ASTM E3073-22

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Standard Guide for
Development of Waste Management Plan for Construction,
Deconstruction, or Demolition Projects
This standard is issued under the fixed designation E3073; the number immediately following the designation indicates the year of
original adoption or, in the case of revision, the year of last revision. A number in parentheses indicates the year of last reapproval. A
superscript epsilon (´) indicates an editorial change since the last revision or reapproval.
1. Scope
1.1 The purpose of this guide is to facilitate development of a waste management plan for construction, deconstruction, or
demolition projects (hereafter, construction waste management (CWM) plan).
1.2 This guide applies to CWM plans developed for construction, renovation, deconstruction, and demolition of buildings,
factories, parking structures, and any other structure, as well as above- and below-ground infrastructure.
1.3 This guide includes CWM plan guidance for the wastes generated on-site during construction, deconstruction, and demolition
projects.
NOTE 1—For example, included is any waste generated during these activities such as structural and finish materials and construction chemicals;
construction product and materials packaging; construction office waste, including paper documents; wastes from site development work, such as
excavated soils, rocks, vegetation, and stumps; and other ancillary items, such as broken tools, safety materials/personal protective equipment, and food
and beverages and their packaging. The list of items above is offered for illustration purposes only; it is not intended to be fully inclusive of all materials
from a construction, deconstruction, or demolition project that are suitable for reuse, repurposing, manufacturer reclamation, composting, andor recycling.
1.4 Waste generated in the manufacture, preparation, or fabrication of materials before delivery to the job site are not in the scope
of this guide.
1.5 This guide does not change or substitute for any federal, state, or local statutory or regulatory provisions or requirements
including, but not limited to, those related to the handling, control, containment, transport, or disposition of any particular material.
1.6 This standard does not purport to address all of the safety concerns, if any, associated with its use. It is the responsibility
of the user of this standard to establish appropriate safety, health, and environmental practices and determine the applicability of
regulatory limitations prior to use.
1.7 This international standard was developed in accordance with internationally recognized principles on standardization
established in the Decision on Principles for the Development of International Standards, Guides and Recommendations issued
by the World Trade Organization Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT) Committee.
2. Referenced Documents
2.1 ASTM Standard:
This guide is under the jurisdiction of ASTM Committee E60 on Sustainability and is the direct responsibility of Subcommittee E60.01 on Buildings and Construction.
Current edition approved Dec. 1, 2017Dec. 1, 2022. Published January 2018December 2022. Originally approved in 2017. Last previous edition approved in 2017 as
E3073–17. DOI: 10.1520/E3073-17.10.1520/E3073-22.
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E2114 Terminology for Sustainability Relative to the Performance of Buildings
3. Terminology
3.1 Definitions—For definitions related to sustainability related to the performance of buildings, see Terminology E2114.
3.2 Definitions of Terms Specific to This Standard:
3.2.1 comingle, v—to blend multiple types of waste into a single container.
3.2.1.1 Discussion—
In the case of comingled materials, a third party will sort and quantify the amount of each material or group of material types, with
the goal of sending each stream for reuse, recycling, or other disposition. Material type may be paper, recyclable plastics,
unrecyclable plastics, and so forth, and may vary with the local capabilities to recycle, reuse, or carry out other dispositions. Even
with comingling, some on-site separation may be required.
3.2.2 construction waste management (CWM) plan, n—document that describes the intended actions to manage discarded
materials based on consideration of the type and volume of materials, region, infrastructure available, and life-cycle analysis (when
available) and tracks the materials to be managed.
3.2.2.1 Discussion—
TrackedEnd-of-life material pathways may include landfills,landfilling, combustion facilities (waste to energy, invasive species
control, and biomass production facilities) production) reuse, repurposing, manufacturer reclamation, composting, recycling, and
other methods.
3.2.3 recycling facility, n—facility performing recycling operations in compliance with federal, state/provincial, and local
regulations or third-party, independent certification.
3.2.3.1 Discussion—
The purpose of the third-party, independent certification is to verify and validate the operations of the facility, including the rate
at which materials are being diverted, as well as to bring consistency to how recycling rates are calculated and reported across
facilities.
3.2.4 sort on-site (source-separation), v—sorting of wastes according to material classification at the construction site.
3.2.4.1 Discussion—
Waste is often sorted on-site to allow quantification of each general type of material that is removed from the site.
4. Significance and Use
4.1 There are many reasons to implement a CWM plan. The focus of this guide is development of CWM plans that describe
intended waste management methods and preconstruction and construction procedures to facilitate the optimal handlingmanage-
ment of discarded materials.
4.2 A CWM plan includes, but is not limited to, requirements for documentation of the types and amounts of material generated,
final disposition of the materials, and supporting evidence or statements as to the disposition (see 3.2.2).
4.3 The users of this guide can include contractors, architects, engineers, building owners or their representatives, consultants, and
government agencies, all of whom may have an interest in reducing construction site waste.
4.4 Project teams should ensure they use recycling facilities (see 3.2.3) to recycle materials generated in their construction,
deconstruction, or demolition projects.
5. Procedure
5.1 CWM Plan—The CWM plan is included in the construction documents to ensure that it is both defined and integrated as part
of the scope of the project. The CWM plan should include the elements found in 5.2 – 5.4. Potential submittal requirements, such
as an anticipated material diversion report, progress material diversion reports, and the summary report, can be organized in a table
format. A sample is shown in Fig. X1.1 in Appendix X1.
5.2 Performance Requirements—Potential performance requirements include:
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5.2.1 A diversion rate that the contractor should meet or exceed;
5.2.2 Examples of materials that can and should be diverted;
5.2.3 Examples of diversion activities:
5.2.3.1 Manufacturer reclamation (take-back) in which the manufacturer does not then dispose of the materials;
5.2.3.2 Salvage for on-site or off-site reuse, sale, or donation;
5.2.3.3 Repurposing;
5.2.3.4 Composting;
5.2.3.5 Sorted on-site waste; and
5.2.3.6 Comingled waste;
5.2.4 Condition requirements for recovered materials that make them conducive to their reuse.
5.3 Submittal Requirements—Potential submittal requirements include:
5.3.1 Anticipated material diversion report, includingreport including, but not limited to:
5.3.1.1 Estimate of types and quantities of materials generated with backing data for the estimated calculatio
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