Lönsamhet med avfallshantering i produktion : En utvärdering av Skanska. Sandåkern etapp 1 och etapp 2

Sammanfattning: On behalf of Skanska, the goal is to develop proposals for improving the work environment around the waste management to improve the sorting of construction waste to ultimately reduce costs and improve the order of the workplace. The study involves comparing two construction stages erected by Skanska with Riksbyggen contracting Sandåkern in Umeå. Why was there more residue in the second stage than in the first? What can be useful for future projects and what opportunities should we create in order to reach a continuous improvement on both the working environment and sorting of waste? Interviews are the basis for some of the conclusions about the differences in the amounts of waste at the two stages and are included as appendices, at the end of this thesis. A combined result from the questions asked during the introduction has resulted in an "Easy to do right" - template. Where the idea is that the template is to become a poster at the workplace in size A3. The poster will contain small, simple tips on how waste can be reduced and the work environment could be improved. This can be achieved by sorting through the materials available on site and keep the necessary things, which will improve the overview of what is available and fewer materials would break or disappear due to a messy environment. It is good to use both breaks and lunches to dispose of materials with the “feed-cart” and bring the cart back after the break. Let everyone participate in how to developing the workplace and what kind of daily routines it should have. It makes everyone become more committed to keep on doing it. A cable that hangs down from the ceiling or the floor could cause an injury, this need to be taken care of by securing it so no one will get hurt. Holes that may exist should also be covered so that no one will trip and fall. Sorting out the fractions will save money since then the waste company doesn’t have to charge extra for their sorting of the recycled materials. When everyone keeps a high level of cleanliness it reduces the spread of dust, clutter in the workplace and prevents materials from getting destroyed which would result in an increased amount of waste. The management of construction waste can be improved with simple and sound means, which will create a safer work environment and a quieter life. Through these small, simple means there is both the environment and money to save and a sense of coming home healthy and happy to ones family at the end of the work day. It is something that we all want to achieve, not only construction companies, but also individual to be happy with their work. Let's put our heads together and build a better and safer future for both nature and the individual.