The Healthcare Waste and Resources Research Group
1. New EU standards for waste treatment announced
New emissions and efficiency standards will help national authorities to lower the environmental impact of the largest waste treatment installations in the EU, dealing with both hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
The new specifications are the result of a review of the Best Available Techniques (BAT) Reference Document (BREF) for Waste Treatment. The review’s BAT conclusions were published in the Official Journal of the EU.
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2. Workshop on waste classification
The Group will be hosting a workshop on waste classification on the 15th November 2018, in Sheffield. For more details and to book, click here here
3. Material quality for MRFs in England hits a low point
The volume of target materials received at England’s materials recycling facilities (MRFs) for the first quarter of 2018 was the lowest recorded since reporting began.
In total, 84.9% of material received was target material, which is marginally lower than the 85.6% for Q4 2017 (see letsrecycle.com story), and the lowest percentage of target material per quarter since reporting began in 2014.
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4. Some 31 new EU chemical exposure limits adopted into UK COSHH regulations
An amendment to an EU Directive that introduces new workplace exposure limits for 31 chemicals and gases has now been adopted into UK law with the inclusion of the new UK limits in an update to the HSE’s EH40/2005.
EH40 is the official reference document on Workplace Exposure Limits (WELs) to be used alongside the COSHH Regulations 2002 (as amended).
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5. Free entry for the Clean Growth Innovation Summit
The Clean Growth Innovation Summit takes place on 16 October and forms part of the BEIS-led Green Great Britain Week, taking place during the week commencing 15 October. The week will include high profile policy announcements, events and media activity across the UK designed to highlight the scale of the opportunities to reduce emissions, grow a low-carbon economy and improve quality of life as part of the Industrial Strategy.
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