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Already Property Service has provided this web page for our clients and the publics right to find all relevant information easily and promote knowledge, also to show the concerns of change which may affect the future ways we dispose of our every day waste.

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Legislation Update - What's Happening in April? 

Waste electrical and electronic equipment Regulations 2006.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive)aims to minimise the impact of electrical and electronic goods on the environment, by increasing re-use and recycling and reducing the amount of WEEE going to landfill. It seeks to achieve this by making producers responsible for financing the collection, treatment, and recovery of waste electrical equipment, and by obliging distributors to allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge.

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive was agreed on 13 February 2003, along with the related Directive on Restrictions of the use of certain Hazardous Substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS).

The implementation of the WEEE Directive in the UK has been delayed. It was due to be transposed into Member State legislation by 13 August 2004 and come into force by 13 August 2005.

The UK Regulations implementing the WEEE Directive were laid before Parliament on 12 December 2006 and enter into force on 2 January 2007.

Amending Regulations were laid before Parliament on 11 December 2007 and will enter into force on 1 January 2008. The WEEE (Amendment) Regulations 2007 will clarify how reuse can be counted as part evidence compliance and the recording of WEEE arising. There are no major policy changes. A report is available on the provisions of the WEEE (Amendment)Regulations 2007 and progress on the development of the UK WEEE system (see below).

Non-Statutory Guidance was published on 28 February, revised in August and updated in December 2007. The main changes in the guidance document reflect the amendments to the WEEE Regulations and the chapters relating to scope, reuse, local authorities/DCFs and evidence.

What is WEEE? There are ten categories of WEEE.?

1. Large household appliances
2. Small household appliances
3. IT and telecommunications equipment
4. Consumer equipment
5. Lighting equipment
6. Electrical and electronic tools
7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment
8. Medical devices
9. Monitoring and control equipment
10. Automatic dispensers.

The WEEE Regulations apply to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)in the above categories with a voltage of up to 1000 volts AC or up to 1500 volts DC.

Schedule II of the WEEE Regulations provides a list of products falling within these categories.

Hazardous waste
What is hazardous waste?

Hazardous waste is waste that may be harmful to human health or the environment. Examples of hazardous wastes include:

asbestos
chemical wastes
healthcare wastes
electrical equipment containing hazardous components such as cathode ray tubes or lead solder
fluorescent light tubes
Lead-acid batteries
oily sludges
pesticides
solvents.

The European Waste Catalogue (EWC) contains a list of all types of waste and each waste type is given a six-digit code. Hazardous waste is identified in the EWC with an asterisk (*):some wastes, called 'absolute entries', are always classed as hazardous, for example inorganic wood preservatives, waste paint or varnish remover and wastes from asbestos processing other wastes, called 'mirror entries', are classed as hazardous if they are present in amounts above certain threshold concentrations, for example some wastes containing arsenic or mercury. Your environmental regulator has produced guidance that: will help you determine if your waste is hazardous lists the waste types in the EWC provides advice on classifying and assessing hazardous waste.
http://www.netregs.gov.uk/

How Exeter Counsil manages their waste collections!

Nigel Hillier, Exeter Branch Chairman has been very complimentary about the way Exeter City has made waste recycling accessible to small businesses in an affordable way. Full details are on the link below. http://www.exeter.gov.uk/index.aspx?articleid=7678
If you think your council could be doing more, check out the link and if you like what is on offer in Exeter, push your council to offer the same.

NEW WASTE REGULATIONS - DO YOU KNOW THE RULES?

New Regulations concerning the disposal of business waste came into effect on 31 October 2007. 

The changes will have a profound effect on all small business owners who will have the ultimate responsibility for what happens to their waste.

The FSB is urging members to ensure they are aware of the new rules and to contact  their waste contractors.

The FSB has criticised the lack of publicity surrounding these new regulations and said the Environment Agency must do more to let small businesses know what their obligations are otherwise they could be punished for breaking laws they knew nothing about.

APS, has acted accordingly to the new waste regulations and has taken appropriate action to continue to dispose of our customers waste.

Trade waste legislation

Duty of care waste transfer notes

As of 16 July 2005, every business is legally required to classify their waste in accordance with the european waste catalogue which uses 6 digit codes for each type of waste. By law, the new EU legislation now means that all trade customers must complete their waste transfer notes using these codes. As a registered waste carrier, Plymouth City Council cannot accept your trade waste without this coded declaration.

Trade waste legislation