Under the Transport of Dangerous Goods (Safety Advisers) Regulations 1999, a Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) must ensure that an annual report to the employer is prepared on the activities of the employer regarding the transport of dangerous goods. As DGSA's were legally required for businesses transporting dangerous goods (above certain thresholds) from 01 January 2000, the first annual report needs to cover the year 1 January 2000 - 31 December 2000. The employer must keep this report for a minimum period of 5 years.

After discussions in Europe throughout the 1990's, the EC Landfill Directive was finally agreed by the European Parliament on 26 April 1999. This requires UK legislation to be made to bring it into force in the UK by 16 July 2001. A Department of The Environment , Transport and the Regions (DETR) Consultation Paper in October 2000 indicated that this will be brought about by amendments to the Pollution Prevention and Control Regulations 2000 (PPC). Although some industry representatives believe that the timescale is now too tight for that date to be met (especially if a...

Taylor have introduced a total recycling and waste containment system applicable to all clinical facilities - hospitals, health centres, vets and research establishments.

It includes their street furniture Node and Rescape for front of facility, UN approved wheeled steel clinical waste containers, and in addition the clinically approved in-facility waste containers of Newell Rubbermaid with whom they have agreed a strategic alliance and are now offering the entire range of commercial products.

The Taylor System delivers high participation in recycling; diverting eligible waste away from being wrongly disposed of as

Healthcare Sharp Systems has been developed to offer a real alternative to reducing the destruction of plastic one-trip containers.

Healthcare Environmental Services have developed a patented system, which complies with BS & UN testing, The family of four bins have been developed to help customers segregate waste at source and reduce their waste disposal costs.

A safe and fully tested system for cleaning the bins after each use has been developed in conjunction with a unique system for tracking each bin.