Hazardous waste includes a wide range of waste types that are likely to cause harm to the environment and human beings. 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.
Because hazardous waste has the potential to harm humans, the environment, or both, it requires particular care. Hazardous waste management, including collection, recycling, and disposal, is governed by increasingly strict regulations, such as the Hazardous Waste Regulations of 2005.
Due to the dangerous nature of hazardous waste, we employ up-to-date equipment to ensure the safe removal and recycling of waste in your homes or offices.
When waste contains compounds or has features that could damage human health or the environment, it is classified as 'hazardous' under environmental legislation. Although some waste can be hazardous to human health, this does not always guarantee it is classified as hazardous waste.
Hazardous wastes are classified based on their biological, chemical, and physical characteristics. These characteristics result in toxic, reactive, ignitable, corrosive, infectious, or radioactive compounds. Toxic wastes are poisonous even in minute or trace concentrations.
| Adhesives | Asbestos |
| Paints | Solvents |
| Lead | Pharmaceutical wastes |
| Used oils | Used shop towels |
| Dental waste | Batteries |
| Inks | Fertilizers |
| Aerosol sprays | Antifreeze |
| Automotive products | Cadmium |
| Cleaners | Electronics |
| Fiberglass | Mercury |
| Metal finishing | Poisons |
| Thinners | Treated wood |
| Motor oil | Syringes |
| Fluorescent bulbs | Brake fluid or print toner |
Equipment with ozone-depleting chemicals, e.g. refrigerator
Components in electrical equipment that could be harmful such as cathode ray tubes - e.g. computer monitors and televisions
Energy-saving light bulbs and fluorescent tubes
Our green credentials don't stop there - up to 99% of your waste will be recycled where possible.
Any London Waste provides waste collection bins that come in a variety of colours for material colour coding. They are explained below:
This is the colour code for biomedical waste of all kinds. Depending on how hazardous the waste is, different containers and disposal methods will be required.
For waste collection, red-coloured, non-chlorinated plastic bags or containers will suffice. For medical hazardous waste disposal, the safest option is to get an on-site steriliser and medical waste shredder.
Due to the nature of this hazardous medical waste, you'll need puncture, leak, and tamper-proof containers. For waste disposal, the situation is similar to that of red-category waste: you'll need a medical waste shredder.
| Amount of waste | Approximate disposal cost |
|---|---|
| Truckload (¼) | £110 |
| Truckload (½) | £170 |
| Truckload (¾) | £230 |
| Truckload (full) | £290 |
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