The management of household hazardous waste in the United Kingdom.
Waste legislation in the United Kingdom (UK) implements European Union (EU) Directives and Regulations. However, the term used to refer to hazardous waste generated in household or municipal situations, household hazardous waste (HHW), does not occur in UK, or EU, legislation. The EU's Hazardous Waste Directive and European Waste Catalogue are the principal legislation influencing HHW, although the waste categories described are difficult to interpret. Other legislation also have impacts on HHW definition and disposal, some of which will alter current HHW disposal practices, leading to a variety of potential consequences. This paper discusses the issues affecting the management of HHW in the UK, including the apparent absence of a HHW-specific regulatory structure. Policy and regulatory measures that influence HHW management before disposal and after disposal are considered, with particular emphasis placed on disposal to landfill.
Slack
R J
RJ
Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, UK. r.j.slack@cranfield.ac.uk
Gronow
J R
JR
Voulvoulis
N
N
D000397:Air Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000592:standards; D004787:Environmental Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005062:European Union; D006256:Hazardous Waste / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006795:Household Products / Q000032:analysis*; D017745:Incineration; D012722:Sewage; D006113:United Kingdom; D014865:Waste Disposal, Fluid / Q000379:methods*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*; D014876:Water Pollution / Q000517:prevention & control
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D012722:Sewage