It is very important to keep track of your efforts to reduce the amount of material wastes (both that landfilled and recycled) you produce. The Site Waste Manager should be responsible for recording the amount of waste in each bin, the amount recycled or reused and the costs of removal for both general and recyclable wastes. Usually, a simple visual estimation of material volumes is sufficient for recording purposes. If you would like to track a consignment of waste to its destination, then a Waste Transfer Form (48kb Word) may be used. This records the waste generator, the waste source and type, the waste transporter, recipient and where the waste will end up.

For a typical example of a simple Waste Management Record (PDF), this is all that is required. For more comprehensive guidance on measuring and analysing construction waste, the Guide for Construction Waste Audits (136kb PDF) should be consulted.