As the costs of waste disposal continue to rise, companies must work to contain these costs. A Waste Management Plan is a useful tool to ensure that costs can be contained and reduced and is required by law for most commercial enterprises where waste is produced in significant quantities. A Waste Management Plan assists in reducing waste, encouraging recycling and maintaining sustainable, safe and healthy waste managements systems.
Generally, a Waste Management Plan will identify the materials to be disposed of and the methods by which the materials are handled, stored and disposed of to ensure compliance with State and Council Environmental regulations and guidelines.
Objectives of a Waste Management Plan
The main objectives of a Waste Management Plan are to:
How Can Real Waste Solutions Help to Develop a Waste Management Plan?
Real Waste Solutions can assist you by using their extensive knowledge and skills to develop the Waste Management Plan required for your Development Application. By undertaking a Waste Audit, we can help you to determine your waste management goals, characterize your waste and estimate future waste generation. We can advise of strategies which you can undertake to reduce the amount of waste generated and recommend ways in which your waste can be recovered and recycled. We help you to make waste management decisions based on sound economic principles in order to reduce your waste disposal costs and maintain sustainability of the plan over a number of years. We will also assist you in a review of your plan if it is not meeting your goals or requires periodic revision.