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Behind every great man there is a women with a large wardrobe. So the saying goes. Behind every posh hotel, famous opera house or top ranking university there is a reasonably smelly room designated for waste and recycling. This is not glamorous, but it is just as important as the buildings lighting, heating or other building service.
We
now understand that we have to recycle, and segregation of our waste is required
where ever we go. In the back room setting, we require sometimes several types
of bin to accommodate this broader waste stream. If the building is large these
will be large bins, and lots of large bins require a large room!
If space is not made for this in a buildings design in Servicing and Recycling Strategy, then the building will be hard to use, and perhaps cause compliance issues as waste cannot be stored properly.
A Servicing and Recycling Strategy sets out all of the different requirements, and aims to make future operation a breeze. Further detail below:
The above bin store Servicing and Recycling Strategy is for a 60 bed residential care home and is approx. 4m x 8m. That is quite a large room. In this instance the local authority provides collections dry recyclables, and so are likely to allow mingle dry recycles as a bin choice, but some councils may not resulting in even more bins being required, and an even larger bin store.
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The Servicing and Recycling Strategy should spell out which bins will need to be labeled. The answer here is all bins need to be labeled, miss labeled bins (or unlabeled bins) will cost the council (if residential) or your business money (if commercial). Contamination of say genral waste which clinical waste, will means that 1m3 of general waste has to be disposed of a clinical (expensive) because someone put some surgical scrubs in the wrong bin.
90% you will have to buy your own bins. Gone are the days of free wheelie bins!
Where you put you bin store is also important and effects layout of development. Good vehicular and pedestrian access will be required. Refuse trucks (HGVs) need lots of space to turn and are noisy and smelly, so placement of the bin store and a justification for this in Servicing and Recycling Strategy will be important.
The below section was written by a machine.
A Servicing and Recycling Strategy is an essential document for modern planning applications, particularly for high-density residential or complex commercial developments. This strategy outlines how a building will handle operational waste, ensuring that recycling rates are maximized and that servicing vehicles can access the site without disrupting local traffic flow.
Our technical approach ensures that waste management is considered from the outset of the design phase. A comprehensive strategy typically includes:
Local Planning Authorities often require a Servicing and Recycling Strategy to mitigate the environmental impact of a development and to meet zero-waste targets[cite: 33]. By providing clear evidence of efficient waste handling, developers can satisfy planners that the project will not negatively affect the local amenity or increase carbon emissions through inefficient servicing[cite: 35]. At SWEL, we utilize our 15-year track record and multi-disciplinary expertise in environmental compliance to deliver strategies that are both practical and policy-compliant[cite: 6, 21].