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Liquid Waste and Pollution
News Release from: HAZRED | Subject: HAZRED action plan
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 25 January 2008
Metal finishers can share in HAZRED best
practice
A sector-specific action plan and Best Practice Catalogue designed to help small businesses in the metal finishing sector reduce hazardous waste and save money are now available free from HAZRED
This material is being shared as a result of HAZRED, a three year EU-Life funded project led by the Environment Agency, in partnership with the Scottish Environment Protection Agency, the Irish Environmental Protection Agency, the Welsh Assembly Government, Envirowise, the Groundwork Foundation, SafetyKleen and the Waste Recycling Group Developed by industry and environmental experts, the HAZRED action plans were used as a framework for waste reduction programmes initiated by project participants
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 10 Sep 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The Best Practice Catalogue is a searchable database which brings together examples of best practice from participants, as well as other previously published case studies.
Together these materials could be a valuable resource for companies interested in hazardous waste reduction.
More than 50 companies across six industry sectors took part in the project which saw specialist advisors conduct on-site consultations with participating companies, resulting in a bespoke action plan for hazardous waste reduction.
Collectively the participants identified methods for diverting a significant volume of waste from landfill, as well as securing cost savings.
HAZRED project manager, Anna Pizzi, says: "While the project itself has now closed, businesses EU-wide can still benefit from this information via the project website.
Recent Environment Agency figures revealed that the volume of hazardous waste to landfill in the UK had dropped by 60% since 2004.
But we know that many time-poor small businesses have yet to take action to reduce their hazardous waste.
It is our hope that the HAZRED sector plans will offer an efficient, informative guide to those businesses wanting to now make savings for themselves".
The additional industry sectors which contributed to HAZRED were: speciality organic chemicals, manufacture of machinery and equipment, metal finishing, motor vehicle maintenance and repair and photographic / print processing.
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