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Wood28983  
#1 Posted : 20 October 2010 11:37:41(UTC)
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Wood28983
This is one for all the licensed absestos contractors out there. I'm asking just out of curiosity rather than any work related reason. How is asbestos that is removed by a licensed contractor disposed off? I know all about it getting double-bagged, transported to licensed sites etc but where does it ultimately end up. Does it just end up in landfill or go to special, sealed landfill sites or what.
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bob youel  
#2 Posted : 20 October 2010 12:17:23(UTC)
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W please define what you mean by 'licensed' contractor as licensed under the asbestos regs [H&S law] is not the same as licensed under environmental nor transportation law
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bod212  
#3 Posted : 20 October 2010 12:41:48(UTC)
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Asbestos removed by a Licensed Asbestos Removal Contractor (LARC) has to be taken by a Licensed Carrier to a waste facility that is Licensed by EA/ SEPA to receive that category of waste. So yes, it does go to landfill but only ones that are licensed to accept asbestos waste. The waste is buried in dedicated zones or 'pods' (my terminology). Someone with a greater level of expertise in waste management will no doubt elaborate on this.
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chas  
#4 Posted : 20 October 2010 14:46:36(UTC)
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chas
Some time ago (in the days of the LWRA) I was involved in doing some personal monitoring of operatives working at a very large landfill site in Essex where they took asbestos waste. The operatives were appropriately 'suited and booted' and the waste was taken in the sealed skips to a specific part of the tip, the skip was opened and the bagged waste tipped out/removed whilst a water spray was applied to the work area. When the skip was emptied, it was hosed down and the waste was immediately covered over with clay/earth. Surprisingly for some observers the personal samples were well within the control limits of the day and background samples taken around the work area were remarkably low.
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Wood28983  
#5 Posted : 21 October 2010 09:43:23(UTC)
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Wood28983
Thanks for the answers - just what I was wanting. Presumably some sort of controls must be in place to prevent accidental disturbance of these 'pods'.
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Chris99  
#6 Posted : 22 October 2010 11:03:24(UTC)
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An interesting article on this is on page 35 of ARCA's latest magazine - available free here: http://www.yudu.com/search?query=arca Issue 70, 4th from the left.
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Wood28983  
#7 Posted : 22 October 2010 11:33:05(UTC)
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Thanks Chris. That is a really interesting article and completely answers my query.
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