Focuses on the "Code of practice: resource sustainable communities" (RSC), an Institution of Civil Engineers and Biffaward project developed by EnviroCentre and others, designed to guide local authorities and development teams through the steps that should be considered when designing a waste management infrastructure for communities. RSC complements and supports the government "Code for sustainable buildings", which will be developed for 2006. RSC consists of: an operational document providing a guide to the roles of those involved with the development and setting out 12 targets; and a main document offering information on the mechanisms for developing sustainable waste management infrastructure; planning and design considerations of the process; waste management technologies; and a model of a community development following the RSC process. Figures cover RSC design considerations, a RSC action flow and the12 targets.