Many different companies, organisations, groups and individuals will be involved in the design of new waste facilities. This chapter defines who the lead design stakeholders are and how they can contribute to the development of better places and buildings. It considers at what stage and to what level in the design process different stakeholders should become engaged.

Achieving good design is not the responsibility of one party alone but requires teamwork, and at times conflict management, to achieve resolution and consensus. Some members of the core design team may be engaged at a numder of stages, whilst others may have only limited windows of opportunity to influence outcomes. Input from many different perspectives is required to get a balanced final design.