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Clinical Waste Environmental Regulations & Laws
Environmental regulations and laws in the UK impacts how you manage your clinical waste
Stringent environmental regulations and laws in the UK regulates safe clinical waste disposal. Public policy and legislation also backs it up by focusing on a comprehensive approach to managing waste with the twin goals of safeguarding health and protecting the environment.
Clinical waste management compliance means understanding and applying the environmental regulations at each stage of the process: collection, treatment and disposal. The responsibility remains with the producer of the waste to make sure this is the case.
Environmental regulations and laws provide an Environmental waste management policy. The policy states that you need to have in place appropriate steps for monitoring your compliance procedures throughout the clinical waste life-cycle. Where can you turn for help in meeting this obligation? Initial medical services is ready to provide expert advice and assistance whenever you need it.
Click on the links below to learn about:
- Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994
- Strict controls on the handling and storage of waste.
- Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005
- Focusing on materials dangerous to health and the environment.
- Our Environmental Policy Statement
- Read more on our commitment to protecting the environment.
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Obligations for waste collection, disposal and treatment.
- Waste Management Duty of Care
- Critical responsibilities for waste producers.
- Clinical Waste Definition and Assessment
- Advice on a complex topic.
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