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This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference is All About You..!

Join Sarah Henderson from the Environment Agency as she provides valuable insights on waste management and the duties and requirements businesses need to comply with. Learn about waste definitions, duty of care, permits and exemptions, and more. Don't miss out on this informative event.

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This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference is All About You..!

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  1. This year, Lancashire CRN’s Annual Conference isAll About You..! Uncomplicating Legislation and Compliance Sarah Henderson Environment Agency Tuesday 14th February 2012 | Leyland

  2. Uncomplicating Legislation and Compliance Name Sarah Henderson Job title Senior Environment Officer Date 14 February 2012

  3. Waste Management – Your Duty A brief look at: • Definition of Waste • Duty of Care • Permits and Exemptions • Additional Requirements

  4. Waste Legislation – there’s lots! So please ask us for advice! Or look at: www.netregs.gov.uk www.businesslink.gov.uk NCCC: 03708 506 506

  5. Is it waste? “waste is any substance or object that the holder discards, intends to discard or is required to discard” What about Recovered Materials? “ Once a substance or object has become waste it will remain waste until it has been fully recovered and no longer poses a potential threat to the environment”

  6. Duty Of Care You MUST: • Stop waste escaping • Only transfer waste to an authorised person • Ensure a written description of the waste is provided on transfer • On transfer of waste complete, and keep a copy of, a Waste Transfer Note

  7. Transporting Waste Register as Waste Carrier • If you are carrying controlled wastes as part of your business or for profit AND • Are normally and regularly carrying waste. • Lower tier: ‘Specified Persons’ – Charity or voluntary organisation. • Upper tier: Everyone else, except producers of waste.

  8. Transporting Waste Waste Transfer Notes • Not required for collection from Domestic Premises, from a householder. • Since October 2011: • Declaration of Waste Hierarchy application • SIC code: 38320 – Recovery of sorted materials • Copies must be held for two years.

  9. Hazardous Waste Registration If you produce or hold > 500 kgs hazardous waste at a site in any year you must register the site as a producer Registration lasts for 12 months Transport will require a Consignment Note

  10. Storing and Treating • EPR 2010: Permit or Exemption for sites keeping, treating or disposing of waste (Note: storing on the place of production is ok) • Permits for higher risk activities • Standard and Bespoke Permits • Technical competence • Fees • Record keeping • Surrender

  11. Waste Exemptions • Most new exemptions are free • Except T11 Refurbishment of WEEE • Registration lasts 3 Years • All exemptions specify the waste types using EWC • Examples of exemptions: • T12 – Manual treatment of waste • U9 – Use of waste to manufacture finished goods

  12. Need to re-register existing exemptions Transitional Period: Para 30 – Now T2: Recovery of Textiles Para 40 – Now T11: Repair or refurbishment of WEEE Para 41 – Now S2: Secure storage of WEEE All Change 1st October 2012 Waste Exemptions Cont…

  13. You probably have questions. Please see me in the surgery or call 03708 506 506. Thank you

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