Frequently Asked Questions
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If so then please email them to Laura Hill; l.hill@remade-southeast.co.uk and we will endeavour to answer it.
1) What is a not-for-profit organisation?
'A nonprofit organisation (abbreviated NPO, also not-for-profit) is an organisation that does not distribute its surplus funds to owners or shareholders, but instead uses them to help pursue its goals.'
*Adapted from Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org*
2) What is a Site Waste Management Plan or SWMP?
SWMPs aim to address two key issues:
Improving materials resource efficiency, by promoting the economic use of construction materials and methods so that waste is minimised and any waste that is produced can be re-used, recycled or recovered in other ways before disposal options are explored;
Reducing fly-tipping, by restricting the opportunities available for the illegal disposal of waste by ensuring compliance with existing legal controls and providing a full audit trail of any waste that is removed from the construction site.
Although it is a legal requirement to write and implement a SWMP, the greatest cost savings are likely to be achieved as a result of the consideration of materials resource efficiency which will be a necessary part of the preparation, before the SWMP is drafted.
*Extract from Remade South East press release, see here for full details*
3) What Is Sustainable Development?
The goal of sustainable development is to enable all people throughout the world to satisfy their basic needs and enjoy a better quality of life, without compromising the quality of life of future generations.
There is a growing realisation that the current model of development is unsustainable. In other words, we are living beyond our means. From the loss of biodiversity with the felling of rainforests or over fishing to the negative effect our consumption patterns are having on the environment and the climate. Our way of life is placing an increasing burden on the planet.
The increasing stress we put on resources and environmental systems such as water, land and air cannot go on forever. Especially as the world's population continues to increase and we already see a world where over a billion people live on less than a dollar a day.
We need to make a decisive move toward more sustainable development. Not just because it is the right thing to do, but also because it is in our own long-term best interests. It offers the best hope for the future. Whether at school, in the home or at work, we all have a part to play. Our small everyday actions add up to make a big difference.
*Adapted from Defra http://www.defra.gov.uk*
