How to effectively manage your construction waste?

Anticipating in advance: diagnosis and planning

Digital solutions now facilitate waste tracking throughout the entire construction process, from production to recycling. To learn more about traceability and flow monitoring features, the Tennaxia platform offers a dedicated waste management module. The same traceability requirement applies to industrial waste from the construction and public works sector. Rigorous sorting promotes recycling and reduces the volume of waste destined for disposal.

Sort at the source

Wood, metals, plastics, glass, plaster, mineral fractions... Source separation remains an essential step on most construction sites, except in cases stipulated by regulations. Clearly marked, accessible containers protected from the elements prevent mixing and facilitate recycling. Sorting reduces landfill waste, limits costs, and improves site safety.

Ensuring traceability through to final processing

Whether producer or holder, responsibility for waste extends until its recovery. Chronological registers, electronic tracking slips via Trackdéchets, and ADR (Agreement concerning the International Carriage of Dangerous Goods by Road) documentation for relevant waste streams: traceability is a cornerstone of compliance. It protects project owners and companies in the event of an inspection.

Digitizing to improve performance

Paper-based tools quickly show their limitations in the face of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations for the construction sector and evolving regulations. For example, Tennaxia's waste management module centralizes shipments and processing within a single, up-to-date register.

It offers management via business analyses, a native connector with Trackdéchets to automatically record BSDs (Waste tracking slips) and one-click production of declarations such as GEREP (Management of pollutant emissions and discharges).

It also facilitates the management of hazardous materials transport, the implementation of alerts in the event of regulatory changes, and detailed traceability tracking. HSE (Health, Safety, Environment) consultants provide support for the configuration, collection, validation, consolidation, monitoring, and management of the module.

Involve and train the teams

Of course, no software can replace training. Raising awareness about sorting, displaying signage, providing appropriate PPE, and updating the sorting plan when the site changes remain essential steps. A clean environment improves safety, speed of execution, and profitability.

By combining anticipation, sorting, traceability and digital tools, construction professionals have concrete levers to improve their waste management while meeting regulatory requirements.

To delve deeper into the subject, ADEME's resources on waste from economic activities present best practices and the main obligations related to prevention, sorting and recovery.