Hazardous Waste Responsibilities
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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:12638 views
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22nd June, 2006 00h00
- Classify hazardous waste and dispose of it correct
- Notify (register) their premises to the Environment Agency
- Fill in consignment notes with a premises code, consignment code and hazardous waste codes
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 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...
- Disposal of pharmaceutical and controlled drugs
- Mercury spillage clean up and disposal including thermometers
- Disposal of redundant chemical items
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