THE Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 have been amended -effectively increasing the number of acr companies exempt from hazardous waste producer registration.
The key change is that all premises that produce hazardous waste are now exempt from hazardous waste producer registration, if no more than 500kg of hazardous waste is produced in a year.

Waste refrigerant is classified as hazardous waste. Under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, it's an offence to produce hazardous waste at premises, or remove that waste from premises, unless those premises are either registered with us or are exempt.

ACRIB has produced a sample Waste Transfer Note to help the industry fulfil the regulation's obligations when removing waste refrigerant from a client site.

A number of changes were introduced in a review of the Hazardous Waste Regulations, carried out earlier this year. The amendments came into force on April 6.

The regulation's changes currently only affect England. The Welsh Assembly Government is consulting on changes to the Hazardous Waste (Wales) Regulations 2005 and the consultation can be found on the Welsh Assembly government website.

For more details you can view DEFRA's guide to the 2009 Regulations here