Waste Management and Legislation

Waste Management is the collection, transport, processing or disposal of waste materials.

The importance of professional waste management lies in meeting stringent legislation.  The Environmental Protection Agency places a legal liability on directors to exercise a duty of care that their company’s waste is stored, transported and disposed of in compliance with the Act.  Liability is personal upon directors and any conviction accompanies individuals when they change jobs.  Penalties are severe; there is a maximum fine of £20,000 or six months imprisonment for each offence.  An individual who has been negligent over an extended period faces the risk of very severe punishment.

For Waste Management Legislation see the link below to “NetRegs”, which is a partnership between the UK environmental regulators and is a website that provides comprehensive and clear web-based guidelines on how to comply with waste management legislation.

http://www.netregs.gov.uk/netregs/legislation/287972/652894/658423/?version=1&lang=_e