As a local authority (LA), waste management is an integral part of your responsibilities and so forms part of your undertaking under health and safety legislation. The guidance on these web pages is intended to assist you in discharging your legal responsibilities for managing health and safety in waste, recycling and associated environmental services (from here on called 'waste services' or 'service'). The scope of the guidance includes both the procurement process and the subsequent management of the service or contract – whether you provide it in-house or contract it out. http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/services/index.htm