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Asbestos

Domestic waste is generally exempt from the provisions of the Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005. However, the 2005 Regulations do apply to asbestos which is also domestic waste.
The Regulations do not impose any obligations on the occupier of the domestic premises. Therefore, domestic asbestos waste can be transported to a HWRC by a member of the public following building work that they have conducted without being consigned. However, where the asbestos waste is produced by a contractor who is engaged by the householder to undertake any construction, modification, repair and maintenance or demolition of his premises, then the Regulations apply to the contractor irrespective of the fact that the asbestos is produced at domestic premises and the waste must be consigned before removal.
Further detail regarding asbestos can be found in the acceptance and storage of HH type waste here and key issues for businesses section here.
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