Up until the year 1972, there was no single national Act of the UK Parliament which was specifically aimed at the control of those who disposed of waste. This did not however mean that prior to 1972, the disposal of waste was free from all controls. A number of local Acts were in ...
the UK, Zambia, etc., are also in the process of revising existing legislation. On the other hand, almost one-sixth of countries have mental health legislation that dates from before 1960, when the majority of the current effective methods for treating mental disorders were not available and ...
Recycling target for waste glass and on-site separation of C&D waste The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) sets a general 70% target for reuse and recycling of C&D waste. As glass represents less than 1% of C&D waste, this target does not serve as an incentive to set up flat glass collecti...
For more information on the EA’s Guidelines for managing POPs in waste, please visitGOV.UK For further guidance from Grundon, please emailsales@grundon.com.
waste management licences in the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 2011 for Scotland. The Government’s Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) 178 ‘Treatment and disposal of invasive non-native plants’ states that if you follow the conditions in RPS 178, then you do not need to apply for an...
A sufficient amount of natural or mechanical air ventilation. provide clean lavatories which do not lead directly into food rooms; Suitable hand-washing facilities. Sufficient natural or artificial lighting. adequate facilities for the storage and removal of food waste....
The UK’s ‘Extended Producer Responsibility’ (EPR) scheme for packaging came into force on 1st January 2023 and affects organisations meeting all of the following criteria: i) is an individual business, subsidiary or group, ii) has an annual turnover of GBP 1 million or more, iii) is re...
Circular economy practices in the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) industry: A systematic review and future research agendas 2022, Journal of Cleaner Production Citation Excerpt : However, the pace for drafting and formulating e-waste legislation seems lacking or slow except in Europe ...
for them to make sustainable decisions. In fact, a recent UK survey reported that 77 per cent of the consumers who responded want to make choices that are environmentally sustainable, either all or some of the time, and this figure rises to 91.6 per cent for those surveyed aged 18 to 24...
This includes, for example, a change in hazard criterion HP 13 (sensitization), for which a different concentration limit applies. Furthermore, Annex III contains the waste-specific hazard properties HP 9 “Infectious” and HP 15 “Waste capable by any means, after disposal, of yielding another...