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Upstream Sustainability Charter

Waste

Overall Aims

  • Minimise waste to landfill
  • Maximise waste segregation and recycling

Measurement

  • Require waste contractors to provide you with the weight (kilogrammes or tonnes) of waste leaving the site by each disposal route (e.g. direct to landfill, direct to be recycled, to a Materials Recovery Facility) – record this data for your property
  • Advanced managers will measure by waste type too

Specific Actions

  • Engage with tenants on waste minimisation, discussing how the total quantity, type and level of segregation of waste affects the service charge – regularly share performance data on total waste handled and the proportion recycled with retailers
  • Encourage all retailers to co-operate in segregating waste for recycling
  • Provide separate storage systems (e.g. coloured bins) for easy segregation
  • Label all containers clearly with the waste types allowed
  • Provide clear instructions and training to all staff
  • Arrange for separated materials to be collected by specialist recycling contractors
  • Seek options for dealing with food waste, waste fats and cooking oils; separating these is also important to avoid contaminating recyclable material
  • Train and incentivise all staff and retailers in good practice
  • More practical tips can be found at: www.envirowise.gov.uk/retail

Performance Threshold

75% of Upstream benchmarkers segregate onsite and send at least:

  • 21% of their waste specifically for recycling

Good Practice

An important part of the Charter is the case studies that demonstrate what the industry is able to achieve:

Gardiner & Theobald
British Land
British Land
PRUPIM
Multi Development
Hammerson
John Lewis Partnership
Festival Place / LINPAC Environmental Ltd
Grosvenor
Multi Development
Hermes
Multi Development
Jones Lang LaSalle
Land Securities
Liberty International PLC
Dransfield Properties Limited
John Lewis Partnership
Land Securities
British Land
Hermes
Hermes
Marks & Spencer
DTZ
PRUPIM
Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors
Aviva Investors
British Land

To make this section useful, we would be grateful if you email summarised case studies with links to further information. Please email to Davinder Jhamat at Davinder.jhamat@bcsc.org.uk