Best practice in waste management

ICE actively promotes best practice across the world of civil engineering and the Waste and Resource Management Expert Panel has compiled a list of best practice documents and guidance notes related to this specialism.

These documents represent current best practice for civil engineers, and will be updated as and when further examples or new practices are identified.

If you would like to submit further documentation for consideration for inclusion on this list, or have any questions, then please contact rob.curd@ice.org.uk.

Please note that the opinions expressed in best practice publications appearing on this website are solely the opinions of the respective authors, and do not represent the views or advice of the Institution of Civil Engineers.

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Designing out waste: A design team guide for civil engineering - Technical Solutions

Designing out waste: A design team guide for civil engineering - Technical Solutions

This is Part 2 - Technical Solutions of the Designing out Waste report This guide to designing out waste n civil engineering projects is very timely. It clearly demonstrates the importance of design decisions in the generatjion of waste on projects, and how this can be significantly reduced by ....

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  • Last updated: 21 NOVEMBER 2012

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  • Environment & Sustainability , Waste management

A report on the Demolition Protocol, 2003

The Demolition Protocol is a resource efficiency model that shows how the production of demolition material can be linked to its specification as a high value material in new builds. The link between demolition and new build, in terms of resource efficiency, has been poor. This 2003 guide provid....

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  • Last updated: 21 NOVEMBER 2012

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  • Waste management

Demolition Protocol 2008

This ICE protocol has been developed to provide an overarching framework which enables the waste hierarchy to inform approaches for managing buildings and strucutures at the end of their lives.

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 16 NOVEMBER 2012

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  • Waste management

The Practical Guide to Waste Management Law

This is the start of an enormous change in waste both a challenge and an opportunity John Burns, Waste Implementation Programme Director, DEFRA*

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  • Last updated: 20 AUGUST 2012

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  • Education , Law and Contracts , Waste management

Planning for resource sustainable communities: Waste Management and Infrastructure - Code of Practice

This document, is designed to introduce the steps that should be considered for sustainable waste management in a community.

  • Document type: .pdf
  • Last updated: 15 AUGUST 2012

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  • Waste management