Hazardous Waste Consignee Returns
Message from the EA.
Following changes in July, hazardous waste consignee returns for Q3 (July-September) should be made using the new hazardous properties. To support members make the transition resulting from these legal changes to waste classification, we suggest submitting consignee returns using the new hazardous properties as follows:
- Batteries previously H4, H5, H7 H8, H10, H14 now HP4 HP5, HP7 HP8, HP10, HP14
- Undepolluted ELVs with hazardous components were previously H1, H3A, H4, H5, H7, H6, H8, H10, H12, H14 now HP1, HP3, HP4, HP5, HP7, HP6, HP8, HP10, HP12, HP14.
This is an interim position until the end of 2015/16 covering quarterly returns in Q3 & Q4 of 2015 and Q1 of 2016. During this period we will provide some technical support to ensure your members understand the full classification of ELV and associated wastes. This is part of our preparatory work for the depollution campaign (starting in April 2016) where we will be doing detailed checks to ensure that ELVs, batteries and other hazardous waste is correctly classified on the consignment notes and the consignee return reflects them.
In the meantime further guidance on characterisation of hazardous waste is in WM3 which can be found using the following link - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-classification-technical-guidance
