A short guide produced by the Environment Agency for householders and contractors on the management of hazardous waste from domestic premises.
This guide highlights that many of the products we use in our homes for cleaning, gardening, vehicle maintenance and even personal hygiene contain dangerous substances and are hazardous waste once discarded. If your local household waste recycling centre or civic amenity site has facilities, the Environment Agency recommends that you separate hazardous waste from other types of waste and take it to your local site. This will ensure that it has the best chance of being recycled.
If, on the other hand, you are a contractor producing hazardous waste at, or collecting hazardous waste from, a domestic premise you have responsibilities under the Hazardous Waste Regulations that are also highlighted by the guide.
For more information, please follow the next link “Domestic households. A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations”
Source: Environment Agency