Hazardous waste disposal
Hazardous waste is any waste classified as such by the European Waste Catalogue. Under the Hazardous Waste (England) Regulations 2005, organisations must ensure that their hazardous waste is segregated from general dry waste and disposed of appropriately.
Any business producing hazardous waste must ensure it is disposed of properly and in most circumstances that they are registered with the Environment Agency as a hazardous waste producer.
Common hazardous waste items include:
- Industrial – Fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps, spillages, aerosols, paint in original containers, original containers containing residues.
- Automotive – Lead acid batteries, contaminated spills and rags, oil and fuel filters, aerosols, antifreeze and brake fluids, fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps, tyres.
- Offices – Fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps, toner/laser cartridges, ink jet cartridges.
- General – Fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps, toner/laser cartridges, ink jet cartridges, lead acid batteries, contaminated rags, spillages, oil and fuel filters, aerosols, antifreeze and brake fluids.
If suitable reuse or recycling options are not available for specific hazardous wastes and landfilling has been selected as the most appropriate disposal method, the waste must now undergo pre-treatment prior to landfilling.
SITA UK offers a variety of collection services for small and larger volumes of hazardous wastes, as well as asbestos disposal.
Small volumes of hazardous waste
Our hazXchange service caters for businesses that produce smaller amounts of hazardous waste, providing a container in which businesses can store up to 18kg of mixed hazardous waste, a flexible collection schedule for the container and a hazardous waste consignment note once the waste has been disposed of. Contact us for more information on this service.
Larger volumes of hazardous waste
SITA UK also provides a service to assist our customers with larger items and volumes of hazardous waste. In addition to providing collection and disposal routes, SITA UK can provide UN approved containers for waste storage and the correct paperwork for waste transfers. Call our hazardous waste team on 01772 631 819 or contact us.
Asbestos disposal
Our asbestos disposal service offers businesses a competitive price for the safe disposal of asbestos in one of our asbestos ‘monocells’ which are located at our landfill facilities at Packington (between Birmingham and Coventry), Granville (near Telford) and Clifton Marsh (Lancashire). To use this service, businesses must have a valid waste carriers licence and a waste transfer note which SITA UK is happy to advise businesses on.
You can call direct on:
• Packington : 01675 434 722
• Granville : 01743 450 961
• Clifton Marsh : 01772 325 500
Alternatively, you can contact us with your enquiry.
