EA gets tough on waste

Demolition contractors are being warned that the Environment Agency (EA) is taking a very tough line on the strict enforcement of the Hazardous Waste Regulations, with swingeing fines being imposed for failure to comply.
Howard Button, national secretary of the National Federation of Demolition Contractors, said: "I have seen reports of contractors receiving very heavy fines, up to £14,000, for holding an asbestos waste container in the works depot without a waste management licence."
Button said his attention had also been drawn to the fact that the EA is taking an equally strict approach to the policing of firms' record keeping in relation to the movement of special waste.