Learn more about Hazardous Waste in EN1
Waste is regarded as hazardous when it has properties or contain substances that make it corrosive, carcinogenic, ecotoxic, flammable, harmful, irritant, infectious, mutagenic, toxic, or an oxidizing agent.
In EN1 3,869 tonnes of hazardous waste is produced in EN1 annually which shows how important it is to collect and dispose of the hazardous waste individually as collectively it adds up to a significant amount.. Hazardous waste is a waste stream that has the potential to be a threat to the publics health or the environment.
In EN1’s workplaces it is used in even the most widely-used stationery; adhesives, printer ink, toner and batteries are regularly used and it is possible that people do not consider them as harmful however all are defined as hazardous waste that could be dangerous to human health and the EN1 environment if not managed in the correct way. Other examples, such as cleaning chemicals and fluorescent light tubes from EN1 offices as well as fridges, and paints must all be dealt with properly through an appropriate hazardous waste management scheme in EN1.
Figures from the Environment Agency show that EN1 produced approximately 3,869 tonnes of hazardous waste from hazardous waste disposals compared to almost 5 million tonnes a year in England. Of the 3,869 tonnes only 36% was recycled.
Hazardous waste collection and disposal is one of the most important things the waste industry must keep on improving.
In EN1 3,869 tonnes of hazardous waste is produced in EN1 annually which shows how important it is to collect and dispose of the hazardous waste individually as collectively it adds up to a significant amount.. Hazardous waste is a waste stream that has the potential to be a threat to the publics health or the environment.
In EN1’s workplaces it is used in even the most widely-used stationery; adhesives, printer ink, toner and batteries are regularly used and it is possible that people do not consider them as harmful however all are defined as hazardous waste that could be dangerous to human health and the EN1 environment if not managed in the correct way. Other examples, such as cleaning chemicals and fluorescent light tubes from EN1 offices as well as fridges, and paints must all be dealt with properly through an appropriate hazardous waste management scheme in EN1.
Figures from the Environment Agency show that EN1 produced approximately 3,869 tonnes of hazardous waste from hazardous waste disposals compared to almost 5 million tonnes a year in England. Of the 3,869 tonnes only 36% was recycled.
Hazardous waste collection and disposal is one of the most important things the waste industry must keep on improving.