This act places a legal "duty of care" upon you and your organisation to ensure that all waste produced on your premises is correctly managed up to the point of final disposal.

You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that:

Your waste disposal contractors are registered waste carriers

Final disposal is carried out according to the legal requirements, and at a licensed landfill or incineration facility

A full audit trail of documentation is in place

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This states that no items should be flushed that could cause a blockage within a drain or sewer.

As well as public drains your own drains could eaily be very expensive to repair.

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Regulation 21 of the Approved Code of Practice, in the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, advises that:

"in the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings "

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EA - Environment Agency in the UK

EWC Waste Codes - EWC stands for European Waste Catagloue

COSHH - Control of Substances Hazardous to Health

DEFRA - Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs