| s classified as hazardous when it possesses | | | | company. On prosecution, the company was fined |
| properties that might make it harmful to human | | | | £15,000 for depositing hazardous waste and |
| health or to the environment, which in law means it is | | | | ordered to pay cost of £1,415.38. It is thus a legal |
| on the list of Waste (England) Regulations 2005 or is | | | | requirement that hazardous waste must be disposed |
| exceptionally classified as hazardous by the Secretary | | | | of at a landfill site that is authorised to accept it. |
| of State. It is also the case that there is a legal duty | | | | A landfill site authorised to accept hazardous waste |
| of care on producers of hazardous waste to ensure | | | | may not be able to receive all types of hazardous |
| that their waste does not cause harm to human | | | | waste, whilst a landfill site classified as non-hazardous |
| health or the environment. This duty includes ensuring | | | | may be able to receive certain stable non-reactive |
| that only authorised persons handle the waste; the | | | | hazardous wastes if they have the appropriate |
| waste only goes to a registered or exempt site that | | | | facilities. In some cases, the local council may be able |
| can accept the type of waste; a consignment note | | | | to collect the hazardous waste for a charge; and |
| accompanies the waste; and the different categories | | | | alternatively you may be able to deliver it to a |
| of Hazardous waste are separated where technically | | | | household recycling or civic amenity site free of |
| feasible. In addition, the new Hazardous Waste | | | | charge. |
| Regulation obliges producers of more than 200kg of | | | | The current regulations for hazardous waste do not |
| hazardous waste within England or Wales to register | | | | place obligations on those producing hazardous waste |
| their premises with the Environment agency; and | | | | at domestic dwellings, but those produced at more |
| requires producers of hazardous waste to classify | | | | institutional premises are subject to the requirements |
| the hazardous waste accordingly and to dispose of it | | | | of the regulations. It is important to take note when |
| correctly. | | | | disposing of hazardous waste that Hazardous waste |
| Problems with hazardous waste arise when a waste | | | | should not be disposed of in the mixed municipal |
| disposal contractor deals with the waste in an illegal | | | | waste collection such as household and garden |
| manner, either by taking it to an unregistered disposal | | | | waste, because the mixing of hazardous waste with |
| site or by fly-tipping. In such cases responsibility | | | | any other non-hazardous waste or any other |
| remains with the waste producer and they may be | | | | category of hazardous waste or any material or |
| liable for prosecution. For example, the Environment | | | | substance is banned. With the exception of where |
| Agency recently charged a company for such an | | | | the hazardous waste is produced as mixed waste or |
| offence. The company had been trading for almost | | | | where the mixing is part of a disposal or recovery |
| 10 years and operated a skip hire company and | | | | operation authorised and conducted in accordance |
| waste transfer station opposite a closed landfill site | | | | with the requirements of an environmental permit or |
| (but did not usually deal with asbestos). In 2007 six | | | | a registered exemption. |
| skips containing hazardous asbestos and foundry | | | | This article is free to republish provided this resource |
| waste were found on the closed landfill site after | | | | box remains intact. |
| being illegally and deliberately deposited by the | | | | |