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Exemptions

Certain types of premises (e.g. Shops / offices) are exempt from the requirement to register if less than
200kg of hazardous waste are produced per year. 200Kg is equivalent to approximately 500
fluorescent tubes.

Consignment Notes

All transport of hazardous waste must be logged by the use of a consignment note. These consignment
notes must be completed in triplicate and issued to the waste producer, the carrier and to the recipient.
This requirement is required even if the waste is produced and transported by the same person. The
consignment notes have to be kept for three years. All transport of hazardous waste must be delivered
to the consignee promptly and without undue delay.

Each consignment number must have a unique number, the “Consignment note code” – this must be in
a specific format as specified by the Environment Agency.

Enforcement

Any person not complying with these new regulations is subject to a maximum fine of £20,000 or up to
two years imprisonment. For minor offences an investigating officer can impose fixed fines of £300.

How does this affect us?

Hazardous Waste Material

The main hazardous wastes that we deal with are fluorescent lamps and paint / solvents.

Fluorescent tubes and paint are classified as waste if they are no longer going to be used as lights /
paint. If you are taking down a lamp and plan to reuse it as a lamp on another site, this is not waste. If
a paint tin is half full and can be reused, it is not waste, however if it is contaminated or cannot be
reused then it is waste.

Waste Material Code (EWC Code)

All types of hazardous waste have been given a 6 digit code number. This code is used to describe the
waste on the consignment notes.

Examples are:
20-01-21 Fluorescent tubes.
20-01-27 Paint.
20-01-03 Fluorescent tubes mixed with general waste.
16-02-13 Fluorescent tubes mixed other electrical equipment (e.g. an entire fitting with lamps).
16-02-13 Sodium lamps.

A list of all these numbers is in Document 13.2.4 in section 13 of your H&S Manual.