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Power through PartnershipCommitted to 80% resource recovery for office refurbishment waste

Prepared for BBP 14 April 2018

Esther BaileyBetter Buildings Partnership (BBP)

City of Sydney

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It takes a team to shift a 55,000 tonne waste problem


engaging industry and government

scaling sustainability

benchmarking progress

transforming markets

BETTER BUILDINGS PARTNERSHIPUsing collective impact to drive change toward Sydney 2030

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BETTER BUILDINGS PARTNERSHIP11 commercial | 3 education | 3 industry | 5 property | 2 government

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institutions bodies managers entitieslandlords


INCLUSIVE PROCESS -

PRACTICAL OUTCOMES

✓1. Problem identification

2. Gap analysis

3. Defining Best Practice

4. Iterative co-creation

5. Implementing Best Practice

6. Benchmark progress

7. Transition to standard practice

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Refurbishment waste

can be 4x greater than

operational waste over

a buildings lifetime


Resource Recovery Targets

BBPStandard

60%

Industry Standard

20%

International current

80%

BBP Target

80%


At GMT, 61% recycling was achieved at

no additional program cost


• Guidelines

• Procurement clauses

• Waste Management Plan

• Roles and responsibilities

• Facility Directory

• Reporting Tools

BBP STRIPOUT WASTE GUIDELINES


10 STEPS TO BEST PRACTICE

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Prepare for Strip Out

Ensure demolition contractors are

briefed / resourced for stream

separation and careful disassembly

Remove items by stream and store or

dispose of separately

Conduct regular compliance and

contamination checks and report

Ensure use of pre-used items in refit

Set a 60% to 80% target diversion

rate

Agree the conditions of the

make good settlement early

Create an inventory and code by

recovery pathway

Review contamination thresholds

of resource receivers

Arrange site access / material

removal by third parties


Waste Management Report

REPORTING

Material

Reuse / Recycling / Recovery Disposal at LandfillTotal by

Material

(t)

Recovery

by Material

(%)

Reuse / Resale Recycling Energy RecoveryActual (t) Facility Name

Actual (t) Sub-category Actual (t) Facility Name Actual (t) Facility Name

Hard FIll (inc. concrete, tiles etc.) 0

Timber Products 0 0 0 0 0

Plasterboard 0

Glass (inc. laminated) 0

Ceiling Tiles 0 0 0 0 0

Metals 0

Carpet 0 0 0 0 0

Furniture 0 0 0 0 0

Plastics 0

E-waste 0

Hazardous Waste (e.g. Asbestos) 0

Total by Disposal Pathway (t) 0 0 0 0

Recovery by Disposal Pathway (%)


DEXUS Property Group trialled new processes for stripout works in a large commercial office tenancy removal in Governor Macquarie Tower (GMT).

The trial resulted in a diversion of over 60% of the material from landfill.

GMT Case Study

EVIDENCE FOR CHANGE


• Over 15 refurbishments supported

• 60% average recovery rate

• 8,000 tonnes of materials recovered

• 100 tonnes of furniture distributed to community groups

Demonstrating Success

SUCCESS SO FAR


For best impacts, get upstream on the process

KEY PRINCIPLES

Make Good SettlementAgree the conditions and timeline of the Make Good settlement 6~9 months prior to lease end

Release InventoryAs early as possible, preferrably 3~6 months before stripout works

Prepare for and Set targets in Strip Out ContractsSet a 60% and beyond resource recovery target to Builder/Demolisher (subject to composition of materials in tenancy)

Demand consistent reporting during Strip out works-Waste Management Report-Close out Report Template

Tenant

Lease

End

Tenancy Period Contracts for Return to Showroom Period

Demolisher

Strip Out

Builder


• New viable product line made from the furniture waste

• Identified new furniture recovery partners

• New market intermediaries

• Procuring with the end in mind

New Market Opportunities

SUCCESS SO FAR


• Updated guidelines

• Launch event – 12 June

• Industry directory

• Circular economy manufacturers forum

• Technology platform / inventory connector

Get involved. Amplify the Impact

WHAT’S NEXT?


Prepared by:Waste Technical Working Group

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