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Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster) G#1296 N#1288

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Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster)

Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster)
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Definition: 

Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster)

ranking of alternatives of waste management, in sequence of increasing severity of environmental impact
(CIRIA RP656 Design for Deconstruction Bill Addis)


  • Eliminate,
  • Reduce,
  • Reuse,
  • Recycle,
  • Recover (with or without energy recovery),
  • Landfill

(Environment Agency pre 2011)


  • Remove,
  • Reduce,
  • Reuse,
  • Recycle,
  • Recover,
  • Reject

NGS’s short hierarchy

(NGS BRM ‘2002)


Rethink, Re-educate, Resolve, Refocus, Resource, Relate, Research, Refer, Refresh, Rename, Regard, Revalue, Remeasure, Reprogramme, Replan, Reconsider, Refuse, Reject, Return, Redesign, Regularise, Rehearse, Rationalise, Remediate, Reduce, Reserve, ReSpec, Register, Reuse, Reclaim, Repair, Retain, Remind, Recycle, Recover, Record, Report, Reward, Review, Revise, Refine, Restart

NGS Long Waste Hierarchy 42Rs

(NGS BRM 2002)


  • Prevention,
  • Preparing for re-use,
  • Recycling,
  • Other recovery (Energy and Nutrients),
  • Disposal

(Environment Agency 2011)


  • Prevention,
  • Preparing for re-use,
  • Recycling
  • Other recovery (materials, nutrient, energy) not combustion,
  • Disposal
  • Incineration

(NGS BRM ’13)


Relevance to Sustainable Construction: 


Opinion: 


Examples: 


Notes: 


© GBE NGS ASWS BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy
30th November 2013 – 18th November 2016

Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster)
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© GBE NGS ASWS BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy
30th November 2013 – 18th November 2016

Waste Hierarchy (Jargon Buster)
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© GBE NGS ASWS BrianSpecMan aka Brian Murphy
9th January 2013 – 18th November 2016

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