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Hazardous waste collection

What is hazardous waste?

The Environment Agency says 'Some wastes are harmful to human health or to the environment, either immediately or over an extended period of time. These are called hazardous wastes.'

If your business produces hazardous waste you have a 'duty of care' to make sure it's disposed of properly.

How do I know whether my waste is hazardous?

Your waste will fall into one of the following categories:

• Waste considered to be hazardous under the hazardous waste regulations - for example, lead acid batteries, fluorescent tubes.
• Waste that is not considered to be hazardous - for example, paper, edible oil.
• Waste that needs to be assessed to find out whether it is hazardous or not - for example, ink or paint.

Septic Tanks and Cesspit Emptying

Bridgnorth District Council offers the following services:

Cesspools and septic tanks should normally be emptied at least once a year to avoid problems occurring. The Council provides an emptying service for the following:

Private households

• Cesspool
• Septic Tank
• 48 hour response (additional service for which an additional charge is made)

Commercial Premises

• Domestic type waste only is collected.

This is a pre-payment service and you can arrange a request for septic tank/cess pool emptying by calling the above number. Payment can be made by most major credit cards. Disposal costs are governed by outside organisations and are liable to fluctuate.

For more information please call 01746 713161. You can also request septic tank / cesspool emptying online.