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How to deal with hazardous waste from your business in England - your duties, licences and registration, storage, collection and transport.
You must make sure hazardous waste produced or handled by your business in…
You must follow these steps in England if your business: produces…
You must follow these steps if your business collects and transports…
You must follow these steps if you receive, treat or dispose of hazardous…
You must use consignment notes to move hazardous waste. A consignment note…
Consignee returns are reports on any hazardous waste received, treated or…
Contact the Environment Agency if you have any questions about hazardous…
Explains what is prohibited, how to describe and classify it and the duty to separate mixed waste.
Explains planning controls relating to the storage of hazardous substances in England and how to handle development proposals around hazardous establishments.
Register your premises with Natural Resource Wales if you produce or hold hazardous waste in Wales
Information for health and emergency professionals involved in chemical incident response and preparedness.
The HSAC provides expert, objective advice on the science behind hazardous chemicals.
How to classify and describe your business waste so you can know how to manage and dispose of it - what you need to do, List of Waste (LoW) codes, technical guidance.
Non-legislative framework to ensure continued co-operation between the government and devolved administrations in relation to land-use planning around hazardous substances.
How to send returns to the Environment Agency and waste producer if you receive or dispose of hazardous waste.
A to Z on content relating to chemical hazards.
Examples of serious accidents and incidents at hazardous waste treatment plants.
The National Policy Statement (NPS) sets out Government policy for the hazardous waste infrastructure.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
This document provides guidance on managing the risk of hazardous gases when drilling or piling near coal.
Resource for the public and those professionals responding to chemical incidents, including emergency services and public health professionals.
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