Due to the sensitivity of the waste handled, the clinical waste industry is highly regulated. All clinical waste producers should be aware of the legislative requirements at all stages of the process: Collection – Transportation – Disposal.
Furthermore, a Duty of Care applies to individuals who produce, import, carry, keep, treat, or dispose of controlled waste, as set out in Section 34(7) of the Environmental Protection Act 1990. It states that all organisations should be fully aware of the entire disposal route of the waste they produce and that waste should be transferred to registered carriers and taken to licensed transfer or disposal sites.
Greenleaf Hygiene complies fully with Duty of Care obligations and all relevant legislation.
SPECIAL WASTE:
Following consultations by the Scottish Executive on revised Special Waste Regulations for Scotland in 2003, the Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 came into force on 1 July 2004. Regulations 2, 2A, and 2B provide a full definition of special waste. Simply put, ‘special waste’ is any waste classified as hazardous under Article 1(4) of the Hazardous Waste Directive.
The joint agencies’ guidance entitled “Hazardous Waste – Interpretation of the Definition and Classification of Hazardous Waste” applies to wastes that are classified as ‘special wastes’ in Scotland. This guidance (sometimes referred to as WM2) is available on the SEPA website here.
For ‘special waste’ produced in Scotland, only consignment notes or codes issued by SEPA may be used.
