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Commercial
waste - clinical waste disposal
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Collection and disposal of clinical waste as
identified in by central government in Safe Disposal
of Clinical Waste (Health Services Advisory Committee
1999). This includes items such as surgical waste,
used syringes, drugs and pharmaceuticals.
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Commercial
waste - collection
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Provision of a regular commercial trade waste
collection from local businesses. Businesses are
required to provide a written description of their
waste and ensure that it is packed in suitable
containers.
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Commercial
waste - disposal sites
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Disposal of commercial waste is the responsibility of
the business owner. The local authority may provide
sites which business may use (for a fee) to dispose
of their waste. If available the authority will
publish details of the location, opening times, terms
and conditions of use and charges for the use of the
sites.
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Commercial
waste - information and advice
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Commercial
waste - skip services
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Provision of council owned skips available for hire
to residents and local businesses for waste disposal.
Skips will be delivered and collected as part of the
hire agreement.
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Commercial
waste - special trade collections
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Any waste generated by a commercial organisation is
the responsibility of the organisation to dispose of
correctly. Advice on how to dispose of waste may be
given by the council (including details of local
organisations who offer waste collection services).
The council may also provide a service which can
arrange for special collections of large amounts of
waste, bulky materials or confidential waste from
commercial premises for a fee.
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Commercial
waste - spillage
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Trade waste must be packed in suitable containers so
that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the
receptacle such that it could cause pollution or harm
to anyone. The local authority should deal with
notifications of spillage of commercial waste.
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Commercial
waste - trade bins
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Provision of bins for the collection of trade waste.
Bins are usually offered in a variety of sizes to
suit the requirements of all local businesses.
Charges are determined by the number and size of bins
required.
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Hazardous
waste collection
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Collection of waste which is of a hazardous nature
and cannot be disposed of through regular household
or business waste collections. This service is
generally available free of charge to residents but
the local authority may charge for commercial
collection.
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Recycling -
composters
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Provision of composters for recycling garden waste.
These may be available to local residents free of
charge or for purchase at a subsidised rate.
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Recycling -
information and advice
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A council may provide local citizens and businesses
with general information about waste, recycling,
greener alternatives, how to reduce waste and provide
access and information about other organisations who
may provide associated services (reducing junk mail,
furniture reselling etc.)
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