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  1. Record keeping – A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations

    If you move or receive hazardous waste you need to record this and maintain a register of your records. The requirements for record keeping have changed. The revised guidance document HWR05 Record Keeping gives details of these changes. The main differences are the length of time that sites that receive hazardous waste (except landfil...

    Official guidance | 6 Jun 2011

  2. What is a Hazardous Waste? A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations and the List of Waste Regulations in England and Wales

    Some types of waste are harmful to human health, or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. These are called hazardous wastes. Wastes will fall into one of three categories, those that are: Always hazardous – for example, lead acid batteries or fluorescent tubes. Never hazardous – for example, edible oil. May, or may not, be hazardous and need to be assessed – for example, ink or paint. A brief guide...

    Official guidance | 1 Apr 2011

  3. Hazardous waste: Interpretation of the definition and classification of hazardous waste

    Some types of waste are harmful to human health, or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. These are called hazardous wastes. Wastes will fall into one of three categories, those that are: Always hazardous – for example, lead acid batteries or fluorescent tubes. Never hazardous – for example, edible oil. May, or may not, be hazardous and need to be assessedfor example, ink or paint. A detailed technic...

    Official guidance | 1 Apr 2011

  4. Consignment notes: A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations

    On 28 September 2011 amendments to the Hazardous Waste Regulations introduced changes to the consignment notes and procedures. Only the new consignment notes and procedures are valid for use from this date.  The main changes are that: There is now only one type of consignment note, which is used for both single and multiple consignments The mult...

    Official guidance | 1 Apr 2011

  5. Warning over illegal export of hazardous waste

    ... ordered to pay £2,700 in costs after pleading guilty to illegally exporting waste electrical and electronic equipment to Hong Kong. On the 20 November 2009 the Environment Agency received from the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department information regarding a suspected illegal shipment of hazardous waste from the UK. The container had been inspected and opened on landing and was found to contain items of waste electrical equipment including several hundred computer monitors. These are classed as hazardous waste due to the nature of some components.  Documents found within the container indicated t...

    Case | 16 Jul 2010

  6. Businesses fined over hazardous waste residue

    Two businesses have been fined a total of £20,000 after hazardous waste residue was left in storage drums sent to a scrap yard. Waste disposal business UK Resource Management Limited (UKRM) was fined a total of £15,000 and ordered to pay £4,750 prosecution costs after accepting it had acted with gross negligence. The company had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing ...

    Case | 27 Jul 2009

  7. Hazardous waste

    .../www.laboratorytalk.com/news/bae/bae102.html It could be as simple as keeping your own safe on-site receptacle until a certain quantity is obtained before a value for money collection can be made, or a crushing/cleaning machine that stores your glass in a safe, compact way until it is time for a hazardous waste contractor to call. I would also ask other universities how they dispose of theirs. Why not set up a hub between you whereby tender a mini-competition for the glass disposal for a group of universities. You might have some better bargaining power if your contractors can see your plan is to have ...

    Comment | 28 Mar 2011

  8. Do I need to notify my premises? A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations

    If you produce or hold hazardous waste at any premises in England and Wales you must register it each year, unless the total quantity is less than 500kg each year.  Key points: The registration is valid for 12 months and must be renewed each year. All types of premises that produce or hold less than 500kg of hazardous waste in ...

    Official guidance | 1 Mar 2009

  9. Less hazardous waste sent to landfill

    Figures released by the Environment Agency on 29 November show that 60% less hazardous waste is being sent to landfill than in 2004, and more of it is being treated and recycled.Martin Brocklehurst, Head of External Programmes at the Environment Agency, says: “Today’s figures show that more hazardous waste such as chemical wastes, contaminated soils and fridges are being treated and re...

    News | 30 Nov 2007

  10. Treating non-hazardous wastes for landfill: your waste – your responsibility

    From 30 October 2007, non-hazardous waste must be treated before it can be landfilled. This requirement stems from the Landfill Directive, which aims to reduce our reliance on landfill as a waste management option and minimise the environmental impact of landfill sites. To meet this aim it is important that waste producers find better ways...

    Official guidance | 1 Feb 2007

  11. Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005

    The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 came into force on 24 March 2005 and set out the regime for the control and tracking of the movement of hazardous waste for the purpose of implementing the Hazardous Waste Directive (Directive 91/689/EC). The Regulations extend to England and Wales although the ...

    Regulation | 24 Mar 2005

  12. New scheme offers SMEs help and advice on hazardous waste

    Small and medium sized businesses are being invited to take part in a new EU-funded project, established to help companies reduce the amount of hazardous waste they produce - and save money. The three-year HAZRED project aims to demonstrate the benefits of setting waste reduction targets and developing waste reduction plans in partnership with industry sectors that have a large proportion of small businesses. Changes in the legislation governing haz...

    News | 25 Aug 2006

  13. Reminder to businesses producing hazardous waste to re-register

    Following the news that 71% of small business employers need guidance on important environmental legislation, as reported by Workplace Law on Thursday (15 June), the Environment Agency has issued a reminder to businesses that produce hazardous waste to re-register their premises. The Strategy and Policy Manager for Waste Regulation, Nadia De Longhi said: "Since 16 July last year, any business producing hazardous waste has had to register with the Environment Agency. Each registration is valid for 12 months, so the first registrations w...

    News | 16 Jun 2006

  14. Regulations to streamline tracking of hazardous waste

    New Hazardous Waste Regulations for England were laid in Parliament on 24 March 2005 which introduce new and simpler procedures for tracking the movement of hazardous waste. The new regulations replace the Special Waste Regulations 1996 in England and fully meet the requirements of the European Hazardous Waste Direct...

    News | 29 Mar 2005

  15. Will your business need to register under hazardous waste regulations?

    ...e of their waste legally. Businesses that only produce small amounts of ‘hazardous’ waste, however, may qualify for an exemption from the need to register. Liz Parkes, Head of Waste Regulation at the Environment Agency, said: "The new rules mean that more businesses out there will be producing hazardous waste. Many of them won’t realise that some of the items they throw away every day will, from July, be reclassified and will need to be managed carefully as they pose a risk to the environment and human health. "These companies will need to register with the Environment Agency. If they don’t, not on...

    News | 24 May 2005

  16. Changes to Hazardous Waste Regulations: now in force

    A reminder that the Hazardous Waste Regulations are now in force (as of 16 July), replacing the Special Waste Regulations in England and Wales. More wastes, including televisions with cathode ray tubes, computer monitors and end of life vehicles, are classed as hazardous waste in line with the European Waste Catalogue and are subjec...

    News | 18 Jul 2005

  17. Hazardous waste – new advice for business

    The Environment Agency has published advice for businesses that need to dispose of hazardous waste at a landfill site after 16 July. The introduction of the Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) means that more stringent sampling, testing and treatment of hazardous waste such as contaminated soils and chemical waste will be required before it can be sent to landfill. Under the current arrangements...

    News | 5 Jul 2005

  18. Changes to hazardous waste regulations

    New regulations on hazardous waste come into force this July. Defra has teamed up with the waste industry to urge businesses to prepare for the changes in legislation. Businesses are being asked to check the facts and make sure they are prepared for how the new regulations may impact on them. From 16 July 2005, new standards wi...

    News | 22 Jun 2005

  19. Hazardous waste: are you ready?

    Businesses have been urged to consider how changes to hazardous waste management later this year might affect them or they could be out of pocket. In its press release, the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) highlights the changes which are being driven by the EU's Landfill Directive. This will mean that businesses that produce hazardous w...

    News | 4 Mar 2005

  20. Reminder to businesses producing hazardous waste to re-register

    Please tell me why I am unable to reach the registration page when clicking on the link, to renew the "Hazardous Waste Registration" needed for my son's business?? J. Thomas

    Comment | 3 Jul 2006

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