Designing out Waste Tool for Civil Engineering

The Designing out Waste Tool for Civil Engineering (DoWT-CE) provides a means by which designers can analyse the waste implications of their design decisions from an early stage in the project.

The Designing out Waste Tool for Civil Engineering will help design teams to:

  • identify opportunities to design out waste in civil engineering projects;
  • record design solutions pursued to reduce material consumption or wastage;
  • calculate the impact of these solutions, including savings in project costs, waste to landfill and embodied carbon;
  • compare the relative performance of alternative scenarios; and
  • provide an indicative waste forecast for the project Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP).

The tool should be used in conjunction with WRAP's guidance:

Access the DoWT-CE

The Tool can be accessed at http://dowtce.wrap.org.uk

DoWT-CE workbook

Supporting documents:

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Online tutorials: using the Designing out Waste Tool for Civil Engineering