From the category archives:

Handling and transport of waste

May 3, 2010

Duty of Care – Your Waste Responsibilities
 All the waste that is produced by your business or within your work place is regulated by waste laws. This means that you must make sure that you produce, store, transport and dispose of the waste that your business produces without it being hazardous to the environment. This process [...]

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Banned from Landfill

March 9, 2010

Banned from landfill
All landfill sites must have licenses regulations are changing all the time so you must keep up with Environment Agency guide lines.

 Pollution prevention and control (PCC permitting ) commenced                 6th April 2008
 Waste management licensing ( WML) commenced 6th April 2008
 Batteries directive commenced 5th May 2009
Mining waste Directive commenced 7th July 2009

 Waste that [...]

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Handling, Transfer and Transport of Waste

January 26, 2010

The government now proposes to bring two new sets of regulations dealing with the handling, transfer and transport of waste in 2010
Who will the new waste controls regulations affect?
The proposals will affect businesses that:

Produce waste 
Import waste 
Carry or transport waste 
Keep or store waste 
Treat waste 
Dispose of waste 
Operate as waste brokers or dealers.

This will affect most businesses. In [...]

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