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Hazardous Waste Responsibilities

18 years ago
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22nd June, 2006 00h00


Special offer - 5% discount for any practice using RRM (Recycling And Resource Management Ltd) as their Hazardous waste removal company. See below... Veterinary surgeons risk falling foul of hazardous waste regulations if they don't take care to ensure their waste contractor is reputable and uses an authorised disposal site. During July 2005, new Hazardous Waste Regulations came into force which mean that producers of more than 200kg of hazardous waste within have to register with the Environment Agency. Many veterinary practices fall into this category. The new Regulations require hazardous waste producers to, amongst other things:Problems arise when a waste disposal contractor deals with the waste in an illegal manner - either by taking it to an unregistered disposal site or by fly-tipping. In such cases, responsibility remains with the veterinary practice, as the waste producer, and they may be liable for prosecution. Following a series of reports that veterinary waste is being illegally disposed of across the UK, the BVA and the BSAVA have worked closely with the Environment Agency to develop guidelines for veterinary practices. These guidelines will be available on the BVA website during June and interim advice can be found there now. Veterinary surgeons are also advised to check the Environment Agency's list of authorised waste carriers and to telephone the waste disposal site used by the contractor to ensure waste has arrived. A list of registered hazardous waste incinerators can be found online.

Detailed information on the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 is available on the Environment Agency website or by calling 08708 502 858. Special Offer! VetClick has negotiated a 5% discount for any practice using RRM (Recycling And Resource Management Ltd) as their Hazardous waste removal company. RRM Logo RRM Ltd has been in operation since 1993 and is based at the former Merck BDH Central chemical distribution centre. This comprises a 20,000 sq.ft. purpose built handling facility now used for recycling and aggregation purposes. Amongst other services, RRM can offer veterinary practices...

To take advantage of this offer, click on the link below. 5% discount when using RRM for hazardous waste removal

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