The
Contractor is responsible for waste control within the construction site,
removal
of the waste material produced from the site and to implement any
mitigation measures to minimise waste or redress problems arising from the waste from
the site site
waste.
The waste material may include any sewage, waste water or effluent
containing sand, cement, silt or any other suspended or dissolved material to
flow from the site onto any adjoining land, storm sewer, sanitary sewer, or any
waste matter or refuse to be deposited anywhere within the site or onto any
adjoining land.
When handling the
waste material, the following measures shall be undertaken:
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Minimise required excavation of soil and material used during the
design of foundation structure & superstructure.
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Evaluate the potential of re-using of excavated soils for back-filling
and landscaping purposes.
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Design and provide an area within the construction site to allow
on-site sorting and segregation of waste materials.
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Segregate all reusable and recyclable
waste materials and stored in different containers, skips or stockpilesd.
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Separate of inert
construction materials for either re-use on-site or dispose of at public fill.
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Provide a temporary storage areas
for storing and stockpiling reusable and recyclable materials.
- Provide training to site staff about waste minimisation practices including waste reduction, reuse and recycling.
- Separate the inert and non-inert portions of construction material for disposal of public fill and landfill respectively.
- Employ approved licensed waste collectors to collect the inert construction materials to be disposed of at public fill.
- Maintain accurate site record throughout the construction works detailing the quantities of materials generated on site, reused on site, disposed of off-site, together with disposal routes/locations.
- Monitor the disposal of construction waste at public fills and landfills, and control fly-tipping by a trip-ticket system. Reference shall be made to WBTC No.5/99 “Trip-ticket System for Disposal of Construction and Demolition Material”.
- A Waste Management Plan (WMP) will be included in the building contract in accordance with the Works Bureau Technical Circular No. 29/2000 to set out the disposal strategy and waste management practice.
- Minimise potential adverse impacts associated with waste arising from the construction activities.
- Implement the aforementioned proposed mitigation measures properly and effectively.
- General refuse shall be disposed of regularly.
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Durable and reusable containers shall be used for
collecting solid waste and dead fishes.
The Contractor shall also pay attention to the Waste Disposal Ordinance, the Dumping at Sea Ordinance, Public Health and Municipal Services Ordinance and the Water Pollution Control Ordinance, and carry out the appropriate waste management work. The relevant licence/permit, such as the effluent discharge licence, the chemical waste producer registration, etc. shall be obtained. The Contractor shall refer to the relevant booklets issued by the EPD when applying for the licence/permit.
During
the site inspections and the document review procedures as mentioned in
Sections 7.1 and 7.2 of this manual, the ET Leader shall pay special attention
to the issues relating to waste management, and check whether the Contractor
has followed the relevant contract specifications and the producers specified
under the laws of Hong Kong.