Legal Obligations
As more and more environmental legislation is being introduced, businesses of all sizes need to stay informed of relevant regulations.
On this page:
Important Environmental Legislation
This site has information on the following environmental regulations:
Hazardous Waste Regulations - Identifying and properly handling a large range of hazardous materials including fluorescent tubes and batteries.
Duty of Care Regulations - Ensuring that business and industry waste is dealt with in a responsible manner.
Waste Packaging Regulations - Producer responsibility for reducing and recycling the packing they generate.
Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment - Ensuring proper waste treatment and recycling of electronic equipment.
End of Life Vehicles - Ensuring recycling of materials from disused vehicles.
Landfill Directive - Regulations relating to disposal of waste at landfill, including initiatives to reduce biodegradable materials entering landfill and preventing the mixture of hazardous, inert and non-hazardous wastes in landfills.
Legal Definitions of Waste - An introduction to the different categories of waste, as defined in UK and EU legislation.
Oil storage & disposal - Background information and introduction to relevant legislation.
Tyres - New rules prohibit disposal of tyres at landfill since July 2006. Information on alternative uses for waste tyres and how to dispose of tyres with accredited local recyclers through the 'Responsible Recycler Scheme'.
Further Information
Environment Agency and their business site, NetRegs , has information on the legal obligations associated with your industry. In addition to the regulations listed above, this covers regulations on water, air and land pollution.
Lets Recycle.com has up-to-date news and information on environmental legislation.
Oxfordshire Trading Standards provide guidance and advice on a wide range of Trading Standards issues.
UK Environmental Law Association (UKELA) aims, among other objectives, to disseminate information relating to environmental law. For enquiries and referral to an appropriate person, contact the General Secretary:
Dr Christina B T Hill, General Secretary
UKELA
Honeycroft House
Pangbourne Road
Upper Basildon
Berkshire RG8 8LP.
Tel/Fax: 01491 671 631
Environmental Law Foundation (ELF) is a national charity linking communities to legal and technical expertise to prevent damage to the environment. Through its network of members, the Environmental Law Foundation provides people with information and advice on how the law can help resolve environmental problems such as pollution, development and health. You can contact the ELF for initial free advice, and referral for further advice:
ELF, Suite 309 , 16 Baldwins Gardens , Hatton Square , London EC1N 7RJ .
Tel: 0207 404 1030, fax: 0207 404 1032, e-mail: info@elf-net.org
