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Legislation

New waste exemptions system

October 13, 2011

Are you ready for the waste exemption changes?
New regulations changing waste exemptions were introduced on 6 April 2010. They affect the types of waste operation that are exempt and the rules which control them.
The information below will help you find out about the regulations that control waste exemptions and what types of waste operation are [...]

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BSI looking to reducing Waste regulatory burdens

August 24, 2011

Waste Management: BSI to look into reducing recycling and waste regulatory burdens
Mon, 22 Aug 2011
The British Standards Institution (BSI) is leading a project to see if a standardisation roadmap can be created that will reduce the regulatory burden on recycling and waste companies.
BSI will work with the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Department [...]

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Business Innovation And Product Development By Waste Or Sewage Businesses.

May 3, 2010

Business Innovation And Product Development
By Waste Or Sewage Businesses
New and innovative technologies/products/processes or services might improve your business, and some ‘green’ technologies could benefit the environment, but before using these new technologies you need to consider all of the impacts that they might have on the environment.
Examples of business and technological innovation include new:

Uses of [...]

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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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Environmental Permits

May 3, 2010

Environmental Permits

Environmental Permitting is a regime that controls the impact of business activities transfers that could affect human health or the environment.
You must have an environmental Permit before you start operating a regulated facility.
Environmental Permitting has enabled the combination of different permitting regimes.
Some old permits have now been converted to environmental permits as well.

Old permits [...]

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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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Office Waste

February 28, 2010

Office Waste
What types of hazardous waste do you produce?
All business will produce some hazards office waste
Example

Fluorescent tubes, energy-saving light bulbs, sodium lamps,
Toner and ink jet cartridges from printers and photocopiers
Old computer monitors

Printing waste
Save Money by recycling or reusing your printer cartridges rather than disposing of them in landfill or incineration.
Cut your costs [...]

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Revised Waste Exemptions

January 26, 2010

The government is revising the list of waste activities that are exempt from environmental permitting.
Draft regulations have been published and are expected to come into force on 6 April 2010
Who will the revised waste exemptions affect?
The new regulations will affect you if you:

Operate a waste recycling, recovery or disposal business
Currently operate under an exemption
Operate under an EA [...]

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Detergent Regulations coming into Force April 2010

January 26, 2010

The government is consulting on new regulations to introduce a ban on inorganic phosphates in domestic laundry cleaning products (DLCPs)
The Detergents Regulations 2010 will replace the existing Regulations 2005 and are expected to come into force in April 2010
Who will the Detergents Regulations affect?
The ban on inorganic phosphates in DLCPs will affect:

Users of DLCPs
Manufacturers of [...]

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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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