BS 5906:2005
Current
The latest, up-to-date edition.
Waste management in buildings. Code of practice
Hardcopy , PDF
English
12-30-2006
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Foreword
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General principles of the design of facilities
5 Older persons and persons with disabilities
6 Systems of waste storage, handling, on-site treatment
and collection
7 Choice of method of storage and collection of waste in
various types of building
8 Waste storage chambers
9 Storage for bulky articles
10 Roads and approaches to buildings
11 Collection of containers
12 Hygiene
Annex A (informative) On site treatment systems
Bibliography
Applies to new buildings, refurbishments and conversions of residential and non-residential buildings, including but not limited to retail and offices.
| Committee |
B/183
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| DevelopmentNote |
Supersedes BS 5906(1980) and 04/30050096 DC. (01/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
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| DocumentType |
Standard
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| Pages |
32
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| PublisherName |
British Standards Institution
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| Status |
Current
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| Supersedes |
This British Standard is a code of practice for methods of storage, collection, segregation for recycling and recovery, and on-site treatment of waste from residential and non-residential buildings and healthcare establishments. This British Standard is applicable to new buildings, refurbishments and conversions of residential and non-residential buildings, including but not limited to retail and offices. It should not be used as the only source of information.
The management of healthcare waste from hospitals and waste oil from any establishment are not included within the remit of this code of practice.
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