Operational waste management plans

At Low Impact Development Consulting we prepare operational waste management plans (OWMPs) for developments across Australia, helping project teams satisfy council requirements while delivering practical, efficient and sustainable waste outcomes.

Our experience includes:

• apartments and mixed-use developments
• hotels and hospitality
• student accommodation and co-living
• schools and childcare
• healthcare and aged care
• retail and industrial projects
• precinct-scale developments.

We operate as independent consultants – so we recommend the most appropriate and practical waste solution for each development, rather than preferring a particular product or collection system.

We can also prepare your operational waste management plans independently or in conjunction with a demolition and construction waste management plan.

Call or us to discuss or email your project details on pdf – we can generally confirm a written quote within 24 hours.

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Tug in use pulling bins from the basement

Rear manual collection – for tighter streets and sites

Operational waste management plan content

A Low Impact Development (LID) Consulting operational waste management plan includes:

• An assessment of waste volume allowances for the relevant building use(s);
• An assessment of the space available for waste storage, the collection zone, and the strategy for collecting the waste;
• We recommend the most space efficient practical solution;
• We assess the feasibility of Council vs private collections;
• We recommend design inclusions for bin stores;
• We identify other management issues to be addressed such as traffic management, litter management etc;
• We prepare a 1-6 page written document, plan layout, and preliminary Occupation Health and Safety review to meet Council requirements.

At LID Consulting we can also prepare a simple to follow Construction Waste Management Plan if required. We have 15 years experience including in multi-unit and commercial design and construction so our solutions will be tailored and practical.

Call or us to discuss or email your project details on pdf – we can generally confirm a written quote within 24 hours.

Background

An operational waste management plan as generally required by councils addresses the collection and disposal of waste generated during the operation/occupancy of multi-unit residential, retail, restaurant, commercial, mixed use, industrial, shopping centre or any larger sites.

Considering your waste management strategy early in the design development stage:

• Avoids difficult re-design issues later in a project
• Helps ensure best practice outcomes,
• And consequently will satisfy council planning process/DA requirements.

A good Waste Management Plan (WMP)/Process will also improve the recycling behaviour of apartment inhabitants by making recycling easy. The development will exist for multiple decades, so a small regular improved recycling performance of tenants becomes very significant over the life of a building.

This is simple environmentalism.

A sample waste management plan from LID Consulting

A selection of our recent operational waste management plan projects: