Before waste leaves a premises a hazardous
or special waste consignment note must be
generated. These are a legal requirement
and contain information about where waste
has come from, where it is going and who is
moving it.
Extra requirements must also be
met depending on whether the
business produces, stores, collects
or receives waste for recycling or
disposal. These may vary dependent
on location..
Also, the co-disposal of hazardous waste with
non-hazardous waste at the same landfill
site is now prohibited; therefore, businesses
are now required to ensure that their waste
meets Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC).
This means that basic characterisation of
waste at an early stage is essential.