Hazardous Waste Recycling Service

In 2005 new waste regulations were introduced to the recycling sector. The new regulations reclassified what wastes were deemed as hazardous. These waste materials can be removed only from sites registered as hazardous waste producers with the Environment Agency. Registration can be done online using the following website www.environment-agency.gov.uk.

As is the case with any controlled waste, these can be transported by an authorised carrier only.

What Is Waste?

Waste can be anything you own, or your business produces, and which you want to get rid of. A rule of thumb is that if an item is being treated as waste by the producer then it is waste.

What are hazardous wastes?

The definitions of Hazardous wastes have been expanded to include a number of wastes which were not previously considered hazardous. The new definitions are based on the Hazardous Waste List which is itself based on European Waste Catalogue. The HWL defines wastes with a 6 digit number, some of these are absolute entries which are automatically classed as hazardous, some are mirror entries (there is a hazardous and non hazardous code for the same waste), for these entries there is a criteria for assessing the waste characteristics to determine if it is hazardous or not.

List of typical hazardous wastes

• Acids
• Alkaline solutions
• Batteries (Lithium and NiCad chemistries)
• Cathode ray tubes (TV`s and Computer Monitors)
• Fluorescent tubes
• Fridges
• Oil fly ash
• Industrial solvents
• Pesticides
• Pharmaceutical compounds
• Photographic chemicals
• Waste oils
• Wood preservatives.