents have a residual waste collection (grey bin) collected one week and dry recyclables (blue bin), food and garden waste (brown bin) and paper (blue bag) collected on the alternate week.

Blue bin – dry recyclables, including food and drink cans, glass jars and bottles, plastic bottles and other plastics and cardboard;

Brown bin - organics including food waste and garden waste; Blue bag – paper, newspapers and magazines; Grey bin – residual waste, including any item which cannot be recycled or

composted.

The change in collection system has resulted in the Council’s recycling and composting rates increasing significantly, from 38% in 2008/9, to a current figure of 52% (2nd quarter performance 2011/12). This increased recycling rate has been accompanied by a reduction in the amount of residual waste collected from each household. It already exceeds the national target of 50% recycling which the government expects local authorities to achieve by 2020.

The current collection system serves approximately 48,000 households per week across the Borough. However, as part of the wider planned growth with the area, the Council recognises there is potential for up to 8,932 additional dwellings to be constructed between the period 2012 to 203115 and will need to accommodate this increase in associated waste arisings.

In addition to kerbside collections of recyclables, the Council has a network of community recycling centres where householders are able to deposit dry recyclables, including glass bottles. These are operated and maintained by East Staffordshire Borough Council.

In the East Staffordshire Borough Council area, there are four Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) and the nearest HWRC facility to Branston Locks is located at Shobnall Road in Burton upon Trent. This HWRC is within a 15 minute drive from the Branston Locks development site and is operated and maintained by Staffordshire County Council. HWRCs are provided to allow householders to dispose of waste that cannot be accepted through the collection scheme due to its nature, physical size or quantity.

In addition to the HWRC, the Council also operate a number of recycling centres/bring banks, those located in close proximity to the development being at Tatenhill and Branston.

15 East Staffordshire Borough Council, Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New

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These centres can accept glass, cans, plastics, cardboard, textiles, shoes, books, cartons and paper.

8.4 Household Waste Types and Quantities

A quantitative assessment of the likely waste quantities that will be generated by the developed site has been undertaken as part of this assessment in order to allow assessment of potential impact on waste management services. Household waste arisings have been based on an average generation rate of 19kg/household/week16, which will equate to approximately 2,450 tonnes of household waste per annum within the planned development.

The revised EU Waste Framework Directive requires that recycling of waste materials such as paper, metal, plastic and glass from households shall be increased to a minimum of 50% by weight.

The UK Waste Strategy adopted in 200717, sets targets for recycling and composting of household waste which are as follows:

by 2010 at least 40% recycling and composting of household waste; by 2015 at least 45% recycling and composting of household waste; and by 2020 at least 50% recycling and composting of household waste

These targets remained unchanged in the more recent review of waste strategy18 in England. Defra data from 2009/2010 indicates that East Staffordshire Borough Council is already achieving a 50.4% recycling/reuse rate for its household waste recycling and is therefore exceeding the targets set by the Waste Framework Directive and UK Waste Strategy.

Once completed it is expected that the development will produce approximately 2,450 tonnes of waste per annum. It is assumed, based on the above recycling rates, that about 1,235 tonnes will be recycled while the remaining 1,215 tonnes will be in the form of residual waste which would be placed in the grey bin (see Section 8.3) under the current waste collection scheme in East Staffordshire.

In 2009/2010, East Staffordshire Borough Council produced 46,920 tonnes of household waste. Applying the anticipated total waste arisings as presented above, the Branston Locks development would increase the overall household waste arisings within the Borough by no more than 5.2%.

The impact of these additional household waste arisings on existing services is described below in Section 8.7.

8.5 Commercial Waste Types and Quantities

A quantitative assessment of the likely waste quantities has also been undertaken for commercial and retail facilities which will be constructed as part of the development.

16 Defra Municipal Waste Management Data 2009/2010 17 Defra, May 2007, downloaded from:

http://archive.defra.gov.uk/environment/waste/strategy/strategy07/documents/waste07-strategy.pdf

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Table 8/1 presents average waste arisings per business type in kg/m2/annum. The information has been sourced from a study on waste arisings from different commercial premises in the London Borough of Westminster. These figures have been used to estimate the anticipated type and quantities of waste produced from the commercial floorspace in Branston Locks Development.

Table 8/1 Estimated Commercial Waste Arisings19

Business Sector Waste arising/ kg/m2/annum

Office 10.00

Shops 50.00

Restaurants 50.00

Public realm 25.55

Health facilities 5.00

Leisure 5.00

Hotel 5.00

Table 8/1 illustrates anticipated waste arisings for the various commercial developments in Branston Locks using the arisings values per m2 of floorspace.

The total anticipated commercial and industrial waste (C&IW) arisings from the development upon completion of Branston Locks, in the latter part of the next decade, is approximately 1,300 tonnes per annum. This figure is comprised of 935 tpa (71%) recyclables, 20 tpa (2%) organics and 345 tpa (27%) of residual waste. The commercial and industrial waste (CIW) arisings in the Staffordshire area in 2008 was 1.19 Mt20. Based on the estimates provided in Table 8/2, it is anticipated that the Branston Locks development would increase C&IW arisings by 0.11% within the County Council area21, i.e. by a negligible amount.

Table 8/2 Anticipated Operational Commercial Waste Arisings

Business Sector Total Waste (tpa) Recyclables

(tpa) Organic

(tpa) Residual

(tpa)

Offices 930 750 0 180

Shops 190 160 10 20

Restaurants 30 15 5 10

Public Realm 80 0 0 80

Health Facilities 50 0 0 50

Leisure 0 0 0 0

Hotel 20 10 5 5

Total 1,300 935 20 345

19 Source: SLR internal database 20 Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy 2010-26 Evidence Base Report 2 21 C&IW figures only available at the County Council level


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8.6 Space Allocation

The Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New Developments22 produced by East Staffordshire Council in April 2012 established guidance for waste management in development sites. This guidance provides advice to developers of residential, commercial or mixed use sites on segregation, storage and collection of waste to enable high recycling rates, adhering to the key principles in the waste hierarchy system.

8.6.1 Residential

The management of waste within buildings requires sufficient space allocation to ensure efficient management and to minimise detrimental environmental and social impacts. Each of the building types will have a separate approach to the management and storage of waste.

All residential dwellings will be designed with sufficient storage to accommodate containment systems to enable householders to segregate and store these separate waste streams.

The waste storage allocation should be sufficient to store a volume of waste and recyclables that supports the Council’s alternate weekly collection system. With regards to internal storage capacity, it is recommended by the East Staffordshire Borough Council that no individual bin should have a volume less than 15 litres and that the developer provides a minimum total storage capacity of 60 litres for recycling and residual waste. This can be achieved through the use of kitchen units with drawers.

Table 8/3 below details the Council’s required external storage capacity for a residential development. Developers will be required to provide the appropriate amount of space to house the external storage containers in a manner which minimises their visual impact and integrate into the design of the property/development.

Table 8/3 Household External Storage Containers

Type of Waste Container Capacity Colour

Recyclables (mixed glass, plastics, card, metals)

Wheeled bin 240 litres* Blue

Organic (garden) waste Wheeled bin 240 litres* Brown Residual waste Wheeled bin 180 litres* Grey Paper Reusable bag 35 litres Blue

The guidance suggests that storage points should:

be located sensitively, to the side or rear of the property, with appropriate screening; not be at the front of properties; be accessible to disabled people, particularly wheelchair users; not require wheeled bins/containers to be moved through a building to reach the

collection point; be well ventilated and preferably in a shaded position to minimise odours;

22 East Staffordshire Borough Council, “Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New

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be not more than 30 metres from the designated collection point such that collection crews should not have to move 2- wheeled containers more than 25 metres and 4-wheeled containers no more than 10 metres;

not be on gradients that exceed 1 in 12 or which involve steps; and be surfaced in a smooth, bound material, with appropriate drainage.

The Council typically uses 4-wheel 1,100 litre Eurobins for multiple unit dwellings. The storage capacity for any such dwellings will be calculated for each residential unit based on the figures in Table 8/4 and then aggregated to provide the total additional capacity required.

Table 8/4

Multiple Unit Dwellings – External Storage Requirements23

Size of Accommodation Total Storage Capacity (litres)

1 bed unit 340

2 bed unit 440

3 bed unit 540

4 bed unit 640

In line with government guidance24 the following storage allocations have been outlined:

in order to support local authority recycling targets at least 50% of the total volume of waste storage will be allocated to recycling;

a capacity of 180 litres will be provided for recyclables (this is likely to be a mix of recycling boxes and bags);

the total area allocated for bin storage in both individual and communal dwellings will be 0.9m2 ; and

a minimum waste storage provision of 100 litres to be provided per 1 bed dwelling and 70 litres for each additional dwelling.

8.6.2 Commercial Developments

All commercial developments must provide adequate storage for both recycling and residual waste. Typically, commercial developments are provided with large 4-wheel bins (e.g. Eurobins), but the exact storage capacity will be dependent on the actual waste arisings generated by the occupier of the premises.

As guidance to developers, the recommended storage capacities for different land uses are detailed in Table 8/5 below.

Table 8/5 Commercial Developments – External Storage Capacity Guidelines

Type of Development Waste Storage Capacity/ Litres per 1000m2 Floorspace

Offices 2,600

Retail 5,000

Restaurants/Fast Food 10,000

Hotels 7,500

Schools 1000 per 100 pupils

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Based on the waste storage capacity per m2 of commercial floorspace, it is anticipated that a total of approximately 370,000 litres of waste storage capacity will be required for the commercial aspects of the development, as detailed in Table 8/6. Typically, commercial properties will use four-wheel 1,100 litre Eurobins which measure 1.6m x 1.2m. The total waste storage requirement for commercial properties would be equivalent to 335 Eurobins which would require a total floorspace of around 1,200m2 across the commercial development area based on waste storage compounds having typically double the area of the bins they contain, as summarised in Table 8/6.

Table 8/6 Branston Locks Commercial Storage Capacity

Type of Development Floor Area (m2) Waste Storage

Capacity (l) No. Eurobins

Required Floorspace Required/m2

Employment 92,900 241,540 220 800

Retail 3,700 18,585 17 60

Restaurants/fast food 550 5,550 5 20 Hotels & residential, institutions

12,950 97,125 88 330

Schools 620 6,200 6 20

Totals 369,000 335 629

The provision of waste storage should maximise the amount of recyclable materials that may be collected. For reasons of health and safety, it is expected that the waste will be stored in purposely built containers, rather than refuse bags.

Commercial waste storage points should:

be accessible to the building occupier and collection crews; be sensitively located and screened from the main public facing frontages; be sited so that collection crews should not have to move 2- wheeled containers

more than 25 metres and 4-wheeled containers no more than 10 metres; should avoid gradients exceeding 1 in 12 and areas with steps; be well drained, with a uniform bound surface to facilitate the easy removal of

containers; be located away from windows and ventilators to avoid nuisance odours entering the

premises; and be located to enable collection vehicles must be able to enter and exit in a forward

gear.

8.7 Current Capacity

The “Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New Developments25” produced by East Staffordshire Council in April 2012 establishes guidance for waste management in development sites. This guidance provides advice to developers of residential, commercial or mixed use sites on segregation, storage and collection of waste to enable high recycling rates, adhering to the key principles in the waste hierarchy system.

25 East Staffordshire Borough Council, Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New

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Current forecasts in East Staffordshire Borough Council estimate a negative growth rate in total collected household municipal waste. Between the period 2008/2009 and 2009/2010, total collected household waste decreased by 4%26. Therefore a conservative zero growth rate in the estimated waste arisings for both commercial and residential buildings have been assumed for the period when the development is under construction and operational.

8.7.1 Household Waste Collection

Currently the in-house household waste collection service by the Council serves approximately 48,000 households per week across the Borough. The Council is aware that there is potential for up to 8,932 additional dwellings to be constructed within the Council area between 2012 and 203127 and therefore the existing collection contract is expected to have been procured with sufficient capacity for this additional 18.6% growth.

As noted above, the Branston Locks development would eventually increase household waste arisings in the East Staffordshire area by a maximum of 5.2% although, in reality, the provision of adequate space for recycling within the houses at Branston Locks is anticipated to result in an above average recycling performance when compared to the rest of the Borough.

The scale of the development is within the anticipated increase in household numbers within East Staffordshire.

8.7.2 Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs)

Within Staffordshire County Council’s jurisdiction, there are 14 HWRCs and 1 WTS. The HWRCs have a combined permitted capacity28 of just under 245,000 tpa and the WTS can accommodate up to 25,000 tpa of waste from waste collection authorities and has a total capacity of 40,000 tpa.

According to Defra statistics for the year 2009/2010, Staffordshire County Council produced 422,000 tonnes of household waste. During the same period, the Environment Agency reports29 that HWRCs located within the County Council area accepted 82,000 tpa of waste in 2009. This equates to approximately 18% of Staffordshire County Council’s household waste which was managed through the HWRCs. Currently, the Council is operating a trial acceptance for commercial waste in its HWRCs, but only household waste tonnages have been presented in this report as commercial waste information is not yet available.

It is estimated that on completion of the final phase of the development in the latter part of the next decade, the Branston Locks development will generate approximately 2,450 tpa of household waste. Based on the assumption of 18% of total household waste being delivered to the HWRCs within Staffordshire, the Branston Locks development would be expected to generate an additional 440 tpa of waste to be managed through Staffordshire’s HWRCs.

The Shobnall Road HWRC, the closest in proximity to Branston Locks, is understood to have a permitted capacity of 25,000 tpa. Therefore the development has the potential to utilise

26 Based on calculations from Defra statistics 2009/2010 27 East Staffordshire Borough Council, Waste Storage and Collection Guidance for New

Developments, April 2012. 28 West Midlands Waste Capacity Spreadsheet, West Midlands Regional Assembly, April 2009 29 Waste Data Interrogator. 2009 Data, Environment Agency, September 2010


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less than 2% of the capacity of this facility. The most up to date information30 indicates that, in 2009, this site accepted 8,320 tonnes of municipal waste which confirms that the additional throughput which the Branston Locks development would be likely to generate is unlikely to have any material impact on the operation of this facility.

8.7.3 Recycling Centres/Bring Banks

Current forecasts in East Staffordshire Borough Council estimate a negative growth in household municipal waste. Collected household waste decreased by 4% between 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. A conservative zero growth rate in estimated waste arisings has been assumed during the time frame when the Development is under construction and operational.

The existing recycling centres/bring banks located within a 15 minute drive of the development are described in Section 8.3 of this report.

Given the scale of the Branston Locks development, it is considered that a new recycling facility/bring bank may need to be located in a central position within the development to minimise the need to travel to the facilities at Branston and Tatenhill.

8.7.4 Waste Transfer Capacity

Several waste transfer facilities are already located within Burton on Trent and could be used to manage construction waste as well as commercial waste from the facility.

The permitted capacity at these facilities is understood31 to be in excess of 160,000 tpa whereas recent inputs (in 2007) are understood to have been in the order of 100,000 tpa suggesting (given that overall waste arisings have dropped in the interim period) that there is significant additional capacity at these facilities.

8.7.5 Residual Waste Recovery Capacity

As part of its long term waste management strategy, Staffordshire County Council has procured a long term residual treatment facility in the form of an energy recovery facility at Four Ashes in the south of Staffordshire which will be developed by a private operator, Veolia. It is expected the facility will be completed by December 2013 and that it will assist the County Council to reach its target of Zero Waste to Landfill. The facility is designed to accept 300,000 tpa of residual waste and will provide power to 32,000 homes.

According to the Annual Monitoring Report 2010/201132, produced by East Staffordshire Borough Council, there is sufficient landfill capacity within Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent for the next 15 years, based on current forecasts for waste produced in Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent and existing void space with County Council area. The Annual Monitoring Report also indicates that for non-hazardous waste there is likely to be capacity to receive imported waste from outside the County and there is also potential additional capacity

30 See note 31 31 West Midlands Waste Capacity Spreadsheet, West Midlands Regional Assembly, April 2009 32 Staffordshire Minerals and Waste Development Framework, Annual Monitoring Report 2011.

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available at planning obligated sites33 i.e. mineral sites with planning permission to be restored by landfilling.

On completion of the Branston Locks development in the latter part of the next decade, the residual household waste tonnages are estimated to be a maximum of 1,215 tonnes per annum, while residual commercial and industrial waste arisings are expected to be around 350 tonnes per annum.

Based on the anticipated waste arisings to be generated by the development when completed, and the existing and planned capacity for recycling and residual waste management in the area within which it is situated, it is considered that no increase in planned waste management capacity will be required as a result of this development.

33 Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Joint Waste Core Strategy Development Plan Document,

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9.0 CONCLUSIONS

Based on the detailed assessment of the type and quantum of construction waste that would be generated during the development of Branston Locks, an outline Site Waste Management Plan has been prepared in order to demonstrate how these wastes will be managed in accordance with the waste hierarchy.

The likely amounts of household and commercial waste that would be generated when the development is completed and fully occupied have been determined in order to assess whether or not existing and planned waste management infrastructure in East Staffordshire and the wider county has adequate capacity to manage additional waste arisings that would be generated by the development.

Having quantified these arisings, and compared them to existing arisings and the scale of capacity available in the vicinity of the site it is concluded that the management of waste associated with the development and occupation of Branston Locks can be carried out in a sustainable fashion.

However, it is concluded that the development should incorporate a centralised area which can be used for storage and/or recycling of waste construction materials during the construction process and that the site eventually incorporates a new recycling facility/bring bank, located in a central position within the development, in order to minimise the need for residents to travel to the existing bring facilities at Branston and Tatenhill.

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