Posted By jervis Not sure but i would think you would have to go through borough council !

Posted By Cas Tom From HSG248 - "The Environmental Protection Act classifies construction and demolition waste as 'controlled waste' of which there are two types: Special waste: waste that contains 0.1 % (w/w) or more asbestos non-special waste: waste containing up to 0.1% (w/w)asbestos. All movements of special waste must be consigned in accordance with the requirements of the Special Waste Regulations 1996." A couple of suits used in the manner described and carefully removed and double wrapped in polythene bags could be placed in a general builders waste skip and would be classed as non-special waste, no carriers licence required. I wouldnt use asbestos waste sacks in this instance as this may cause unnecessary alarm somewhere along the line. Couldn't you dispose of the suits along with the contents of the vac? Once full the vac will need to be emptied within an enclosure under negative pressure, to cut along story short this must be done by a licenced asbestos contractor. (w/w) stands for 'weight for weight' in case you didn't know. Hope this helps Cas

Posted By tom johns Thanks Cas We hire the H vac so dont have to empty it I think I might apply for a carriers licence and safely store the bags an ask a removal contractor to dispose of for me. Could you guide me to a link to get a carriers license I have looked but i'm not sure

Posted By Robert K Lewis Cas Apologies 0.1%w/w it is, as clarified in EA document HWR01. However the Special Waste Regulations are superseded by the Hazardous Waste Regulations. There is a duty in these regulations to separate where possible therefore mixing should not deliberately occur. Thus to put the vacuum residue in with the PPE etc would be regarded as a direct breach of this duty. Bob

Posted By Dave Wilson Not quite correct. If you look in the EWC waste booklet Contaminated overalls and filters, rags etc have its own code 15 02 02 with an asterix and therefore are 'Hazardous Waste' and must be treated accordingly. Ie Hazardous Waste Regs apply there would not be enough of these for the CDG and ADR to apply If you want to register as a 'Waste carrier' (this is not a waste licence) then the EA website http://www.environment-a...75883/?version=1&lang=_e costs about &85 for 5 years I think

Posted By tom johns Thanks for the info guys

Posted By Robert K Lewis Cas HWR01 is the number of the DEfRA guidance note number for the Hazardous Waste Regulations. It is explicitly stated in this document and in the regulations that mixing of higher risk waste, eg vacuum dust, with lower risk, eg lightly contaminated overalls, is not permissible. The logic is that the dust is likely to have greater than 0.1% w/w of asbestos although the actual finite weight is lower. The exemption for ACM to be sent to Monocell landfill rather than hazardous waste sites only refers to ACM with asbestos firmly bound in the matrix - by definition almost, coveralls will have dust on the surface ie not firmly bound, hence free asbestos fibres are foreseeable. Bob

Posted By Cas Bob Interesting........... Let me take a little time to digest this new (to me) information before I make further comment. What you said regarding fibres bound in a matrix has put a slightly different slant on this for me. Good point. Cheers Cas

Posted By Dave Wilson Cas, It may be better to send me an email with any Q you may have. But here goes! Asbestos waste is classed as Hazardous Waste, this include used rags, overalls and RPE etc. To move ANY waste on the highway you need to register with the Environment agency (£85 for 5 years. Asbestos waste which is 'Hazardous Waste' is also classed as 'Dangerous Goods' and therefore the CDG/ADR applies. However the requirements of CDG/ADR do not apply if Transporting Less than 1000kg of White asbetso or 333kg of Blue / Brown Asbestos, however by way of something called Special Provision 168 (SP168 for you DGSA) means that the DG/ADR does NOT apply to BONDED Asbestos. So 3 ton Asbestos Cement sheet Haz Waste but not DG 1/2 Ton AIB Haz Waste & DG