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Introduction to Waste Management and Sustainability
1.1, 1.2NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste is the unwanted by-product of industrial, commercial and domestic activities or anything otherwise discarded. In the British Isles it has grown dramatically in volume and complexity over the las
non-domesticcommercialindustrialLarger commercial waste facilities - siting considerations
7.5NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Larger commercial facilities can require significant site areas to facilitate operations, on site parking and traffic circulation. They should also be well located in terms of access to the catchment
non-domesticcommercialwaste-managementsite-planningEco-Parks for waste treatment and energy recovery
7.6NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Eco-Parks are industrial sites where collected or locally generated waste is treated and converted into secondary materials and energy for use in purposely adjacent industry. Existing industrial locat
industrialcommercialwaste-managementCommunity waste schemes and bring banks
7.7NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
In the case of community schemes careful location and good access, proper screening and on site parking can significantly reduce environmental problems. Whilst the provision of bring banks by private
commercialwaste-managementsite-planningComposting facilities - scale and types
7.8NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Composting schemes vary widely from the operations carried out by private households that do not require planning permission to larger scale commercial operations such as those developed by local auth
commercialwaste-managementsite-planningComposting facilities - environmental concerns
7.9NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Due to the potential for the generation of odour, dust, noise and bio aerosols (including bacteria and fungal spores) the operation of commercial composting facilities can present problems in the vici
commercialwaste-managementresidential-amenityenvironmental-protectionInternal versus External Waste Treatment
7.13NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The recycling and/or treatment of industrial, commercial and household waste should take place in suitable buildings to secure higher environmental standards for the management of waste and to minimis
non-domesticindustrialcommercialDefinition of Landfilling and Land Raising
8.1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Landfilling is the disposal of waste into void spaces in the land often left as a result of mineral extraction. Land raising is the disposal of waste by depositing on land thereby raising its level. T
waste-managementnon-domesticindustrialcommercialWaste Minimisation Definition and Benefits
B1NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Waste minimisation is concerned with reducing the quantity of waste that is produced and which would otherwise require treatment or disposal by one of the other options in the waste hierarchy. The mai
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningDeveloper Obligations for Waste Considerations
B2NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Prospective developers of new housing areas, retail and office developments, community buildings and industrial areas should therefore consider at initial design stage the waste implications and requi
dwellingcommercialindustrialpublic-buildingsite-planningGood Design Practices and Recycling Facilities
B3NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Good design can ensure that materials of the required grade and not necessarily the highest grade are used, particularly where this involves using materials generated on site during the construction/d
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningBuilding Retention and Waste Management Infrastructure
B4NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
The retention of existing buildings should be considered in development proposals as should space demands for dealing with waste generated, for example in an industrial case a building or area may be
non-domesticdwellingcommercialindustrialsite-planningGlossary of Waste Management Terms
NI-wide·PPS 11 Planning and Waste Management
Leachate – liquid that seeps through a landfill site and by so doing extracts substances from the deposited waste. Municipal waste - household waste and any other waste under the control of District
non-domesticcommercialindustrial