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Litter – What is the problem? The appearance and condition of a construction site and its perimeter is often the first, only and lasting impression that members of the public who live and work around the activity have of the construction industry. The Considerate Constructors Scheme regularly receives complaints regarding litter on and around construction projects. This instalment of Resolving…
The site team noticed that during waste collection (using a compactor) there was a large amount of dust being produced when the bins were being loaded into the compactor, they had already implemented RPE for operatives working direct with the activity but thought they could reduce the risk even further. The contractor got together with the supply chain to figure…
Continuing from their work through the ‘Littergram’ and ‘Adopted Zone’ campaigns, this contractor founded the Stop Litter Scheme in order to tackle litter at the source. Organisations can register and receive van stickers to apply to their fleet. This demonstrates their support for the scheme and also allows members of the public to anonymously alert them if one of their…
Although this is not mandatory, the colour coding of construction waste skips is becoming widespread throughout the construction industry. The colour scheme refers to labels that can be fitted to waste skips, indicating the types of waste that can be placed in them, thus helping with waste segregation and reducing disposal costs. Skips can also be painted in their designated…
Situated in a city centre, space has been an ongoing issue on the project. The team have therefore invented and introduced a bespoke frame for holding 1 tonne bags that can be rolled around each floor area to aid contractors to remove their waste from the building to the canti-decks. This has enabled the site to maintain high standards of…
Litter Heroes have been identified to promote a clean working environment and report observations relating to waste management to the Environmental Team. The initiatives aim is to promote an awareness to their impact on the local environment and ensure they maintain their wider site area. Staff representatives from every department make up the Litter Heroes network. The objective is to…
Cigarette butts are one of the most commonly discarded pieces of waste worldwide with 4 trillion butts ending up as waste annually. Usually all of this waste ends up in landfill with some also finding its way into our waterways/reservoirs and eventually into the ocean where each one can release enough nicotine & microplastic to pollute up to 1000L of…
This project is a mixed use scheme sited on the Old Scotland Yard site, consisting of 268 fully fitted out residential units which are incorporated within 6 residential towers which sit above the podium buildings. Therefore, there is not much space available for waste bins on work areas. The contractor have instructed their logistics subcontractor to provide an ‘Online Waste…
Construction dust includes a number of different types of dusts that are commonly generated on construction sites. They can be dirty and cause nuisance, but can also be seriously damaging to health, sometimes with long-term implications. Construction workers have a particularly high risk of developing health problems as a result of prolonged exposure to high levels of dust. The Health…
Due to a lack of public recycling bins around the site and within the local Southwark area generally, we decided to provide this facility ourselves by incorporating a ‘Public Recycling Zone’ within the hoarding on our most trafficked street – Stamford Street. This enables passing members of the public to recycle their waste through the different slots into a compartmentalised…
Overview of the trial Highways England gave Area 3 the opportunity to trial the Tuben funnel bins. The trial was undertaken at Winchester Services and consisted of the installation of three funnel bins, two at standard car height and one at truck height. Each of the bins had a large sticker on them which demonstrated how to use the bin…