Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012: Difference between revisions
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CWR 2012 introduces disposal charges to some non-domestic household waste producers and some premises formerly classified as producers of household waste are now identified as producers of commercial waste. | CWR 2012 introduces disposal charges to some non-domestic household waste producers and some premises formerly classified as producers of household waste are now identified as producers of commercial waste. | ||
CWR 2015 also provides a new definition of | CWR 2015 also provides a new definition of [[Clinical Waste]] (also sometimes termed [[Healthcare Waste]]) as waste from a healthcare activity (including veterinary healthcare) that: | ||
a) Contains viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in humans or other living organisms, | a) Contains viable micro-organisms or their toxins which are known or reliably believed to cause disease in humans or other living organisms, | ||
b) Contains or is contaminated with a medicine that contains a biologically active pharmaceutical agent, or | b) Contains or is contaminated with a medicine that contains a biologically active pharmaceutical agent, or | ||