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Legislation

How End Of Life Vehicles Law Affects You

January 7, 2010

End of Life Vehicle Regulations 2003 SI2635
End of life vehicles (producer responsibility Regulations 2005 SI263

The 2003 regulations deal with information requirements, certificate of destruction requirements, and restricting the use of hazardous substances in new vehicles.
The 2005 regulations cover recycling targets and free-take-back for ELVs.

The 2007 regulations extended the treatment requirements in the UK to all [...]

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5 Key Elements Your Site Waste Management Plan Absolutely Must Include

January 7, 2010

The requirement for a Site Waste Management Plan (SWMP) came into force in April 2008.  This means that any construction project costing over £300k needs a site waste management plan.

Your SWMP must cover:
• Who will be responsible for resource management
• What types of waste will be generated.
• How the waste will be managed – will [...]

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Disposing Of Your Agricultural Waste Doesn’t Have To Be Costly

January 7, 2010

New agricultural waste regulations came into force 15th May 2006 when farmers were required to stop burning and bumping and storing plastics and other materiel.
Farmers were given until 15th May 2007 to comply with the new rules and to register for any agricultural waste exemptions.
After 30th October 2007 it became illegal to send untreated waste [...]

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Battery Disposal – What Do The Jan 2010 Law Changes Mean For Your Business

January 7, 2010

Did you know that around 20,000 tonnes of general-purpose batterie waste and 113,000 tonnes of automotive batterie waste are disposed of in the UK every year?
There are different arrangements for collecting different types of battery.
Portable Batteries
Collection, recycling and reprocessing portable batteries legislation came into force on 1 February 2010.
From 1 February 2010, members of the public can [...]

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