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Hazardous Waste: The Implications for BusinessIn December 2004, Business Link Wessex ran two
conferences on Hazardous Waste. The conferences addressed the issues
associated with the Landfill Directive and management of Hazardous Waste and
explained the impact of the legislation on the business community.
The landfill directive bans landfill operators
from mixing hazardous waste with other inert or non-hazardous waste materials.
From July last year, 2004, all hazardous waste sent to landfill, has to
be pre-treated to meet specified waste acceptance criteria.
Producers of hazardous waste, have a duty of care to ensure that any
which they produce is managed in a responsible and compliant manner, and this
means that businesses must understand what their waste contract can and cannot
do. New regulations will replace the special waste
regulations and are concerned with tracking the movement of hazardous waste.
These new regulations have added over 200 new items d to the European
Waste Catalogue and it is likely that many businesses will now become classed
as hazardous waste producers and subject to the new regulations.
The revised list includes a number of waste streams not previously
considered to be hazardous, for example, fluorescent tubes, television sets,
batteries and computer monitors. The new regulations require hazardous waste
producers to register in April 2005 and to comply with the new tracking
requirements from July 2005. The new regulations are likely to have a cost
impact on businesses, and therefore all businesses large and small, should
examine their obligation and make efforts to minimise the hazardous waste and
thereby minimise any additional cost. For more information
visit www.environment-agency.gov.uk/netregs
and go to ‘legislation’ then ‘future legislation’. |
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