Hazardous Waste Collections:

EMS can source a compliant and trained service specialist in your area to reduce risk and environmental impacts of hazardous waste collection and disposal.

Hazardous Waste Management is the collection, treatment (and sometimes the identification) of materials deemed as hazardous. Hazardous waste must be handled using specialist teams and equipment to mitigate damage to human and environmental health.

What is hazardous waste?

Hazardous waste covers a wide variety of waste types that can cause environmental or human harm, this covers waste such as acidic and alkaline materials, solvents, liquid waste, batteries, fluorescent tubes, pressurised cylinders, garage waste, oils, adhesives, effluents, and low-level radioactive materials.

When is waste defined as hazardous?

Waste is classified as hazardous if it harms human health or the environment. This can be defined further by the List of Waste (LoW) code, previously referred to as EWC codes, determined by how the waste is produced.