Hazardous Waste Regulations to change
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- Published: Thursday, 31 March 2016 07:33
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The BDA has issued advice to its members on changes to the hazardous waste regulations which come into force on April 1, 2016 for practices in England. Two aspects are changing:
- You will no longer need to register your premises with the Environment Agency.
- The format of the unique consignment note code, which appears on every consignment note, will change.
The BDA advises that these changes are part of the government’s attempt to reduce the burden of regulation on small businesses (known as its ‘Red Tape Challenge’).
Registration changes
If you produce or store 500kg or more of hazardous waste per year you will no longer need to register your premises with the Environment Agency from 1 April 2016, but you must continue to have a valid registration until then. These changes only apply to England.
Consignment Note changes
A completed consignment note must accompany hazardous waste when moved from any premises. ?On 1st April 2016, the consignment note and the way you fill it in will change:
- ? ?To accommodate the removal of premises registration, the format of the consignment note code will change on 1 April 2016 regardless of the amount of hazardous waste you produce, store or handle.
- From 1 April 2016, if waste is produced in England, you will need to amend the first six characters of your consignment note code (currently the premises registration number), replacing them with the first six letters or numbers (not symbols) of the business name. The producer should ensure consistent use of the organisation name in this regard.
- ‘EXEMPT’ will no longer be used.
- The second set of characters will continue to be five numbers or letters of your choosing. This may, in a few specified occasions, be followed by an additional letter.
- Please check you are using the correct format of the consignment note number. Legally you are still required to use the current format on consignment notes up until 1 April 2016.
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