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Waste (Jargon Buster)
Waste (Jargon Buster)
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Definition:
Waste
the common usage of the word ‘waste’ is often imprecise and almost a synonym for ‘unwanted material’.
The technical definition of waste is something that “the producer or holder discards or intends to or is required to discard”
(Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994).
(For a detailed definition of waste, refer to Regulation 1 (3) of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994)
(CIRIA RP656 Design for Deconstruction Bill Addis)
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10th October 2013 – 25th August 2016
Waste (Jargon Buster)
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10th October 2013 – 25th August 2016
Waste (Jargon Buster)
See Also:
GBE Jargon Buster
- Resource
- Resource Efficiency
- Surplus to Requirements
- Take Back
- Recyclables
- Reusables
- Waste Classes
GBE Future Events
- Events
GBE CPD
Seminar
- EcoBuild 2013 Carpet Recycling UK
- Harrogate Flooring Show 2013
- FSP Flooring Sustainability Partnership
- CFJ Interview
Articles
- CFJ Contract Flooring Journal November 2013
- Flooring waste: reducing your share
- Flooring environmental credentials G#12660
- CFA CFJ Annual Guide to Specification & Sustainability Article G#1177 N#1179
GBE CHECKLIST
- A38
- A39
- C20
- D20
- Q29
GBE CALCULATOR
GBE PROJECTS
GBE GREEN BUILDING SPECIFICATION
- Robust Specification Clause
- Robust Specification Work Section
© GBE NGS ASWS BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy
2nd November 2013 – 30th November 2013
