Business still baffled by WAC, claims laboratory
Bodycote Health Sciences have claimed that many companies are still confused by the concept of waste classification and compliance testing — part of the new Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) that came into force in July 2005.
‘We have found that there is confusion about the characteristics of waste being produced along with its short- and long-term leaching behaviour and the testing that needs to take place to determine the acceptability of the waste at a particular landfill,’ said Alex Hardie, divisional director.
Bodycote have upgraded facilities at their Glasgow laboratory to meet increased demand from waste producers and landfill operators. They have installed new Gerhardt Laboshake machines that speed up leachate preparation and are now able to process up to 48 samples in a 24h period, with clients receiving WAC test results within 10 working days.
The WAC sets out the standards that waste must meet to be accepted at one of three classes of landfill — inert, hazardous or non-hazardous. The regulations have been introduced to help harmonize waste disposal across the EU.
Bodycote have also produced a guide to WAC presentation for clients, which is designed to clarify the legislation.
‘We have found that there is confusion about the characteristics of waste being produced along with its short- and long-term leaching behaviour and the testing that needs to take place to determine the acceptability of the waste at a particular landfill,’ said Alex Hardie, divisional director.
Bodycote have upgraded facilities at their Glasgow laboratory to meet increased demand from waste producers and landfill operators. They have installed new Gerhardt Laboshake machines that speed up leachate preparation and are now able to process up to 48 samples in a 24h period, with clients receiving WAC test results within 10 working days.
The WAC sets out the standards that waste must meet to be accepted at one of three classes of landfill — inert, hazardous or non-hazardous. The regulations have been introduced to help harmonize waste disposal across the EU.
Bodycote have also produced a guide to WAC presentation for clients, which is designed to clarify the legislation.
