Hazardous Wastes Laboratory chemicals Flammable Solvents Chlorinated Solvents Organic Chemical waste Inorganic Chemical Waste Oils - engine Oils - hydraulic Oils - soluble Paints Inks Surfactants Contaminated liquids & solids ... many more types – please enquire	Since July 2005 the Hazardous Waste Regulations have been in place, resulting in increasing types of waste being classified as hazardous. The new Hazardous Waste Regulations require any site that produces hazardous waste to pre-register their site with the Environment Agency. For assistance with registration contact Solvwaste Environmental Ltd Customer Services on 01202 840084 Solvwaste Environmental Ltd can deal with a wide variety of hazardous wastes and can assist you with your hazardous waste disposal needs. Volume is no object, as we can pick up small packs, 25 litre containers, drums, 1000 litre IBC’s or bulk loads. We can provide a full audit trail, allowing our customers full peace of mind regarding their Duty of Care.
Let Solvwaste Environmental solve your hazardous waste disposal concerns.
The Haz-Box Service Many “everyday” waste items are classified as hazardous waste, and must not be deposited in general waste containers. Solvwaste Environmental Ltd. is working in partnership with Grundon Waste Management to provide the Haz-Box Service, which is specifically designed for businesses that produce low volumes of hazardous waste. The Haz-Box service ensures legislative compliance that is straightforward and cost effective. We supply you with 55 litre lidded red plastic boxes for the storage of your small mixed hazardous wastes. Your Haz-Box will be emptied on a pre-determined collection schedule (fortnightly, four weekly or quarterly). A smaller blue box is available for the collection of lithium batteries. Any combination of the following hazardous wastes can be placed within the Haz-Box (Individual items must be 5 litre/kg or less): Aerosols | Most Batteries | Toners | Adhesives | Acid | Descalers | Oil Filters | Caustic Soda | Photochemicals | Oil Tins | Resins | Solvents | Paints | Thinners | Cleaning Chemicals | Contaminated Rags, Wipes and Absorbents We can collect larger items, for further information contact Solvwaste Environmental Ltd. on Tel: 01202 840084 or email solvwaste@iswgroup.co.uk.

Used Fluorescent Lamp Recycling (click here to view case study)

These days everyone is becoming more aware of the importance of recycling and acting in an environmentally responsible manner. Each year, the UK generates about 100 million tonnes of waste from households, commerce and industry. Most of this ends up in landfill where the biodegradable part generates methane (a potent greenhouse gas), toxic materials may leach out and valuable energy is used in extracting and processing new raw materials.

It is thought that there are more than 100 million fluorescent and highway lamps used in the United Kingdom each year. The mercury from only one fluorescent tube can contaminate up to 30,000 litres of water beyond a safe standard for drinking, and up until recently over 3,100 tonnes of waste has been landfilled each year.

Recycling your used fluorescent and sodium lamps will divert large quantities of hazardous mercury from landfill and prevent its potential escape into our land and water supplies. Once in the environment, mercury can cause serious water pollution, and is readily taken up by fish, plants and crops causing bioaccumulation in foods in the human diet.

Unlike basic recycling or 'lamp disposal', offered by some of our competitors, Solvwaste Environmental Ltd ensures 100% of the lamp is recycled, by using a company with an in-house distillation process. This process involves separating the individual components of Fluorescent tubes and other discharge lamps and recovering them for recycling or re-use in a variety of industries.

Remember - an employee attempting to dispose of a Fluorescent Tube in a skip, not only condemns the whole skip as Hazardous Waste, with costly consequences of its safe disposal, but would also be exposed to the potential dangers of broken glass and also the inhalation of small amounts of toxic materials released as dust and vapour.

Solvwaste Environmental Ltd offer a used lamp recycling service, and will ensure 100% of your used fluorescent and sodium lamps are recycled, preventing glass, aluminium, lead, cadmium and mercury from being landfilled.

One-Stop-Shop Waste Management(click hereto view case study)

Resource in companies can be stretched and hence not able to provide the control necessary in dealing with the management of waste stream that are produced. Solvwaste Environmental can provide a total package to manage all of your waste streams.

Benefits to companies is dealing with one organisation for ALL waste management activities.

For more information or if you require a site visit in relation to any of our waste management activities please do not hesitate to contact us.

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE Recovery)

Electrical and electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. Around 1.8 million tonnes are generated every year.

January 2007 saw the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, which aim to:-

• reduce waste from electrical and electronic equipment
• encourage the separate collection of WEEE
• encourage treatment, reuse, recovery, recycling and sound environmental disposal of WEEE
• make producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their products
• improve the environmental performance of all those involved during the lifecycle of EEE.

All businesses that use electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) must comply with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations. This includes all domestic or household EEE that you may use on your premises.

Businesses must ensure they give their WEEE to a registered waste carrier or other approved person, ensure the waste is accompanied by a waste transfer note or hazardous waste consignment note (as appropriate) and taken to a suitable facility to be treated and recycled. Businesses must also obtain and keep proof that the WEEE was given to a waste management business, and was treated and disposed of in an environmentally sound way.

Solvwaste Environmental Ltd are able to remove all your waste electrical and electronic equipment for WEEE recovery including PCs, monitors, printers, photocopiers, kettles, microwaves etc. All WEEE waste is refurbished, recycled or dismantled for the recovery of parts. We provide customers with all the appropriate paperwork to prove compliance with the WEEE Regulations.