Hazardous Waste
The implementation of Hazardous Waste Regulations and the Landfill Directive has brought about some of the biggest changes in management and hazardous waste disposal in the last 30 years.
Many new wastes are now classed as hazardous waste. And the adoption of more stringent Waste Acceptance Criteria testing has restricted the number of sites able to process certain types of chemical, toxic, hazardous or non-hazardous waste.
Envirogreen works through the complex regulations for you, coming up with the most suitable, cost-effective and compliant hazardous waste and chemical waste disposal solutions.
Our extensive knowledge gives you peace of mind. And we ensure all documentation and licensing is in place.
We operate nationwide from our base in Slough, finding the most appropriate hazardous waste disposal solutions in your area.
What kind of hazardous waste do we dispose of?
Aerosols
Pesticides
Oils
Paints
Solvents
Cylinders
Chemical Waste
Industries we serve with hazardous waste disposal:
Manufacturing
Hazardous by-products like solvents, heavy metals, paints and acids are common to the manufacturing industry. Our hazardous waste disposal service ensures proper handling to protect against environmental contamination, workplace health hazards and legal penalties.
Healthcare
Hospitals, clinics and medical facilities produce sharps, pharmaceutical waste and chemical by-products. When disposed of improperly, these create a risk of infection, injury to healthcare workers and the potential for public health crises.
Automotive
Garage and other vehicle service providers often deal with oil, batteries, antifreeze, solvents and other hazardous fluids. Violating legal requirements for hazardous waste disposal can result in soil and water contamination, fire hazards and hefty fines.
Construction
Both building structures and demolishing them generate hazardous materials like asbestos, lead-based paints, treated wood and silica dust. In addition to environmental damage, these substances can lead to toxic exposure for workers unless correctly disposed of.
Laboratories
Research and diagnostic labs regularly use hazardous chemicals and biological agents. As well as biological contaminations and long-term environmental harm, improper storage and disposal can result in dangerous chemical reactions when these materials interact.
Why choose Envirogreen for hazardous waste disposal?
Full regulatory compliance
Our team ensures all waste is handled, transported and disposed of in line with current legislation, helping you avoid fines and legal issues.
Industry specific expertise
We support a wide range of sectors, offering tailored solutions based on the specific types of hazardous waste you generate.
Environmentally friendly disposal
Wherever possible, we prioritise sustainable methods such as recycling, recovery and treatment to limit environmental impact.
Safe & secure collection
With trained personnel, compliant vehicles and full certification, we ensure secure transport of hazardous materials from your site to disposal facilities.
Documentation & audit trails
After collection, you receive full documentation including consignment notes and waste transfer records to keep you legally compliant and audit-ready.
What happens to your hazardous waste?
Hazardous Landfill
Delivering waste to hazardous landfill is still a viable option for larger quantities and bulk wastes, for example for contaminated soils, as well as for regular homogeneous wastes such as contaminated packaging.
This is now often impractical and uneconomic (as well as a strain on the environment) due to changes in Waste Acceptance Criteria and reductions in capacity.
All waste must be subject to laboratory analysis before acceptance which adds cost pre-disposal.
Incineration
A number of incinerators around the country offer different capabilities. We choose the most appropriate option for your particular waste.
Some can burn non-hazardous waste and clinical waste with energy recovery (some recycling). But most hazardous waste, including all pesticides, requires specialist high-temperature waste incinerators for final destruction.
This is the safest and most effective way of dealing with combustible organic wastes, which are unsuitable for landfill because of their toxicity, flammability or resistance to natural breakdown.
Treatment/Recovery
Most chemical waste is consigned to a treatment and processing plant before going to its final disposal site.
These facilities process wastes appropriately, such as by neutralising acid and basic wastes, denaturing aqueous solutions, and shredding and reducing the volume of packaging.
Low flash point wastes may be recovered for reuse in chem-fuels.
What kind of service do you receive?
✓ All hazardous waste will be collected from your site
✓ All hazardous waste & chemical waste will be properly classified before consignment
✓ All necessary testing and analysis will be arranged
✓ All necessary labels & over packaging materials will be provided
✓ All necessary documentation for hazardous waste disposal will be completed
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Hazardous Waste Collection & disposal FAQs:
Can I dispose of hazardous waste myself?
Hazardous waste disposal involves many complex regulations, safety protocols and documentation trails.
Only a professional hazardous waste disposal service has the expertise, licenses and equipment to handle your hazardous waste safely and legally.
Can I throw small amounts of hazardous waste into a regular bin?
Even tiny quantities of hazardous materials can pose a serious risk to the environment, wildlife and human health.
Regulations require all hazardous waste to be handled separately, even if you only produce a small amount.
Improper disposal can lead to fines and legal actions, as well as shutdowns to allow for thorough investigation.
Is licensed hazardous waste disposal expensive?
Highly toxic, reactive or volatile hazardous waste require specialised handling and disposal technologies. So getting rid of these can be quite costly.
But most businesses can manage costs by properly segregating waste, reducing volume or choosing a cost-effective hazardous waste disposal service like Envirogreen.
Early planning and a compliance-first mindset also help you avoid unnecessary fines.
How do I store hazardous waste before disposal?
Store hazardous waste in its original container, or a durable, leak-proof container of compatible materials if the original container isn’t available.
Clearly label the contents as “Hazardous Waste” with a full list of chemical names and the accumulation start date for regulatory tracking.
Keep these in a secure access-controlled area and contract a local hazardous waste disposal company within Environment Agency or local requirements.