Construction firms will be forced to keep a record of their building materials under a government drive to cut the amount of waste going into landfill sites or being dumped illegally.

Waste management plans will be a legal requirement for all projects over £250 000. Those responsible for the plans will need to assess the waste that will be produced on a construction site and detail how it will be reused, recycled or disposed of. Higher level reporting will apply to projects over £500 000.

Environment minister Ben Bradshaw said: “Rising levels of waste crime are stopping us from achieving a sustainable construction sector.”

The construction industry uses 400 million tonnes of materials each year but well over 100 million tonnes ends up in landfill.

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Electrical and Mechanical Contractor