Tips & Resources
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Guides - Pre Treatment Regulations
The pre-treatment regulations were drafted to reduce the amount of waste being disposed in landfill sites, and to increase the amount of waste being recycled and reused This in turn will help protect the environment by reducing harmful landfills and reducing energy from manufacturing virgin products. The regulations state that all waste produced by your company must be pre-treated before it is transported to landfill. Failure to do so can result in fines and / or prison sentences, depending on the severity.
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Guides - Skip Hire Guide
This skip hire guide details the process of ordering a skip from Network Waste Solutions for either residential or commercial use. From reading this guide, you will be able to hire and use a skip to its full potential, and ensure that your skip hire experience is a pleasant one.
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Guides - Duty of Care
Waste legislation is in place to ensure that waste is disposed of properly for the protection of the environment. The Duty of Care is a set of regulations which are applicable for all businesses producing waste. You are legally responsible for ensuring that the waste your business produces, stores, transports and disposes is done so without causing harm to the environment. Failure to do so will often result in hefty fines and / or prison sentences depending on severity. It is therefore essential for you and your business to comply with the waste duty of care rules.
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Guides - The WEEE Directive
The Regulations - The EU Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment aims to deliver a more sustainable approach to managing electrical and electronic waste by increasing the volume of material recycled and reducing the amount sent to landfill.
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Guides - Packaging Presentation
Raw material manufacturing is the production of raw materials that are subsequently made into packaging.
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Guides - Animal By-products Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002
Regulation (EC) No 1774/2002 lays down "health rules concerning animal by-products not intended for human consumption". The Regulation came into force on 1 May 2003. The purpose of the legislation is to safeguard public and human health and ensure the safe disposal (which includes collection, transport, storage, handling, processing and use) of animal by-products.
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Guides - Landfill Directive
The Landfill Directive on Hazardous Waste - Management of hazardous waste following the ban on co-disposal of hazardous and nonhazardous wastes at landfills
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Success Stories - 4Delivery Ltd award Waste Contract to Network Waste Solutions
4Delivery Ltd has announced that their waste contract on AMP 5 and the £300m new Peacehaven project will be undertaken by Network Waste Solutions.
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Success Stories - Network Waste Solutions wins Rainbow International's Waste Management contract
Damage Management company Rainbow International, has joined forces with Network Waste Solutions to utilise its cutting-edge waste management services for all Rainbow branches throughout the UK.
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Success Stories - Case Study: General Waste Reduction and Recycling
One of the main problems with waste management is the disposal of general waste. Initial consultations will often reveal that nearly all waste is disposed as general waste and taken to landfill sites. Not only does this pose environmental issues with waste not being recycled, but can also prove financially inefficient. This is where Network Waste Solutions come in—two of our key aims are to dispose of waste more efficiently, and to make financial savings in the process.
