by Rebecca | Mar 16, 2021 | Uncategorised
The EA has extended the expiry dates on a number of Regulatory Position Statements issued for the purposes of supporting continued waste operations during COVID restrictions. The extended RPSs are: RPS C1 – Cleansing and PPE waste at a healthcare waste...
by Rebecca | Mar 9, 2021 | Uncategorised
The EA has today published RPS C25 which sets out when you can accept LFD testing waste that has been coded 18 01 04 and 18 01 07 or 20 01 99 without the need to formally vary your Permit. The conditions in the RPS must be followed and written agreement must be...
by Rebecca | Feb 26, 2021 | Uncategorised
The past few years has been a testing time for the healthcare waste industry, especially with the progression of COVID-19 and the need to manage an ever changing landscape regarding the type and volume of waste being generated, its classification, identification and...
by Rebecca | Nov 18, 2020 | Uncategorised
Following the issue of RPS C23 on 18 November, the EA has since published an update to this RPS which sets out when you can incinerate COVID-19 infectious waste at a municipal incinerator without needing to vary your permit to do so. The update amends the RPS by...
by Rebecca | Oct 2, 2020 | Uncategorised
HWMA member, Cromwell Polythene, has (in its Cromwell Plastics Recycling division) extended its capacity to recover and reprocess waste polythene. This follows investment in new machinery and the expansion of its existing polythene recovery service. The collection of...
