For small business owners managing waste being produced is part of doing the business. It is important from responsible environmental policy perspective as well as from regulatory viewpoint. Having an effective waste management policy should not only be an essential component of how the company performs its tasks and projects, but also serve as a legal safeguard. Legislation is very tight regarding how companies dispose of their waste, and the penalties for failing to dispose of waste appropriately can be heavy. In this post we aim to provide general guidelines for effective waste management with small businesses in mind, with special focus on those that generate clinical detritus.
Your responsibilities with waste
Rubbish, scrap, leftovers, and off-cuts – whatever it’s called, it all comes under the definition of ‘waste’. Once items and materials have no further use to the company it is then their legal obligation – their duty of care – to ensure that it is appropriately disposed of. This includes clinical, commercial, construction, demolition and industrial waste.
