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A risk assessment must be completed before any waste is stored or disposed of on-site.
All hazardous and non-hazardous waste must be stored and disposed of separately.
In England and Wales, office sites generating more than 200 kg of hazardous waste per annum must be registered with the Environment Agency. Non-office sites (e.g. warehouses used for productions) must be registered if they produce any amount of hazardous waste.
Waste must be stored safely and securely to prevent it causing pollution or harm to anyone and disposed of in accordance with the Security Code of Practice.
Liquid wastes including catering waste, waste cooking oil and studio floor paints must be stored and disposed of so as to prevent pollution. Non-hazardous liquid wastes can no longer be disposed in landfill, without being pre-treated.
Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) must be segregated from the general waste stream and disposed of or recycled appropriately.
Registered waste carriers must be used to remove waste from outside broadcasts, locations, events and BBC premises. Non-hazardous solid waste must be pre-treated by the BBC or its nominated waste management company before being disposed in landfill.
Waste transfer notes must provide a suitable description of the waste and must also be retained for two years (non-hazardous) and three years (hazardous).
Any waste management facility where waste is being disposed of must have the correct Waste Management Licence or Pollution Prevention Permit.
The BBC must hold and operate within the requirements of a Waste Broker's licence for all waste management activities it arranges for its tenants.