1. Assess what materials can be recycled. This depends the project, location and the recycling market. Target the most common materials. Remember! True cost of waste = purchase cost + transport cost + storage cost + disposal costs.

2. Set your targets, establishing the level of action that your company will aim to achieve. E.g. to "reduce waste by 30% over the next 12 months". Targets set must be meaningful (i.e. everyone in the company can work towards it), and appropriate (i.e. achievable and realistic).

3. Develop a Waste Management Plan; specifying what needs to be done to achieve the goals and targets you have set. All contract documents should include a copy of this plan.

4. Educating Site Workers; so that all personnel involved in the construction project are aware of the waste reduction objectives. One person (ideally in a position of responsibility) should oversee all waste management efforts.

5. Involving Subcontractors and Suppliers; so subcontractors understand how recyclable materials will be managed on site, preferably in a formal agreement. Suppliers should be encouraged to use reusable packaging and pallets, coordinate 'just-in-time' deliveries and offer products with recycled content.

6. Implementing the Plan; ensuring it can proceed without difficulty, with all the Who, What, Where, When and How questions (asked in #3 above) covered.

7. Resource Tracking; ensuring material recycling/reuse/diversion targets are being met, all waste materials are reaching the appropriate destinations, and highlighting where improvements can be made.

8. Assessment and Review; evaluating the costs, benefits, things that worked well and areas for improvement, so that lessons can be learnt for next time.