Wst 03 - Operational waste

Compactor/baler requirement – Tenant obligation - KBCN1920

Where the installation of a waste compactor is applicable, but it is demonstrated that this will be a tenant obligation, the compactor itself does not have to be provided. Instead, an appropriately sized space and services or infrastructure to accommodate the relevant facilities must be provided.  This must be an identified, dedicated and suitable space, and evidence must be provided to demonstrate that this will be a tenant obligation. Suitable evidence of this includes: 

• At design stage, a drawing showing the location of the compactor and services/infrastructure to be installed. For post construction stage, the drawing/evidence must be ‘as constructed’ in terms of the services/infrastructure. 

• A copy of the draft lease agreement or a letter from the developer confirming that the compactor/baler is the tenant's responsibility 

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Individual and communal catering – Residential institutions - KBCN1898

The criteria set different requirements for the following scenarios:   

•  Residential institutions with self-contained dwellings only   

• Residential institutions with individual bedrooms and communal facilities only   

In situations where there is catering equipment within self-contained dwellings or bedsits and additional communal catering facilities, recyclable waste storage must be provided in both.   However, to avoid over-provision, the size of individual containers and total volume of waste storage can be reduced by up to 50% in either the dwellings or the communal kitchens.    The approach must be justified based on the project team’s assessment of the likely waste streams, accounting for the type, location and number of catering facilities provided.

KBCN Reinstated 24-Sep-2026

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