REBRI Resource Recovery All waste: Centralised Sorting and Storage (PDF)

This guide provides good practice advice to maximise recovery rates for all types of construction and demolition (C&D) waste from designated sorting facilities and resource recovery centres.

The aim is to assist the resource recovery industry to provide systems that:

• maximise the amount of C&D waste material diverted from landfill and cleanfill
• minimise contamination and damage of the material
• avoid or minimise environmental and nuisance effects from sorting and storage.

This guideline covers:

• finding good markets for C&D waste
• setting up a waste-sorting and storage facility
• operating a waste-sorting and storage facility
• sorting procedures
• storage
• residual waste disposal
• environmental, health and safety hurdles
• a word on licensing
• resources and contacts
• other guidelines in this series.