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Waste not, want not

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The Site Waste Management Plans Regulations 2008 were created to cut the 72 million tonnes of waste created annually by construction and reinstatement. Martin Gent looks at the potential liabilities that lurk beneath for insurers.

Every year, the construction industry produces 72 million tonnes of waste, which equates to 1.45 tonnes for every person living in the UK, according to the Construction Industry Research and

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