Legislation – Guidance
Are you aware of the waste legislation that applies to your business?
For example, the 'Duty of Care' Regulations apply to all businesses, whatever size, that generate any type of waste, which means that you are obligated!
It requires that all businesses ensure any waste produced is stored, handled, transported and disposed of safely without harming the environment.
Are you complying with the relevant legislation?
The RECAP Business waste – your responsibility leaflet provides a quick reference guide to your responsibilities as a business for the waste that you produce. The purpose of this leaflet is to:
- Provide businesses with knowledge of the Duty of Care regulations
- Ensure producers of business waste are aware of their obligations to pre treat the waste that their business produces
- Help businesses understand their obligations with regards to any hazardous waste their business produces
This resource was developed by the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Waste Partnership, with the support of the Business Resource Efficiency and Waste Programme funding.
On-line information resources and self assessment tools
There are a number of on-line information resources and self assessment tools to help businesses ensure they comply with the current relevant legislation, some examples are:
The self-assessment tool developed by Business Link in collaboration with NetRegs will help you find out what you need to do to comply with environmental legislation. After completing the questions you will receive environmental guidance that is relevant to your business.
NetRegs provides free environmental guidance for small and medium-sized businesses throughout the UK.
Businesses can keep up to date on environmental regulations that affect their business and what they need to do to comply by subscribing to the free environmental legislation Netregs updates monthly email newsletter. Businesses that subscribe to NetRegs updates can save on average £2,600 a year by saving time on keeping up to date with legislation and complying with environmental law.
