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Legislation: A Guide To Your Waste

7. Hazardous Waste Regulations.

Hazardous waste is commonly defined as any waste that poses an increased threat to human health or the environment. Any waste could be harmful if it is managed badly or disposed of illegally. However, these risks are very small when hazardous waste is managed properly and production, transportation and disposal of hazardous waste is monitored by the government using Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005*. These regulations have been designed to simplify the documentation associated with the collection and disposal of hazardous waste and bring the UK in line with EU legislation. The ultimate objective is to improve waste management and better human health and the environment as a whole.

Hazardous waste is now legally defined by the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) which provides a consistent approach to classifying waste across all EU countries. Significantly, this means an additional 180 types of waste have been reclassified as hazardous. These waste types cannot be collected as general waste and must be segregated and disposed of separately. These wastes include:

  • - Fluorescent tubes
  • - Aerosols
  • - Fridges
  • - Computer screens
  • - Lead batteries
  • - End of life vehicles

PHS Waste Management provides a solution to ensure compliance with the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. These services include fluorescent tube disposal as well as a Hazcrate service, providing an easy solution to dealing with small volumes of mixed hazardous waste materials.

*Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

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