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- The Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) (Amendment) CHIP Regulations 2005
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- Potential support and solutions for buisness
- Case studies
- Minimising trade abuse at Haverton Hill HWRC
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- Communicating with SMEs
- Accepting SME wastes in West Sussex
- Collecting IT WEEE from business in Scotland
- Distributor Take Back Scheme (WEEE)
- Battery collections
- Hampshire County Council's Waste Acceptance Policy
- Cost of collecting chemicals and other HHW at HWRCs
- Communication with the public on HHW issues
- Corporation of London householder and SME collection
- Dealing with traders at Durham County Council HWRCs
- Fly-tipping
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- Community RePaint
- Case Studies available on external websites
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- Household Hazardous Type Waste Products List
Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders and other compressed gas cylinders may contain significant residual amounts of their original content. Therefore, these containers should be stored in locked cages in the open air.
HSE guidance on small-scale use of LPG in cylinders states that operators of sites storing such containers should:
- keep all cylinders in a safe, well-ventilated place, preferably in the open air, and away from occupied buildings, boundaries and sources of ignition and heat
- make sure the cylinders are properly secured and are kept upright
- ensure that cylinders are kept in areas that are well away from moving vehicles.
To view the guidance on the HSE website follow this link.
Guidance produced by the Liquid Petroleum Gas Association (2004) specifies that LPG cylinders should be separated from other compressed gas cylinders by a distance of three metres. It is also advisable that this guideline should be adhered to regarding the distance between gas cages and other flammable materials containers, and containers for materials that are easily ignitable (e.g. paper and textiles).
In most cases, empty gas bottles are likely to be owned by the manufacturer or supplier of the product that they contain. They are regarded as being hired by the user and may not be classified as waste. Local authorities or their contractors should contact manufacturers or suppliers of gas bottles to establish management and collection arrangements for branded cylinders that are deposited at HWRCs. Unidentifiable gas cylinders will need appropriate treatment and disposal by specialist companies.
WISH has published further guidance on dealing with orphaned gas cylinders
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