Legislation

• Duty of Care
  Duty of Care legislation applies to all waste producers. In essence the law requires you to take responsibility for waste produced by you or your company...

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• Landfill Directive
  The recent transposition of the European Landfill Directive into UK Law has lead to many changes in the way that some wastes can be disposed of...

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• Tyres
  As of July 2003 whole tyres were banned from landfill......

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• W.E.E.E. Directive
  The Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive bans the use of certain hazardous components in newly manufactured goods in this category...

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• The EU Batteries Directive
  The EU Batteries Directive came into force in the UK on 26th September 2008. Its aim is to reduce the number of batteries sent to landfill while increasing recovery and recycling.

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• Hazardous Waste Regulations
  From 2004, the co-disposal of hazardous and non-hazardous waste has been banned.

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• Animal By-products
  Food Retailers and Manufacturers may not send raw meat to landfill. It must go to an approved plant for high temperature treatment eg: rendering or incineration prior to landfill or composting...

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• Packaging Waste Regulations
  These require companies with turnover in excess of £2 million and handling over 50 tonnes of packaging material annually to prove recovery and recycling of your obligation...