The Hazardous Waste Regulations

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• Introduced 16 July 2005
• Replace the Special Waste Regulations in England
  and Wales
• Regulations in Scotland and N. Ireland are
  different
• They do not apply to householders

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• Anyone who produces hazardous waste must register
  (annually) as a producer of hazardous waste with
  the Environment Agency
• Registration can be done in a number of ways, the
  least costly being internet registration (18 per
  year 2005 prices)

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Means Of Notification

• Paper
• Telephone
• Internet for single notification
• E-mail for bulk notification
• Disc for bulk notification

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Notification

• Each site must register and not just a single
  registration via Head Office
• A waste contractor who collects waste from
  someone who is not registered is also committing
  an offence under the regulations

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Notification

• A Consignee can notify on the producers behalf
• Notification number will be issued on payment of
  the fee
• In the case of contractors, either the contractor
  or the site can notify

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Information Required

• Company name
• Company address including postcode
• Contact name
• Telephone number
• Standard Industry Classification (SIC) code
• Number of employees
• Company registration number

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Guidance On Notification

• Environment Agency- A Guide To The Hazardous
  Waste Regulations Site Premises Registration
  (Notification) Guide available on
  www.environment-agency.gov.uk/newrulesonwaste
• DEFRA- Hazardous Waste Regulations- interim
  guidance on premises notification available on
  www.defra.gov.uk

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• Certain premises e.g. offices, nursing homes,
  dental surgeries and others (specified in the
  regulations) do not need to register IF they
  produced less than 200kg hazardous waste per
  year.
• Though some (above) do not need to register with
  the Agency ALL other requirements apply

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• Some wastes that were not always Special wastes
  are now hazardous wastes.
• This includes fluorescent tubes (lighting) waste
  oil (except vegetable oil) un-depolluted scrap
  cars waste electrical and electronic equipment
  containing cathode ray tubes (screens) and other
  hazardous elements

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Classification of Hazardous Waste

• Agencies have published comprehensive guidance on
  Hazardous Waste
• WM2 Hazardous Waste - Interpretation of the
  definition and classification of hazardous waste
• Identifies absolute hazardous waste entries from
  mirror entries by use of a colour-coded list
• Provides detailed analysis of the hazardous
  properties and sources of data

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WM2 - Appendices A B

• Appendix A
• Provides guidance on the use of the EWC
• Reproduces the EWC in full and is colour coded to
  facilitate distinguishing between absolute and
  mirror entries
• Appendix B
• Provides advice and general indicative properties
  for the hazardous entries on the EWC
• Provides several worked examples for each chapter
  of the EWC

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Structure of EWC

• 20 Chapters, split into Sub Chapters and then
  individual 6 digit Waste Codes
• First 12 Chapters - industrial process specific
• Chapters 13 to 15 material specific - Oils,
  Solvents, Packaging
• Chapter 16 - A mixed bag of wastes not specified
  elsewhere
• Chapters 17 - 19 - Activity Specific
• Construction Waste, Healthcare Waste and Wastes
  resulting from Waste Management Water treatment
  Activities
• Chapter 20 - Municipal Waste, including similar
  Industrial and Commercial wastes

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EWC - Types of waste entries

• Absolute entries
• Wastes marked as absolute entries are always
  hazardous regardless of composition
• Need to determine the appropriate hazards for
  Duty of Care
• Non Hazardous entries
• A waste which is not marked with an asterisk, and
  which does not form part of a mirror entry is not
  hazardous regardless of composition

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• Producers of hazardous are not allowed to mix
  hazardous waste with other categories of
  hazardous waste or with non hazardous waste,
  except in accordance with a relevant permit
• Therefore producers must have separate collection
  and storage facilities for hazardous wastes (e.g.
  fluorescent tubes)

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The Hazardous Waste Regulations

• As a result of these regulations and changes
  brought about through the landfill regulations,
  hazardous waste disposal costs have increased
• Those hazardous waste disposed to landfill for
  30 - 50 per tonne in 2004 now cost approx 150
  - 200 per tonne

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Useful web sites

• http//www.envirowise.gov.uk/envirowisev3.nsf/key/
  hazwaste (Envirowise guidance)
• http//www.hazardouswaste.org.uk/
• http//www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/wast
  e/1019330/1029396/ (Environment Agency haz waste)
• http//www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/4442
  17/590750/590821/502174/496498/496656
  (Environment Agency guidance on definition of
  hazardous waste)