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is not yet understood how the trade waste collection companies
are going to deal with this new challenge with your waste. However
the guidance refers and provides a sample document which will
ask if some form of pre-treatment of the waste takes place on
your site. This in turn may be then used to provide individual
costs based on which sites pre-treat their waste, however, as
the collection of waste is usually accumulated into one truck
identifying individuals sites which have actually undertaken the
pre-treatment of the waste will be difficult. Therefore it is
envisaged that the trade waste companies will apply a price increase
to all companies in the UK to help pay for this new legislative
requirement. There
are however other alternatives to help reduce your costs and
should be adopted wherever possible regardless of the new imposition
of legislation.
Examples are:
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Minimise
Packaging before disposing i.e. folding cardboard boxes flat
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Invest
in Bailers which can again minimise cardboard drastically and
reduce the number of collection required as Cardboard bails
can usually be collected free. (See Januarys newsletter for
further information)
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Speak
to suppliers and ask them to minimise excessive packaging.
The treatment which the landfill operator may undertake can
vary, however they will have to meet all of the criteria below.
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Be
a physical, thermal, chemical or biological process including
sorting
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Change
the characteristics of the waste
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Change
the waste to reduce its volume of hazardous nature, facilitate
its handling or enhance recovery
The landfill
operator will need to ensure that the waste is treated prior
to accepting it at their site which may then require certain
actions to be taken.
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Up
front discussions with the waste producer or contractor about
the nature of the waste and contractual agreements regarding
its treatment.
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Checking
the paperwork accompanying the load, including a written declaration
from the producer or holder that the waste is treated
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Initial
visual inspection plus inspection following deposit
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Carrying
out an ‘audit’ of the producers arrangements.
For further
information on the above please visit:-
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEHO0207BLWJ-e-e.pdf?lang=_e
For further information on Bailers please visit:-
http://www.credenv.com/ca_newsletters.htm
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