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  • BS 5906:2005

    Current The latest, up-to-date edition.

    Waste management in buildings. Code of practice

    Available format(s):  Hardcopy, PDF

    Language(s):  English

    Published date:  30-12-2006

    Publisher:  British Standards Institution

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    Committees responsible
    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

    Abstract - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    Applies to new buildings, refurbishments and conversions of residential and non-residential buildings, including but not limited to retail and offices.

    Scope - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    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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    Committee B/183
    Development Note Supersedes BS 5906(1980) and 04/30050096 DC. (01/2006) Reviewed and confirmed by BSI, February 2012. (01/2012)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher British Standards Institution
    Status Current
    Supersedes

    Standards Referencing This Book - (Show below) - (Hide below)

    BS 1703:1977 Specification for refuse chutes and hoppers
    BS EN 840-1:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Containers with 2 wheels with a capacity up to 400 l for comb lifting devices. Dimensions and design
    BS EN 840-4:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 700 l with flat lid(s), for wide trunnion or BG- and/or wide comb lifting devices. Dimensions and design
    BS 7320:1990 Specification for sharps containers
    BS EN 12574-2:2017 Stationary waste containers Performance requirements and test methods
    BS 6642:1985 Specification for disposable plastics refuse sacks made from polyethylene
    BS EN 840-5:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Performance requirements and test methods
    BS EN 13071:2002 Selective waste collection containers. Above-ground mechanically-lifted containers with capacity from 80 l to 5000 l for selective collection of waste
    BS 792:1973 Specification for mild steel dustbins
    BS EN 12574-1:2017 Stationary waste containers Containers with a capacity up to 10 000 l with flat or dome lid(s), for trunnion, double trunnion or pocket lifting device. Dimensions and design
    BS 4998:1985 Specification for moulded thermoplastics dustbins (excluding lids)
    BS 476-21:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Methods for determination of the fire resistance of loadbearing elements of construction
    BS EN 60335-2-16 : 2003 HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES - SAFETY - PART 2-16: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR FOOD WASTE DISPOSERS
    BS 8300:2001 Design of buildings and their approaches to meet the needs of disabled people. Code of practice
    BS EN 840-6:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Safety and health requirements
    BS EN 840-3:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with dome lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices. Dimensions and design
    BS 476-22:1987 Fire tests on building materials and structures Method for determination of the fire resistance of non-loadbearing elements of construction
    BS EN 12574-3:2017 Stationary waste containers Safety and health requirements
    BS EN 840-2:2012 Mobile waste and recycling containers Containers with 4 wheels with a capacity up to 1 300 l with flat lid(s), for trunnion and/or comb lifting devices. Dimensions and design
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