Learn more about Hazardous Waste in NW10
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 NW10 7,910 tonnes of hazardous waste is generated in NW10 a year which highlights the importance of proper waste management in the form of hazardous waste collection and disposal. . Hazardous waste is a waste stream that has the potential to be a threat to the publics health or the environment.
In NW10’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 NW10 environment if not managed in the correct way. Other examples, such as cleaning chemicals and fluorescent light tubes from NW10 offices as well as fridges, and paints must all be dealt with properly through an appropriate hazardous waste management scheme in NW10.
Figures from the Environment Agency show that NW10 produced approximately 7,910 tonnes of hazardous waste from hazardous waste disposals compared to almost 5 million tonnes a year in England. Of the 7,910 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 NW10 7,910 tonnes of hazardous waste is generated in NW10 a year which highlights the importance of proper waste management in the form of hazardous waste collection and disposal. . Hazardous waste is a waste stream that has the potential to be a threat to the publics health or the environment.
In NW10’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 NW10 environment if not managed in the correct way. Other examples, such as cleaning chemicals and fluorescent light tubes from NW10 offices as well as fridges, and paints must all be dealt with properly through an appropriate hazardous waste management scheme in NW10.
Figures from the Environment Agency show that NW10 produced approximately 7,910 tonnes of hazardous waste from hazardous waste disposals compared to almost 5 million tonnes a year in England. Of the 7,910 tonnes only 36% was recycled.
Hazardous waste collection and disposal is one of the most important things the waste industry must keep on improving.
