Waste Management
Learn how to minimise waste, reduce costs and meet your duty of care by implementing the waste hierarchy and related legal compliance.
What you will learn
- Legislation dealing with waste, especially duty of care
- Waste management “hierarchy” and waste minimisation strategies
- Waste classification, controlled waste and management of hazardous wastes
- The packaging waste regulation, WEEE and other producer responsibility regulations
- Waste disposal options
- Vetting waste disposal contractors and complying with duty of care
The course:
- What is waste?
- Types of waste
- Waste management legislation
- Duty of care
- Hazardous waste
- Producer Responsibility
- Landfill regulations
- Waste minimisation
- Auditing the waste management function
Who should attend?
- Senior managers who need an appreciation of environmental legislation dealing with waste and its implications
- Environmental, safety and quality staff who are involved in setting up and maintaining waste management systems
- Technical and production staff who need an appreciation of how to minimise waste at source, maximise waste re-use and recycling and reduce environmental damage