SUSTAINABLE BUILDINGS
Asset Classes
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Offices
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- Not applicable
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Enclosed Shopping Centres
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Open Air Retail
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Light Industrial
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Multi-Unit Residential Buildings
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Health Care Facilities
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Universal
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Focus Area
Topic
Baseline Practices
Question #
Question
Is a Waste Reduction and Diversion Policy in place at the building?
Applicability
Applicable to Light Industrial and Open-Air Retail buildings
Answer
- Yes
Description
Requirements
- The Policy must include a statement committing the organization or building to continuous improvement in the reduction and diversion of waste. Address the prevention, diversion, and management of solid waste generated as a result of the following:
- Day to day activities from all waste producing areas, including food service and retail; and
Periodic events such as conferences, catered meetings and functions, training, tenant relocation activities, construction, renovation and demolition projects, fit-ups, etc.
- Policy must be signed by the building manager, dated within the last 12 months..
Documentation
- Waste Reduction and Diversion Policy
- P4.0b – Waste Reduction and Diversion Policy Template
Adapted BB3 Question
Question BEST Practice 12(B) – Is a Waste Reduction and Diversion Policy in place at the building?
Suggested Lead
In house: Facility Maintenance, Building Manager/Policy Makers
References
None
Crosswalk
TBD
Other Notes
Demonstration of implementation is not required, nor is building-specific information.
The contamination of recyclable material does not disqualify this requirement, though continued contamination should be addressed in the Waste Reduction Work Plan.
Off-site sorting such as at a transfer station from a single common receptacle does not qualify as source-separation in the context of the BOMA BEST application.
Scoring
Baseline