The latest revision of the Waste Framework Directive, the primary legislation in Europe for waste focused on the waste hierarchy to ensure that waste is treated in order of priority and updated some aspects waste control.
Amendments to Directive have already been implemented in England and Wales with Waste Regulations 2011 announced in April 2011. The changes affect waste producers and waste companies and local authorities.
In summary, these were the main changes implemented in the new Waste Framework Directive:
• Require companies to confirm they have applied the hierarchy of waste management in the transfer of waste and to include a statement on its waste transfer note or consignment note;
• require a new hierarchy of waste permit allows state and, where appropriate, a condition on the mixing of hazardous waste;
• Introduce a system of two levels of support and registration of waste brokers, including those that use their own waste and introduced a new dealer concept of waste;
• Make changes to hazardous waste control and definition;
• exclude certain categories of waste control of waste, including animal products, also contain a small number of radioactive waste.
What is the hierarchy of waste management?
Waste management hierarchy determines the order of priority, a company with options for waste management should be considered. It requires that companies first trying to prevent waste in the case of waste, consider preparing the waste for recycling and then to identify reuse options before disposal options for recovery of energy should also be considered.
Since September 28, 2011, always move the waste to someone else, you must communicate the waste transfer note or consignment note for hazardous waste that have applied for the hierarchy of waste management.
The government has issued guidelines on the waste hierarchy of felling waste producers and small businesses and can be found in http://wrapwht.aeastaging.co.uk.
In short, so that the waste must be treated as follows:
• Prevention;
• Preparation for reuse;
• recycling;
• recovery of others (eg, energy recovery)
• Disposal
For a complete assessment of the waste produced by your company and how to comply with waste management hierarchy your local waste management company and they should provide cost effective waste management solutions in accordance with the rules of the new government.
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