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Waste Management Manual
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Contents
1 Purpose 5
2 Scope 5
3 Reference Documentation 5
4 Definitions 5
5 How to Use this Manual 7
6 Legal Requirements 7
6.1 Waste Offences 7
6.2 Duty of Care 8
6.3 Keep Waste Safe and Secure: 8
6.4 Provide a Written Description of the Waste –Waste Transfer Note 8
6.5 Ensure the Person you Give Waste to is Licensed to Take It 9
7 Hazardous Waste 10
7.1 What is Hazardous Waste? 10
7.2 Notification of Hazardous Waste Arisings on the Network Rail
Infrastructure (England and Wales only) 10
7.3 Management Issues 14
7.4 Health and Safety - Handling of Hazardous Wastes 14
7.5 The Consignment of Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) 14
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7.6 The Special Waste Consignment Note (Scotland only) 18
7.7 Assessing Hazardous Wastes 20
7.8 Pre-treatment Requirement 20
7.9 Waste Acceptance Criteria 20
7.10 Responsibilities of Each Party for Waste Transfer 21
8 Waste Exemptions 22
9 Frequently Asked Questions 24
9.1 What is Waste? 24
9.2 What is Hazardous Waste? 24
9.3 What is Clinical Waste? 24
9.4 What is My Responsibility if I am Storing Waste? 25
9.5 What is my Responsibility if I am Organising the Removal of Waste? 25
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9.6 What are Waste Management Licensing Exemptions? 25

9.7 What is and Where can I find the European Waste Catalogue (EWC)
Codes? 25
10 Information Tables 26
11 Auditing and Monitoring of Wastes 80
11.1 Auditing 80
11.2 Waste Reduction, Recovery and Management Options Monitoring
Sheet 81
11.3 Monitoring 83
12 Activity Table: Some Rail Activities and Their Wastes 87
13 Index 87
Appendix A Waste Legislation 89
Appendix B Network Rail Consignment Note 92
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1 Purpose
This Manual provides a toolkit to help Network Rail comply with waste legislation and
to outline best practice for waste management.
• It clearly outlines obligations under UK law.
• It gives details on managing specific waste streams.
2 Scope
This document applies to any one in Network Rail or working on their behalf who is
producing, holding, consigning, or acting as a waste broker for controlled waste.
3 Reference Documentation
Environment Policy On Knowledge Hub / Connect

NR/CS/ENV/001 Environment Management Standard
NR/SP/ENV/002 Specification for environment risk management
4 Definitions
Waste
Waste is any substance or object that a producer or holder discards, intends to
discard or is required to discard.
Waste arises when something is no longer fit for purpose, when it has no further use
or value, and the item is discarded as waste. When wastes are disposed of
carelessly, substances that the waste may be composed of may contaminate air,
land and water leading to adverse impacts on flora and fauna and can also affect
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human health and interfere with human activities.
Also, minimising waste through effective resource utilisation strategies will save
money, through reduction of money spent on new equipment or materials and
reduced disposal costs. Recycling saves money through avoiding landfill tax,
reducing the need for raw material extraction and reducing pollution associated with
landfill or incineration. The principles of reduce, reuse recycle are often used to
describe a sustainable strategy for resource and waste management.
Network Rail is a waste producer, waste carrier and broker, and waste manager.
Controlled waste
Waste arising from a household, industrial or commercial waste and does not include
waste from mines and quarries or from agricultural premises.
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Hazardous waste
A waste is hazardous if it is included in the Hazardous Waste List and it displays one
of the 14 categories listed in Annex III to the Hazardous Waste Directive (HWD);
e.g., toxic, corrosive or dangerous to the environment.
Note: In this document, the term hazardous waste is used when the requirements
are applicable to both England/Wales and Scotland.
Special Waste
The term used in Scotland for hazardous waste.
Waste producer or holder is the person that decides:

A material or product has no further use, or the material can no longer be used as is
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without treatment, and decides to discard it.
Waste carrier is the person or organisation that is:

Licensed by the Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) or the
Environment Agency for the transfer of waste by road or rail from the producer’s site
to a waste management facility or other licensed intermediary facility.
Waste broker is a person that is:

Licensed to make arrangements for the transfer of waste from a waste producer to a
waste management facility
Consignor:
The person that causes the waste to be removed from a premises (site or location) –
this could be the waste producer, waste holder or a third party.
Consignee:
The person at a waste management facility who receives the waste as a result of it
being transferred by a waste carrier. The consignee must check that the waste
received is in accordance with the conditions of the waste management license or
PPC permit.
Waste transfer
The physical movement of waste by vehicle or train by a waste carrier.
Waste transfer note:

Te written description that must accompany all non-hazardous or inert waste if
moved or transferred.
Consignment note:
The written description that must accompany all hazardous waste if moved or
transferred.
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5 How to Use this Handbook
Section 6: Duty of Care READ THIS SECTION FIRST
This section outlines the legal obligations that apply to all waste management
activities.
Section 7: Hazardous Waste
Read this to find out the legal requirements for transferring, storing and treating
hazardous waste and how hazardous waste is identified.
Section 8: Waste Exemptions
All activities that deposit, dispose or recover waste require a waste management
license; however there are some activities that are excluded or exempt from this
requirement. This section provides information on the types of activities and waste
exemptions applicable to Network Rail.
Section 9: Frequently Asked Questions
This section gives information on questions that are frequently asked regarding
waste and waste management.
Section 10: Tables Pages (Alphabetical)
These give information on storing and disposing different types of waste. To use
these sections, look up the type of waste in the Index (Section 13: Page 87). There
is also an activity index (Section 12: Page 86) where wastes are listed by activity.
Section 11: Auditing and Monitoring of Wastes
This section is designed to assisting in compiling information necessary for

regulatory compliance as well as to monitor the production and waste management
hierarchy in order to improve environmental performance.
Section 12: Activity Table
This section lists contact details relevant to waste.
6 Legal Requirements
The sections below highlight the key legal requirements associated with the
production and management of waste. A more detailed listing of waste legislation is
given in Appendix A.
6.1 Waste Offences

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The Environmental Protection Act 1990 made it a criminal offence to:
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• Actually or knowingly permit the deposit of WASTE in or on any land

without a Waste Management Licence.
• Actually or knowingly permit WASTE to be treated, kept or disposed
of in or on any land without a Waste Management Licence.
• Treat, keep or dispose of WASTE in a manner likely to cause
pollution of the environment or harm to human health.
Penalties for these offences will include:
• On summary conviction - maximum £20,000 fine and/or 6 months

imprisonment.
• On conviction on indictment - unlimited fine and/or maximum 2 years
imprisonment. (For Hazardous Waste offences - maximum 5 years
imprisonment).
• Penalties for flytipping in England and Wales under the Clean
Neighbourhood and Environment Act 2005 - maximum £50,000 fine
with up to 5 year in prison.
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• Breaches of the Duty of Care are punishable by an unlimited fine.
6.2 Duty of Care
It is everyone’s legal duty as a waste producer to:
• keep waste safe and secure

• provide a written description of the waste when it is transferred to a
different company
• ensure the person you give waste to is licensed to take it.
6.3 Keep Waste Safe and Secure:
This means that waste must be stored and contained so that it cannot escape,
and covered where necessary to prevent rain water falling on it; corroding
containers and causing pollution. Further advice is given in Section 10:
Information Tables.
6.4 Provide a Written Description of the Waste –Waste Transfer Note
All waste must have a written description that accompanies it. The waste
transfer note must have the following details:
• Waste description (See Section 10: Information Tables)

• Date
• Waste quantity
• European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code (See Section 10:
Information Tables)
• Network Rail address and signature of a Network Rail employee
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• Name and address of company taking the waste away, their WASTE
CARRIER’S LICENCE NUMBER and a signature of their employee.
Waste transfer notes come in all shapes and sizes, and are usually provided by
the contractor who takes the waste away. Check that all the information listed
above is accurately recorded on the note.
• Waste Transfer Notes are only used for inert waste or non-
hazardous wastes
• Waste Consignment Notes must be used for hazardous wastes
(see Section 7)
If there is a repeated removal of the same waste from the same site to the
same place, an ANNUAL WASTE TRANSFER note may be used. However
some waste management contractors may not utilise this facility.
Some sites may be exempt from waste management licensing because they
recycle particular waste types. Others may be licensed due to the quantity,
activity and types of wastes processed at the site.
Waste transfer notes are a legal record and must be kept for two (2) years.
6.5 Ensure the Person you Give Waste to is Licensed to Take It
A waste carrier’s licence is issued by the Environment Agency and is valid for
three years. Anyone who transfers other’s waste must have a waste carrier’s
license. Transferring waste means moving the waste from one site to another
by road, rail or air. A producer may carry their own waste without needing to
register unless they are carrying construction or demolition waste which then
needs to be registered.
The freight train operators collecting wastes will have waste carrier licenses.
All companies we use to take waste away must have a valid waste carrier’s
license. Please note: Network Rail is a registered carrier (TNE/374063/CB) for
the transfer of construction and demolition waste and is also licensed as waste
broker and able to make arrangements for the transfer of wastes.
A waste carrier’s license can be withdrawn from any carrier for breaches of the
regulations at any time, so it is important to make systematic and regular
checks. It may be necessary to check out the waste carrier or the site that the
waste is taken to by the carrier. This may be required when using a new waste
carrier or when you might have concerns about the waste carrier. This can be
done by ringing the Environment Agency or SEPA with the details provided by
the carrier or by visiting the waste site and checking out the sites waste
management license status. The Environment Agency will be able to confirm
the current status of the carrier and the waste site.
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It is also Network Rail’s responsibility to check that the site where the waste is
going is licensed under the Waste Management Regulations 1984 to take it. If
you have any doubts at all, contact your local Environmental Specialist.
7 Hazardous Waste
7.1 What is Hazardous Waste?
Hazardous waste is a dangerous material or material contaminated with

dangerous substances that could subject persons, animals or plants to a
material risk of death, injury or impairment of health, or could threaten pollution
or contamination of any controlled water (surface or groundwater).
To find out if a waste is Hazardous:
1. Look it up in the waste tables in Section 10: Information Tables of

this manual and see what it says. If the waste is listed in these
tables, the European Waste Code and the waste description will be
given. In most cases, if the waste is hazardous (coloured red in the
tables), hazard code(s) will be given. If the waste may be hazardous
(coloured blue in the tables) the waste will be hazardous if it contains
dangerous substances above a certain level. In such cases, a
chemical analysis may be required to confirm if the waste is
hazardous (See Section 7.8 below).
2. If it is not listed in the Section 10 tables and you know what it is,
obtain and check the product or material safety data sheet (MSDS)
that should have been provided by the material supplier (telephone
the supplier for a copy, if necessary). Information about the hazards
and the correct disposal should be given on this data sheet. The
European Waste Code and a waste description should also be
provided. If in doubt ask for help from your local Environmental
Specialist.
3. If you don’t know what it is, the waste will need to be tested and
assessed before it is removed. Please refer to your Environment
Specialist for help if this situation ever arises.
4. Check the packaging that the waste was originally supplied in for
hazard labels. As a general rule, if the package has an orange
hazard label on it, the material will be hazardous waste. Use your
Environment Specialist to confirm the hazard, waste description and
European Waste Catalogue code. If you get it wrong, you could end
up in court with a criminal conviction.
7.2 Notification of Hazardous Waste Arisings on the Network Rail

Infrastructure (England and Wales only)
In general, all sites producing or storing any amount of hazardous wastes in

any period of one year must register (notify) the site with the Environment
Agency. Each notification must be renewed annually if any hazardous waste
will be produced or stored during the course of the 12-month period.
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For wastes arising on the rail infrastructure, all associated rail depots in
England and Wales will be notified by Network Rail and will have a unique
reference number known as a “premises code”. This reference number will be
used to provide evidence of site notification as required by the regulations and
will be written onto the consignment notes used for the transfer of hazardous
wastes to waste management facilities. You will not be able to remove any
hazardous waste unless the depot has a premises code.
The Environment Agency will issue an alpha numeric registration number for
the premises code. This will have the general form of XYZ123. This number
will also form part of the consignment note code.
Contractors and lessees within depots, railway stations, and on Network Rail
infrastructure, unless exempt by the provisions of the regulations, will need to
notify their premises with the Environment Agency.
If a contractor or lessee of property chooses or needs to remove hazardous

wastes arisings from the Network Rail infrastructure by road, hazardous wastes
that is not to be consigned through a depot (therefore no premises code), then
the contractor or lessee will need, unless an exemption applies, to obtain a
premises code. The contractor and/or lessee will need to notify the
Environment Agency with details of the location of the waste arisings and/or
their premises in order to provide a “premises code” – See mobile provisions
below.
Under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, hazardous wastes can only be
taken and transferred from notified or exempt sites (e.g. shops, offices,
hospitals, etc) by waste carriers. Offices and in some cases other premises
producing less than 200kg of hazardous wastes per annum do not need to
notify with the Environment Agency and may treat their hazardous wastes
under the mobile provisions of the regulations.
The notification provision does not apply if the waste arises in Scotland and is
transferred to England.
7.2.1 Mobile Provisions
These provisions allow a mobile operator that produces small amounts of

hazardous waste (less than 200kg at one site over a 12 month period)
from visiting a number of premises that they don’t occupy or own to
register their main operating premises instead of each site visited.
However, if any of the sites visited by the contractor exceed 200kg of

hazardous in any 12 month period. The site(s) of collection that exceed
this limit will need to be notified with the Environment Agency.
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7.2.2 Trackside wastes
Where hazardous waste is generated at trackside, the wastes will need

to be consigned through the nearest depot for treatment, recovery or
disposal so that the “premises code” of the depot can be used. If the
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waste is transferred off the rail infrastructure and directly by the public
highway (i.e. not through a depot or use of the depot premises code), the
location of the source of the hazardous will need to be notified to the
Environment Agency before the waste is removed.
Small quantities (less than 200kg/12-month period) of hazardous wastes

(such as oils from transformers) picked up from the trackside by a
contractor can be treated under the mobile provisions of the Hazardous
Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005 by a service contractor.
The premises from which the service contractor operates will need to be
notified.
If a piece of equipment such as a transformer or batteries are removed

for repair, spares or tested for viability or reuse and returned by a service
contractor, the wastes would arise at the site where the repairs were
carried out. Therefore, it would be the service companies responsibility to
notify their own site and use this as the premises code for the disposal,
treatment or recovery of any hazardous waste arising.
7.2.3 Ballast wastes
Hazardous ballast wastes will be consigned with reference to the

“premises code” of the notified train marshalling yard that the possession
comes from or passes through immediately after the loading of the
hazardous ballast wastes. During maintenance activities if small
quantities of contaminated ballast are generated, the premises code of
the relevant depot should be used to consign the hazardous waste. The
wastes can be consigned to hazardous waste landfill site or when
available to a permitted PPC facility for treatment or recovery of the
wastes.
7.2.4 Emergency Situations
Under Sections 61to 63 of the Regulations, in emergency situations the

sites of hazardous wastes arisings can be notified retrospectively as
soon as it reasonably practicable.
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Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) – Site Notification and

Movement of Hazardous Waste
Hazardous wastes produced by Hazardous wastes produced

contractors or lessees of property on on behalf of Network Rail
Network Rail infrastructure
Site Notification of contractor or lessee Site Notification (Network Rail

premises producing own hazardous wastes)
wastes – e.g. waste oil from own plant or • Annually register each depot
equipment, VDU’s, etc. or LDC on payment of fee
• Annually register the premises where with Environment Agency
wastes arises on payment of fee with • All depots and LDC’s on
Environment Agency Network Rail infrastructure
• All contractors or lessees premises on are to be notified and will
rail infrastructure are to be notified have a “premises code”
and will have a “premises code”
Consign or arrange collection

hazardous wastes from contractors or
lessees site using “premises code”
Consignment Note Code: Contractor,

lessee or waste management company
to generate own consignment note code
BY ROAD BY RAIL/ROAD
Use mobile operator if less than 200kg
Consign or arrange collection of
from one site in 12months of hazardous
hazardous wastes from nearest
wastes.
depot using depot or LDC
“premises code”
If greater than 200kg from one site in less
than 12 months, notify access point
For NDS Wastes use nearest
(Use Marlin to obtain postcode) with
“premises code” for the train
Environment Agency (Tel; 08708
marshalling yard from which the
502858) and use “premises code” and
possession train arises or passes
registration number (needed to generate
through immediately after loading
a consignment note code) to consign
of the hazardous wastes.
hazardous waste
Consignment Note Codes will be
issued by NDS recycling team.
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7.3 Management Issues
The following should be followed to ensure compliance with the management of

hazardous waste requirements:
1. Ensure hazardous wastes are kept separate from non-hazardous

wastes.
2. Keep incompatible and hazardous wastes with different European
waste codes separate – do not mix different hazardous wastes, this
is an offence under the regulations.
3. Ensure hazardous wastes are stored in covered-leak proof
containers
4. Ensure storage areas are checked regularly.
7.4 Health and Safety - Handling of Hazardous Wastes
Under the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations

2002 there is a legal duty of care to handle the hazardous materials safely and
in a way that eliminates or minimises the impact on health. The duty to
manage the impacts for occupational exposure lies principally with the
employer or contractor.
A COSHH risk assessment should be used to confirm the need for additional
protective or control measures when handling hazardous wastes.
7.5 The Consignment of Hazardous Waste (England and Wales)
Every movement and transfer of the waste must be accompanied by the

consignment note and each party handling, storing, transferring, treating or
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disposing of the hazardous waste needs to sign and retain a copy for their
records. In England and Wales, the consignment notes will include a schedule
of carriers to allow the transfer of hazardous wastes between carriers.
Consignment notes for hazardous wastes can be downloaded from the
Environment Agency web site. An electronic copy (Excel file) of a consignment
note is given in Appendix B.
Unlike the requirements under the previous Special Waste Regulations, it is no

longer required to pre-notify the movement of hazardous waste with the
Environment Agency.
7.5.1 Completing Consignment Notes
If a waste contractor consigns the hazardous waste on your behalf, the

hazardous waste consignment notes will be managed for you. If your
site or depot is handling only small amounts of hazardous waste, this
could be the preferred method of operation. The site should provide the
waste management contractor with their “premises code” unless exempt
under the regulations (e.g. as an office).
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A guide to completing the consignment note is provided below.
HOW TO FILL IN THE NETWORK RAIL (ENVIRONMENT AGENCY)

CONSIGNMENT NOTE
Form HWCN01v051
The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005: Consignment Note

Network Rail's Copy
Part A Notification Details
1 Consignment Note Code / 4 The waste will be taken to: Name: Get from the person
2 Waste is to be removed from: Name: Address: picking up the waste
Each note should have a unique
Address:
5 Digit Premises Code number: start with A for year July Postcode
(3 letters/3 numbers from Postcode: 05/06; B for year July 06/07 and then
5 Waste producer was Name: Complete if waste producer is
the Enviroment Agency) Telephone: number sequentially for that year (if different from 2) Address: different e.g. a Contractor
Facsimile: A001, A002, B001 etc producing hazardous waste at
3 Premises code (where applicable) Postcode: the premises; or at an offsite
Telephone: location
Facsimile:
Part B Description of Waste If continuation sheet used, tick here
1 Process giving rise to waste: Railway Maintenance 2 SIC for the process 6 3. 2 1/
3 WASTE DETAILS (where more than one waste type is collected all of the information given below must be completed for each EWC identified)
See EWC-Haz code
Description of Waste List of wastes Quantity Chemical/biological components: Physical form Hazard Container type,
sheet, or more EWCs can (EWC code) (kg) Component Concentration (liquid, solid, powder, code number and size
be found in the Waste e.g. (6 digits) (% or mg/kg)
See next page,sludge, gas, mixed) e.g.
or more
Management Handbook 1 7 5 7 H9
Hazard codes can be found in
the Waste Management
The information below is to be completed for each EWC identified
EWC Code Packing group(s) UN identification number(s) Proper shipping name(s) Handbook
UN class(es) Special handling requirements
1 7 5 7
This section needs to be
Part C Carrier's Certificate completed if any "dangerous Part D Consignor's certificate
goods" are removed
(If more than one carrier is used, please attach schedule for I certify that the information in A, B and C is correct, that the carrier is
subsequent carriers. If schedule of carriers is atttached tick here. ) registerred or exempt and was advised of the appropriate precautionary
measures. All of the waste is packaged and labelled correctly and the carrier
I certify that I today collected the consignment and that the details in A2, has been advised of any special handling requirements.
A4 and B3 are correct and I have been advised of any specific handling Consignor can be Depot or
requirements.
Contractor depending on who is
1 Carrier name: 1 Consignor name:
causing the waste to be removed
On behalf of: Name On behalf of: Name
from the premises
Address Address
Postcode Postcode Address of the Consignor

Telephone Telephone
Facsimile Facsimile
2 Carrier registration no./reason for exemption
3 Vehicle registration no. (or mode of transport, if not road): Sign & Date
Signature Signature
Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H M M Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H MM
Part E Consignee's certificate (where more than one waste type is collected all of the informatin given below must be completed for each EWC)
Individual EWC Quantity of each EWC code received (kg) EWC code Waste management operation (R or D code)
code(s) received accepted/rejected
1 I received this waste at the address given in A4 on: Date D D MMY Y Y Y Time H H M M
2 Vehicle registration no. (or mode of transport, if not road): Consignee's name
On behalf of: Name
Address
3 Where waste is rejected please provide details:
Postcode
Telephone
I certify that waste management licence/permit/authorised exemption no(s) Facsimile
authorises the management of the waste described in B at the address Signature

given in A4 Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H MM
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“Consignment note codes” are generated from the alphanumeric

registration number or “premises code” provided by the Environment
Agency on notification of the site producing or storing hazardous waste.
The “premises code” takes the form XYZ123 and this forms the first part
of the consignment note code. The second part is a five part
alphanumeric of the form; e.g. A0001. Each consignment note code
must be unique.
For premises generating their consignment note code, it is recommended

that the first year of the hazardous waste regulations (reporting period
July 2005 to June 2006) start with A, then B for the year 2006 – 2007, C
for the year 2007-2008, and so forth. It is recommended that the
remaining digits of the consignment codes are generated sequentially
numerically (A0001, A0002, A0003 for three consignments during the
reporting year – 2005-2006.
For contaminated ballast being managed by NDS, letters can be used to

signify which waste carrier has been used. For example A may
represent GB Railfreight, B – EWS, C Freightliner. For example, a
registration code for hazardous ballast to be taken by EWS would be
XYZ123/B0001. If the waste is part of a multiple collection the letter M is
added to the code – XYZ123/B0001M.
For Fly tipped waste the following method is used. The first part of the
consignment code is made up of FLY plus the first three letters of the
postcode. So if fly tipped waste is removed from a location with a post
code BB10 3LT, the first part of the consignment note code is FLYBB1.
The second part of the number is generated from the first thee letter of
the waste collection companies name plus a two letter alphanumeric.
For example, fly tipped waste picked up by Neales Waste in Blackburn
postcode BB10 3LT may have the consignment code FLYBB1/NEAA1.
All consignment note codes must be unique.
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The waste producer needs to provide an accurate description of the
waste and hazards arising from the wastes (See sections below) and a
premises code. Parts A&B of the consignment note will be completed by
the waste producer. For hazardous wastes produced on behalf of
Network Rail, the address of the appropriate depot should be provided
for the “premises code” that is utilised in Part A.
The waste carrier will complete Part C.
The consignor will complete Part D. The consignor is the person who
causes the waste to be removed from the premises; this could be the
waste producer or another party such as a Network Rail or Contractor.
If more than one waste carrier is to be used e.g. for ballast wastes where
rail and road transport is required, the consignor will prepare a copy of
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the schedule of carriers and provide copies of this schedule to the first
carrier. Each carrier shall complete the certificate on each copy, give
one copy to the previous carrier and take the remaining copies with the
consignment to the consignee or the next carrier.
On acceptance of the hazardous wastes at the final stage (such as at a

landfill site or recycling facility), the consignee will complete Part E on the
two copies provided by the carrier, retain one copy and give the other
copy to the final waste carrier making the delivery. The consignee is the
person to whom the waste is transferred for recovery or disposal.
7.5.2 Records
It is a legal requirement that the producer or holder of the hazardous

waste shall keep records (or register) of the quantity, nature and origin of
the waste. Where appropriate, the producer or holder should keep a
record of the destination, frequency of collection, mode of transport and
treatment of the waste. Where waste is transported, the waste producer
or holder shall keep record details of carriers.
The waste producer and holder shall keep records for three (3) years.
A register of hazardous wastes will consist of:
• List of hazardous waste consignments

• Copies of consignment notes
• Details of analysis of contaminants and necessary leachate
tests that are required to satisfy the receiving hazardous
waste landfill sites waste acceptance criteria.
• Waste hazard categorisation details
• Details of pre-treatment methods employed
• Details of waste carriers, waste management facilities and
permitted waste treatment and recovery facilities
Each depot or notified site will keep a register of wastes that arise within
its premises (including waste that was produced on the rail infrastructure
and consigned through the depot).
For Network Rail NDS the records shall be kept centrally by the ballast
recycling team at York for wastes that are consigned using the 12 train
marshalling yards throughout England and Wales.
Please note that leachate tests may need to be carried out on non-
hazardous wastes going to non-hazardous landfill or inert landfill sites.
Details of leachate tests can be found by contacting the landfill site
operator or the Environment Agency prior to making disposal
arrangements.
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It is a legal requirement that the Consignee (landfill or recovery operator)

sends a form to the Producer that provides detail on the receipt of the
hazardous waste. The form must specify the date the hazardous waste
was received and the mode of disposal/recovery. The quarterly form
must be sent to the Producer within one month of the end of the quarter.
This information must be held at the premises for three years.
7.5.3 Quarterly Returns to the Environment Agency
If the hazardous wastes are consigned from the depot where the waste
arises to a Pollution Prevention and Control (PPC) permitted depot (for
storage or treatment) within the rail infrastructure, this PPC facility (which
would be the consignee) must complete quarterly returns to the
Environment Agency as required under the Hazardous Waste (England
and Wales) Regulations 2005.
7.6 The Special Waste Consignment Note (Scotland only)
7.6.1 Scotland
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Pre-notification of the movement of ‘special waste’ is still required in

Scotland and a period of three (3) days must pass before the waste can
be moved.
In Scotland, every movement of ‘special waste’ must be accompanied

by a consignment note. A consignment note is a five part self-
carbonising form that has five sections A to E and is obtained from SEPA
(fee payable). The parts are colour coded as follows.
A:White = Pre-notification copy (MUST be sent to SEPA)

B: Yellow = SEPA deposit copy
C: Pink = Waste disposer’s copy (landfill operator)
D: Gold = Waste carriers copy
E: Green = Waste producers copy (Network Rail or contractor)
All parts are titled to indicate which parts should be kept, by whom, and
for how long.
7.6.2 When Documentation is Provided by Waste Management

Contractors (Scotland only):
This process occurs when there is a prior agreement with the waste
contractors whereby they provide the completed consignment note
documentation.
The contractor will complete Parts A, B & C of the consignment note and
must complete the note three working days in advance of the scheduled
waste movement and pre-notify SEPA. The local manager responsible
for the waste must confirm that this has been carried out and seek proof.
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At the time of the waste lift the waste contractor must present the
consignment note to the responsible manager for completion of Part D.
This must then be kept in the depot or project files.
7.6.3 When You Have To Complete Documentation Yourself
Consignment notes need to be obtained from SEPA well in advance of

the ‘special waste’ removal. (The consignment note may be provided by
the waste contractor). To obtain these forms call 01786 457700.
Parts A & B of the consignment note must be checked by the person

responsible for disposing of the waste. Pre-notification: At least three
days before collection, the top sheet (pre-notification) must be sent to
SEPA.
The licensed waste carrier collects the waste and completes Part C. The
Network Rail person responsible for the waste completes part D and
retains the green sheet. The licensed waste carrier takes the remaining
three sheets.
On arrival at the disposal site the licensed waste carrier gives the three
sheets to the disposal contractor who completes Part E. The disposal
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contractor keeps the pink sheet, sends the yellow sheet to the SEPA
office and returns the gold sheet to the waste carrier.
7.6.4 Exemptions from Pre-Notification
Certain types of Special Waste movements are exempt from pre-

notification. These include:
• The second and subsequent movements of the same type of

waste moving from the same producer to the same
disposal/recovery facility (where the first movement has been
pre-notified and transported);
• Special wastes moved between sites belonging to the same
corporate body where that waste is to be stored prior to
disposal/recovery
• Where the site receiving the waste holds a suitable
licence/permit/exemption to receive the waste;
• Off-specification special waste consisting of products or
materials being returned to their originator
• Movements consisting solely of lead-acid batteries
7.6.5 Keeping Consignment Notes
All consignment notes must be kept in depot or project files for a

minimum of three years.
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7.7 Assessing Hazardous Wastes
Where the nature and hazard of the waste cannot be identified directly by
referring to the product safety data sheets or hazard information provided by
suppliers, Technical Guidance WM2 (available from Environment
Agency/SEPA web site) should be used. This is an assessment procedure that
categorises wastes in terms of 14 hazard types (H1 to H14). The method is
useful for determining hazards from mixed wastes or materials containing
dangerous substances e.g. hazardous ballast wastes. (Materials that contain
dangerous substances are considered as “mirror entry” wastes). Such a
method usually relies on chemical analysis of the dangerous substances.
Hazard assessment descriptions that are determined (e.g. toxic, carcinogenic,

corrosive, mutagenic etc.) and hazard codes (H1 to H14) must be entered onto
the hazardous waste consignment note.
If you have difficulties in categorising waste hazards, please contact your

Environment Specialist.
7.8 Pre-treatment Requirement
Hazardous waste producers have a requirement under the Landfill Regulations

2002 (Scotland 2003) to pre-treat hazardous wastes that are destined for
landfill disposal. This may be achieved through simple physical methods such
as squeezing oil filters to remove and recover oil or sorting hazardous from
non-hazardous wastes to ensure that amount of wastes going to landfill as
hazardous waste is reduced. The Environment Agency has produced a three
point test to guide producers of hazardous wastes on acceptable pre-treatment
methods to comply with the Landfill Regulations 2002 (Scotland 2003). This is
shown in Appendix 2.
Waste producers may be able to comply with the pre-treatment through

discussion with your local waste management contractor who will advise of
appropriate treatment methods and may provide appropriate advice and
facilities (e.g. separate waste wheelie bins) for this purpose.
7.9 Waste Acceptance Criteria
For hazardous wastes to be accepted at hazardous or non-hazardous waste

landfill sites it must satisfy the site’s waste acceptance criteria (WAC).
The criteria will include:
• Limits on contaminants
• Limits on leachable contaminants
• Limits on the types of waste accepted
• Proof of pre-treatment – for hazardous wastes, proof may be
requested to demonstrate that measures have been made to reduce
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the quantity and hazardous nature of the wastes (Environment

Agency - 3 point test).
• Hazard categorisation and consignment note
Wastes exceeding landfilll site limits of contaminants or leachates will not be

accepted at the landfill site for disposal and must be treated further to stabilise
or remove contaminants, even if they have already undergone pre-treatment.
Some hazardous wastes may be collected and treated by waste management
companies with PPC authorisations. Please note this will have a significant
impact on disposal costs for hazardous wastes.
7.10 Responsibilities of Each Party for Waste Transfer
7.10.1 Waste producer
• Register sites storing or producing hazardous wastes with the

Environment Agency
• Store it safely and securely on site
• Segregate hazardous from non hazardous wastes
• Select an appropriate waste recovery, treatment or disposal
method
• Describe waste fully and accurately on a Waste Transfer Note
• Pack waste securely
• Ensure waste falls within the terms of the carriers and the
waste acceptance criteria for the receiving waste management
facility
• Check the carrier’s registration
• Make reasonable checks on the carrier/ waste manager
• Report offences to the Agency
• Check contractors are complying with Network Rail Contract
Conditions Environment (RT/LS/S/015) Section 5.17 and 5.18
7.10.2 Waste Carrier

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• Ensure hazardous wastes are only collected from exempt or

notified sites
• Make a quick visual inspection to check accuracy of
description
• Ensure adequacy of packaging while waste is in their control
• Ensure waste does not escape
• Repack waste if necessary
• Re- describe waste if treated or re- packed (if necessary)
• Label waste for transport if hazardous
• Check waste management license of sites where wastes is
being transferred
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7.10.3 Waste Broker
• Be well informed about nature and hazards of waste

• Ensure correct and adequate description of the waste
• Ensure hazardous wastes are only collected from exempt or
notified sites
• Ensure disposal site licence is valid and waste can be
accepted by the site
• Ensure carrier is currently registered
• Check that documentation has been completed
• Action causes for suspicion
8 Waste Exemptions
Under the Environment Protection Act 1990 a waste management license is required
for the deposit, recovery or disposal of controlled waste. However, certain activities
are excluded because they covered under another regulatory control regime and
authorisation or are exempted from the waste management licensing requirement.
The exemptions from waste management licensing are mainly for small-scale waste
storage and waste recovery operations and are subject to certain limitations
including general rules under which the waste activity can take place and cover such
details as the types and quantities of permitted waste, the methods of disposal or
recovery, and pollution control measures. While there is no requirement to obtain a
waste management license, for the majority of exemptions there is still the
requirement to register the activity with the Environment Agency or SEPA.
The exempt activities are identified in Schedule 3 of the Waste Management

Licensing Regulations 1994. Pertinent exemptions for Network Rail activities
include:
Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994, Schedule 3: Exemptions

Activity Schedule 3 Need to Comment
paragraph Register
Recovery or reuse
Waste for the benefit of land 7A* Yes The spreading of waste soil, wood on
operational railway land for the treatment
of land for ecological improvement (waste
from vegetation management/renewals is
not subject to this paragraph)
Land reclamation 9A* Yes Spreading of soil, rock, arising from
construction or demolition work to reclaim
or improve the land
Construction and soil materials 13 Yes Manufacture from waste which arises
from demolition or construction work of
aggregate, rock, soil, wood etc. and
stored on site for offsite use; such as
NDS activities at the LDC.
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paragraph Register
Waste for construction 19A* Yes The storage and use of waste arising
from demolition, construction, tunnelling
or excavation to construct, maintain or
improve railway land; e.g. using waste to
stabilise an embankment
Preparatory treatment of waste 21 Yes Chipping, shredding, cuttings or
plant matter pulverising waste plant matter if the
purpose is carried out for recovery or
reuse, generally offsite
Operations leading to recovery/reuse or disposal
Crushing, grinding, size 24 No Activity covered under another
reduction of bricks, tiles or authorisation (applies to NDS activities)
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concrete
Waterway dredging 25 Yes Deposit of waste arising from inland
waters e.g. clearing track drainage
Recovery or disposal as part 26 Yes Chipping, shredding, cuttings or
of the production process pulverising waste plant matter through
vegetation management to leave for
mulching etc.
Railway ballast 34 Yes Deposit of spent ballast if the land is
operational and does not exceed
10te/metre from which ballast derives
Storage of waste not at the 40 No Temporary storage with restrictions
place of production
Storage of waste at place of 41 No Temporary storage with restrictions
production
* Additional requirements and fees associated with the application and exemption
Network Rail holds network-wide exemptions with the Environment Agency for
Schedule 3 Paragraphs 25, 26 and 34. For other exemptions that are location and
activity specific it is the responsibility of the Network Rail asset or the Contractor
conducting work on the behalf of Network Rail to register the exempted activity with
the Environment Agency. While not mandatory a form, WMX00, is available from the
Environment Agency for notification of an exempt activity under Schedule 3
Paragraphs 5, 6, 11, 13-15, 17, 18, 20-22, 26-35.
As of July 2005, the Environment Agency forms must be used to register the
exempted activities under Paragraph 7A, 9A and 19A and a fee (£546 for initial
application, and £412 for renewals) paid.
The general requirements for new, renewals and major changes to current
registrations for all exempted activities are:
1. Use Environment Agency forms for the application of exemption:

• Form WMX7 using waste for land treatment – Paragraph 7A
• Form WMX9 using waste for reclamation
• Form WMX19 using waste for construction
2. Submit form at least 35 days prior to commencement of activity
3. A map or plan where the exempt activity will be carried out
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4. Information about the establishment/undertaking the activity and where and

how the waste will be used, among other information
In addition, the analysis of the waste and the receiving soil is required as well as
certification by a technical expert that the activity will confer ecological improvement
for exemptions 7A and 9A.
If in doubt, contact your local Environment Specialist.
9 Frequently Asked Questions
1. What is waste?
2. What is hazardous waste?
3. What is clinical waste?
4. What is my responsibility if I am storing waste?
5. What is my responsibility if I am organising the removal of waste?
6. What are waste management licensing exemptions?
7. What is and where can I find the European Waste Catalogue (EWC)
Codes?
9.1 What is Waste?
Waste is anything that you decide to dispose of or that is required to be

disposed.
Other definitions of wastes refer to items that have fallen out of the chain of
general utility. Items that can be immediately re-used without physical changes
are not waste, for example a milk bottle. However, if there is no intention to
reuse the item, then this would become a waste.
9.2 What is Hazardous Waste?
Hazardous waste is waste that could cause harm to human health or damage
to the environment unless it is properly managed. Examples of hazardous
waste include asbestos, oil, solvents and chemicals. If in doubt, ask. If you
don’t know what something is you must find a way to identify it or get it tested
before throwing it away or arranging collection of the waste for disposal.
9.3 What is Clinical Waste?
Clinical waste can include sharps, human waste, clothing contaminated with
blood, urine and faeces, animal wastes and unfortunately from time to time
human remains. In most cases, this is treated as a non-hazardous waste
stream, though it can be hazardous waste if it has the potential to cause
infection. Specialist clinical waste companies are available throughout the UK
who are able to advise on containment and collect this waste stream.
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9.4 What is My Responsibility if I am Storing Waste?
If you are storing any controlled or hazardous waste you must keep waste safe
and prevent its escape, ensuring that there is no unauthorised or harmful
deposit, treatment or disposal. You are only allowed to store a limited amount
(23,000 litres of liquid waste and 80 cubic metres in a secured container and 50
cubic metres in a secure place) of hazardous waste for no more than twelve
months.
9.5 What is my Responsibility if I am Organising the Removal of Waste?
You need to ensure that, you can describe the waste properly and identify any
hazards that may arise from the waste. If the waste is transferred or disposed,
it goes only to an authorised person such as a waste collection authority, a
holder of a waste management licence, a registered waste carrier or someone
exempt from a licence or registration such as a charity. Any party claiming to
be exempt will be able to produce a letter or document from the Environment
Agency or SEPA confirming this status.
The waste cannot be removed or disposed in a way that causes environmental

pollution or harm. You also need to ensure that when waste is transferred, it is
accompanied by a waste transfer note, which must be completed and signed by
the waste producer, the waste carrier, and the waste management facility
(consignee) at time of transfer.
9.6 What are Waste Management Licensing Exemptions?
Exemptions under the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994,

Schedule 3 are designed to help waste producers segregate and collect for
recovery purposes and to provide guidance on storage on wastes.
In England and Wales, after 30 September 2005, sites operating under certain
exemptions listed in Schedule 3 of the regulations will need to be registered
annually. Such activities affected will include waste management facilities
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where exemptions are used to store and process aggregate wastes for
recovery and other activities such as vegetation management works where
landspeading is used. Please refer to your Environment Specialist for further
details.
9.7 What is and where can I find the European Waste Catalogue (EWC)
Codes?
The EWC is a hierarchical list of waste descriptions established by the

European Commission. It provides a method of identifying the type of waste by
listing waste types according to the process or industries from which they arise.
Refer to the tables in Section 4 for the EWC codes for the specific waste types
or to your Environmental Specialist.
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Table Ref: A-Z, 1-20 TYPE OF WASTE

Waste Type: A description of the waste
Classification: Is the waste Inert, NON-HAZARDOUS or HAZARDOUS?
European Waste Catalogue European Waste Catalogue Code refers to the specific
Code: number relevant for the type of waste.
This code must be included on the transfer note.
Categories (Colour coded – as in European Waste
Catalogue):
Hazardous waste:
Red = Hazardous regardless of any threshold concentration.
Blue = Hazardous waste only if substances are present
above threshold concentrations.
Non-hazardous waste:
Black = Non hazardous categorisation.
Paperwork: Documents required to remove the waste from Network Rail
sites to a third party; either a waste transfer note or a
consignment note.
Hazard: Hazard categories (these may be dependant on levels of
contaminants present and assessment using WM2 Technical
Guidance – Environment Agency /SEPA).
Pre-treatment: Pre-treatment method required for compliance with Landfill
Directive 2002.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Type of landfill site that will accept the waste and any
conditions that may be imposed for acceptance of waste by
landfill operator.
Waste Management Options:
Options: • Sustainable procurement
• Waste minimisation options
Best Practice: • Re-use options
(Preferred Options) • Recycling options
Legal Compliance: Additional comments on legal compliance.

Storage and Containers: Necessary storage and containment conditions to ensure
wastes do not escape into the environment.
Labelling: Necessary labelling to ensure third parties understand the
nature of the waste stored and the hazards present.
Waste Licensing Some waste management options are beneficial and so do
Exemptions (where not need a waste management licence, however they often
relevant): need to be pre-notified and registered with the Environment
Agency. Contact your local environment specialist for
guidance.
Other Comments: Forthcoming changes, further information, precautions to take
etc.
Environmental Risks: Specific environmental effects of the different materials found
in each waste type. These include effects on humans, plants
and animals; and to air, soil and water.
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Table Ref: A1 ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS

Waste Type: Asbestos lagging and other insulating products, tiles, cloths,
cements, buried or tipped asbestos, etc.
Classification: HAZARDOUS
European Waste Code: Hazardous waste:
17 05 03* Soil and stones containing dangerous materials
17 05 07* Track ballast containing dangerous materials
17 06 01* Insulation materials containing asbestos
17 06 05* Construction materials containing asbestos
17 05 04 Soil and stones other than 17 05 03
17 05 08 Track ballast other than 17 05 07
*Note: For hazardous waste categorisation the level of
asbestos has to exceed the 0.1%w/w hazard level or 1000
mg dm-3
Paperwork: Consignment Note required for hazardous wastes.
Hazard: Carcinogenic (H7), Toxic (H6)
Pre-treatment: Assessment, removal and secure containment by specialist
contractor.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: At hazardous or non hazardous waste landfill site permitted
for disposal of asbestos wastes.
Waste Management
Options:
Best Practice:
(Only Option)
Removal by specialist contractor only.

Refer to Safety Management procedures.
Storage and Containers: Not to be stored on site.
Temporary sealed storage to be arranged with specialist
asbestos removal.
Labelling: Liaise with specialist contractor.
Rail Transport – Placard: Class 6.1 – Toxic Substances.
Other Comments: Environment Agency guidance “Hazardous Waste, Brief
Guide, Asbestos and asbestos contaminated wastes” – see
Environment Agency web site.
Environmental Risks: Airborne asbestos fibres can cause serious lung diseases if
inhaled. Smokers are at greater risk. Most asbestos
materials are capable of releasing airborne fibres under
certain circumstances.
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Table Ref: B1 BALLAST

Waste Type: Waste Ballast
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS or HAZARDOUS dependent on levels of
contamination – Classified by Network Rail procedure
RT/LS/P/044.
European Waste Catalogue Hazardous waste:
Code: 17 05 07* Ballast with dangerous substances
Non hazardous waste:
17 05 08 Ballast other than in 07 05 07
Paperwork: If contamination levels exceed hazard assessment levels
(WM2 Technical Guidance) – use Consignment Notes. Below
these levels use Waste Transfer Notes.
Hazard: For waste assessed as hazardous (WM2 Technical
Guidance) hazards is likely to include H7 (Carcinogenic),
Other hazard categories such as H14 (Ecotoxic) may also
arise.
Pre-treatment: Method 1: Risk assessment, physical sorting to reduce
quantity of hazardous wastes going to landfill and aid
recovery of ballast.
Method 2: Washing of contaminated ballast in PPC

authorised facility to recycle ballast wastes (at time of
compilation - not currently available).
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Description of hazards present (WM2) on Consignment Note
with Analysis of wastes. Approved pre-treatment; Method 1 –
Ballast procedure RT/LS/P/044.
Fulfils all requirements of the receiving landfill sites Waste

Acceptance Criteria (Levels of contaminants, physical
properties, form, containment) – check with receiving
permitted landfill site. Dependant on levels of contamination
can be accepted at Non-hazardous landfill site (Category B,
Non Hazardous Ballast) and hazardous (Category B,
Hazardous Ballast) landfill sites.
Options: • Recycling of Category A, Non Hazardous Ballast
wastes at Depots for use in Construction industry.
• Pre-treatment of contaminated Category B, Non
Best Practice: Hazardous and Hazardous Ballast waste by washing
(Preferred Options) and recycling of treated ballasts for use in
construction industry.
Legal Compliance: All engineering work that involves removal of ballast must be
carried under Network Rail procedure RT/LS/P/044.
If ballasts are to be removed by road, normal Duty of Care

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procedures apply. Carriers must ensure that vehicles are

covered to prevent dust.
Storage and Containers: Ballast should be damped down with water (preferably grey
water) to prevent dust in windy conditions. Hazardous ballast
should be stored in contained areas. Non hazardous and
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Table Ref: B1 BALLAST

hazardous waste should be kept separate or in separate bays
to avoid mixing. Category A ballast is suitable for uncontained
storage on hard standing surfaces.
Labelling: Rail Transport: For hazardous ballast – Placard: Class 6.1 –
Toxic Substances
Depot Storage: Clear labelling of contained storage areas or

bays for Category B, Hazardous Ballast wastes.
Waste Licensing Deposit and keeping of spent ballast - Up to 10 tonnes/ m of
Exemptions (where track from which the ballast derives. The site needs to be pre-
relevant): registered with the Environment Agency or SEPA under
exemption clauses of the Waste Management Licensing Act
1994 – Clause 13(1)(b) and 13(4)(ii).
Up to 20,000 tonnes of Category A ballast wastes can be

stored and processed for recycling at a depot that has
registered under exemption clauses.
Other Comments: “Controlling of Environmental Effects of recycled and
secondary aggregates production – Good Practice Guide”,
(Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra),
Feb 2000.
Environmental Risks: Ballast contaminated with fines, e.g. cleared from wet beds
may cause silt pollution if removed and left on line side close
to surface waters such as rivers and streams. Stored ballast
need to managed and damped down to prevent dust
nuisance.
Ballast heavily contaminated with oil or other contaminants

may pollute surface waters in proximity of work being carried
out. Contractors should put in place physical shielding
supported by oil absorbents to prevent unintentional pollution
of the water course throughout work activities.
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Table Ref: B2 BATTERIES

Waste Type: Wet Batteries - lead acid, ALCAD (NiCad)
Dry Cell - NiCad, mercury, alkaline, lithium
Classification: Lead acid, NiCad and Mercury – HAZARDOUS;
Alkaline - (Commercial / Light Industrial) NON-HAZARDOUS.

Code: 16 06 01* Lead Batteries
16 06 02* Ni-Cd batteries
16 06 03* Mercury containing batteries
16 06 06* separately collected electrolyte from batteries and
accumulators
16 06 04 alkaline batteries (except 16 06 03)
16 06 05 other batteries and accumulators
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note for alkaline (16 06 04) or Consignment
Note (all others) required.
Hazard: Hazard categories* will be dependant on type of battery.
*See packaging or suppliers safety information for details of
hazard categorisation.
Pre-treatment: Under future Battery Directive collection systems will, be
established for recovery or treatment purposes by specialist
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recyclers.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Batteries should not be disposed of by landfill or incineration
unless pre-treated in accordance with requirements in Battery
Directive when this is implemented.
Options: • Contracts and agreements for supply of batteries
should include take back clauses where this is
Best Practice: appropriate.
(Preferred Options) • Recycling: Batteries can be recycled through G&P
Batteries.
Legal Compliance:
Do not mix batteries with general wastes - KEEP

SEPARATE
Storage and Containers: Store each type of waste battery separately.
All batteries must be stored in secure and leak proof
containers.
Lead acid batteries must be stored in acid resistant plastic
with a lid. Do not keep for more than 12 months. Do not store
with chemically reactive, flammable or combustible
substances.
Labelling: Use safety labels as identified with product COSHH
assessment.
Waste Licensing Include within total volume of hazardous wastes that can be
Exemptions (where stored at site of waste arisings.
relevant):
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Other Comments: Battery Directive will effectively ban non pre-treated battery
components from landfill disposal and incineration. Battery
recyclers are currently being established – please refer to
Environmental Specialist to help locate new or local recyclers.
Environmental Risks: Heavy metals, acids and alkalis from batteries are poisonous
to plants, animals and humans if they get into the ground and
watercourses.
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Table Ref: C1 CABLE

Waste Type: Cable: (non –ferrous metal coated with plastic or similar
insulating material)
Cable (oil filled hazardous or special waste)
Classification: Cable if still containing oil is HAZARDOUS
Purged cable is NON-HAZARDOUS
Code: 17 04 10* Oil Filled Cable
17 04 11 Cable other than those mentioned in 17 04 10
Paperwork: Consignment notes are required if oil filled cable is hazardous
waste. Waste transfer notes are required for cable that can
be mixed with general wastes.
Hazard: Hazard categories* will be dependant on nature of oil,
E.g. PCB – H14 Ecotoxic, Lubricating oil – H7 Carcinogen,
Glycol – H5 Harmful *See label on packaging or suppliers
safety information from supplier if unsure.
Pre-treatment: Drain oil from cable for reuse or recycling (When
appropriate).
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Oil filled cable – Hazardous waste landfill site subject to
waste acceptance criteria.
Options: • Cable left at the end of a job can often be re-used by
another project.
Best Practice: • Cable can be recycled through a licensed scrap
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(Preferred Options) dealer who may provide collection skips/ vessels for
this purpose (Dependant on quantities available).
Ensure oil is contained and does not run into and pollute
Legal Compliance: drains and watercourses. Ensure disposal sites or recovery
sites are permitted to take cable wastes.
Storage and Containers: If hazardous keep oil filed cables separate. Do not mix with
other hazardous or non hazardous wastes. Keep oil filled
cables in containers or skips within contained areas or in
secure, leak proof containers.
Labelling: Use safety labels as identified with COSHH assessment.
Waste Licensing Check waste management licenses of sites recovering
Exemptions (where wastes and carrier’s licenses of haulers/ waste carriers
relevant): collecting wastes for recycling purposes. Include within total
volume of hazardous wastes that can be stored at site of
waste arisings.
Other Comments: Follow Environment Agency guidance on oil storage.
Environmental Risks: Oil can cause considerable damage to surface waters and
affect wildlife such as birds and fish, damage human health
and contaminate land.
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Table Ref: C2 CLINICAL WASTE

Waste Type: Human or animal tissue, blood, or other body fluids,
excretions, drugs or other pharmaceutical products, swabs
or dressings, or syringes, needles or other sharp
instruments (SHARPS), dog waste, being waste which
unless rendered safe may prove hazardous to any person
coming into contact with it. Also, any other waste arising
from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, pharmaceutical or
similar practice, investigation, treatment, care, teaching, or
research, or the collection of blood for transfusion.
Classification: HAZARDOUS and NON-HAZARDOUS
Code: 18 01 03* Clinical or animal wastes that is subject to special
requirements in order to prevent infection (H9 Infectious).
18 01 01 Sharps (except 18 01 03)
18 01 02 Body parts and organs including blood bags and
blood preserves (except 18 01 03)
18 01 04 waste whose collection is not subject to special
requirements in order to prevent infection (e.g. dressings,
plaster casts, linen, disposal clothing, diapers)
* See SEPTIC TANK and SEWAGE WASTE
Paperwork: Consignment Note for 18 01 03 or Waste Transfer Note for
others.
Hazard: For hazardous wastes (H9 Infectious).
Pre-treatment: Liaise with waste disposal contractor.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Most clinical waste is destroyed at authorised high
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temperature incinerators because of the high risk of

infection or injury it poses.
Waste Management Options: Objects found during works or a project, e.g. hypodermic
needles, used nappies and bandages are all classed as
Best Practice: Clinical Waste.
(Preferred Option) • Needles should be kept in a yellow sharps
container and other clinical waste kept in yellow
bags.
• Sharps containers and advice etc. can be obtained
from Local Authority Environmental Health Office or
local hospitals.
Use approved clinical or where appropriate animal
Legal Compliance: waste disposal contractor.
Where NOTIFIABLE wild animals are killed such as

badgers or otters, English Nature/ Scottish National
Heritage/ Countryside Council for Wales shall be informed.
Storage and Containers: Use sharps containers and yellow plastic clinical waste
bags.
Labelling: Sharps containers obtained from hospitals will be
appropriately labelled. Clinical waste contractors usually will
provide labelled yellow clinical waste bags when requested.
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Other Comments: EXTREME CARE must be taken and appropriate PPE must
be worn when working with, handling and removing
Sharps/clinical waste.
Environmental Risks: Large piles of clinical wastes can hide more harmful
materials and so ANY litter build up should be AVOIDED.
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Table Ref: D1 DEAD ANIMALS

Waste Type: A description of the waste Livestock, Pets, Wild Animals
Classification: Livestock: - Not controlled as waste

Hazardous and Non Hazardous - Pets: Biodegradable and
Wild animals: Biodegradable
Code: 18 01 03* Clinical or animal wastes that is subject to special
requirements in order to prevent infection (H9 Infectious)
18 02 03 Pets
18 02 03 Wild Animals
This code must be included on the transfer note.
Paperwork: 18 01 03 Consignment Note
18 02 03 Waste Transfer Note (not required for livestock)
Hazard: Hazardous waste - H9 (Infectious).
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Use licensed landfill able to accept animal wastes.
Waste Management Use approved waste disposal contractor. Agricultural animals
Options: MAY NOT be buried on the lineside. They must be removed
by a licensed collector without undue delay. The disposal of
Best Practice: all dead agricultural animals other than cattle, such as sheep,
(Preferred Option) goats and pigs, must obey the Animal By-Products
Regulations 2003.
Legal Compliance: If the animal is a cow, find the two ear tag numbers from each
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ear and contact the BCMS helpline (0845 050 1234) to

acquire details of the last registered owner.
If the animal is a sheep, then the sheep hotline should be
contacted 0845 050 4141. The animal shall then be returned
to the owner for disposal.
If a dead wild or pet animal is diseased or located near to a

public access area, then it is considered waste and therefore
needs to be disposed of either through the Local Authority,
the local Vet or through a specialist clinical waste service.
Storage and Containers: The animal should be placed in leakproof package (plastic
bag) for transport.
Other Comments: Extreme care must be taken and appropriate PPE must be
worn when removing.
Refer to Network Rail Guidance Note: “Disposal of Animals

killed on Network Rail Land. DAK01 01/07/03”
Environmental Risks: Environmental risks are low from dead animals. Burial of
dead animals could cause groundwater or surface water
pollution as they degrade.
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Table Ref: D2 DRAINAGE DITCH SLUDGE / CLEARINGS FROM

DITCHES
Waste Type: Material produced by drainage ditch clearance/ gully sucking
waste - soil, bark and plant matter.
Classification: Hazardous or Non-hazardous
Code: 17 05 03* Waste soil and stones containing dangerous
substances. (description includes wood bark and plant
matter)
17 05 04 Waste soil and stones other than 17 05 03
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(description includes wood bark and plant matter).
Paperwork: Hazardous wastes – Consignment Note
Non Hazardous waste - Waste Transfer Note.
Hazard: Hazard categories - these will be dependant on levels of
contaminants present and an assessment using WM2
Technical Guidance – Environment Agency /SEPA.
In emergencies or unforeseen circumstances the hazardous

waste sludge may need to be removed and contained in
tanks or drums before the analysis and WM2 assessment
can take place.
Pre-treatment: For hazardous wastes the pre-treatment method is likely to
be the assessment method that identifies the area of
contamination and limits the amount of waste that will be sent
to landfill.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Hazardous wastes – analysis of the waste, WM2
assessment, pre-treatment method.
Non Hazardous wastes – acceptance criteria for non
hazardous landfill site.
Waste Management Option:
Options: Non hazardous waste or plant matter from clearing drainage
ditches can be deposited along the adjacent bank up to 50
Best Practice: tonnes for each metre of bank.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: CARE: If the sludge contains high volumes of water, care
should be taken to ensure water does not drain directly into
river or stream (causing silt contamination – offence under
Water Resources Act 1991) or destabilise land / increase
erosion.
Gully wastes removed by Gully Suckers should be taken to

authorised waste management facility (For non contaminated
arisings the water collected can be returned to the gulley after
removal of solids).
Storage and Containers: Contain hazardous wastes in appropriate, secure, leakproof
containers or use gulley suckers that can be isolated to allow
analysis and WM2 hazard assessment.
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DITCHES
Waste Licensing Under Exemption 25, non hazardous waste or plant matter
Exemptions (where from clearing drainage ditches can be deposited along the
relevant): adjacent bank up to 50 tonnes for each metre of bank.
Waters (not contaminated with oil or other hazardous

substances than may be present in ditch or gulley) arising
from natural sources (e.g. rain or groundwater) can be
drained to land (See SUDS guidance below).
Other Comments: For natural water drainage - See Environment Agency advice
on sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS).
Environmental Risks: Care should be taken to avoid contamination of surface
waters by soil and stones.
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Table Ref: D3 DETONATORS / RAILWAY FOG SIGNALS

Waste Type: Surplus/unused railway fog signals/detonators.
Classification: Hazardous
Code: 16 04 03* Other waste explosives
Paperwork: Consignment Note
Hazard: H1 - Explosive
Pre-treatment: Liaise with supplier
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Liaise with supplier
Waste Management Options: Option:
Return to supplier
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option) Disposal through the company contract (e.g. Excel in
Western).
Legal Compliance:
Must be placed in secure ammunition boxes and labelled
“Dangerous Goods”.
Storage and Containers: Keep in steel or wooden, padlocked ammunition boxes.
Total weight must not exceed 50kg.
Labelling: “Dangerous Goods”
Other Comments: These explosives must NEVER be put in a skip or
incinerated.
Environmental Risks: Whilst fog signals only present a minor risk to the
environment, they are potentially lethal. They must be
disposed of in line with the requirements of Network Rail’s
Safety Manual in order to minimise risk to human health.
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Table Ref: D4 DRUMS / CONTAINERS that are empty

Waste Type: Empty or partly full 205, 40, 25, 20, 5 litre containers etc.
including those collected from lineside, fly tipping and other
locations.
Classification: The nature and contents of the containers will determine
whether it is classified as Non-hazardous or Hazardous
waste.
Code: 15 01 10* packaging contaminated with hazardous waste
15 01 01 paper and cardboard
15 01 02 plastic packaging
15 01 03 wooden packaging
15 01 04 metallic packaging.
15 01 05 composite packaging
If the contents cannot be removed by physical or

mechanical means treat as process wastes e.g. 08 01 11*
waste paint and varnish containing organic solvents or
other dangerous substances.
Paperwork: For Non hazardous waste packaging a Waste Transfer
Note is required. For Hazardous waste packaging a
Consignment Note is required.
Hazard: Packaging containing dangerous substance a may be
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assessed against the weight of the container to determine
the hazard category presented by the residual substance.
H1 to H14 hazards could be present.
Solvent based materials – check the flammability of the

substances by reference to the suppliers’ container or
safety instructions. If unable to determine this carry out
flashpoint test for H3B Flammable.
Pre-treatment: Oil containers should be drained into oil storage tanks,
holding containers or oil waste storage vessels.
Paints and surface coatings and treatments should be

drained or if solid, scraped to remove and use residual
material present in containers.
Pesticides and herbicide containers should be drained as

fully as possible into application tanks. Where applicable
containers should be rinsed and residues added to
application tanks.
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Waste Acceptance Criteria: Use authorised collector who will advise of appropriate
requirements for disposal.
Waste Management Options: Options:
• Discuss the collection of used containers with the
Best Practice: supplier or discuss the use of reusable containers
(Preferred Option) where this is a practical option.
• Use a drum reclamation company if drums are
potentially reusable. Some oil recycling companies
will also take away old empty drums.
Legal Compliance: Use approved waste contractor to drain old drums.
Metal containers with oil residues should be put in separate

Hazardous Waste skips for disposal. Use registered oil
carrier and Consignment Note.
Empty clean metal containers that are not suitable for

reuse can be recycled as scrap metal. Transfer Note
must be used. Use registered carrier and check
licensing status of disposal/recycling facility.
Empty plastic containers can be disposed of as general

waste unless they contain residues of hazardous waste – a
hazard assessment may be required.
Storage and Containers: Store on a concrete, contained area either under cover or
protected from the weather by a tarpaulin.
Labelling: Original containers should display hazard labels and
description.
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Other Comments: Do not dispose containers with hazardous substances as
general wastes.
Environmental Risks: Substance such as oils, paints, chemicals, solvents,
pesticides, herbicides and detergents can leak out of drums
into ground and surface water if they are not stored
properly. Pollution of surface water or an underground
aquifer will cause environmental damage and result in
Network Rail being fined.
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Table Ref: E1 ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT

Waste Type: Electronic equipment excluding Visual Display Units and
Computer screens and mobile phones. See separate
classification for mobile phones, computers and fridges and
freezers.
Classification: HAZARDOUS and NON-HAZARDOUS dependant on
components
Code: 16 02 15* hazardous components removed from discarded
equipment
16 02 09* transformers and capacitors containing PCB’s
16 02 10* discarded equipment containing or contaminated
by PCB’s other than those mentioned in 16 02 09
16 02 11* discarded equipment containing
chlorofluorocarbons, HCFC, HFC
16 02 12* discarded equipment containing free asbestos
16 02 13* discarded equipment containing hazardous
components other than those mentioned in 16 02 09 to 16
02 13
16 02 14 discarded equipment other than those mentioned
in 16 02 09 to 16 02 13
16 02 16 components removed from discarded equipment
other than those mentioned in 16 02 15
Paperwork For Non hazardous wastes use a Waste Transfer Note and
for Hazardous wastes use a Consignment Note.
Hazard This will depend on the type of waste, examples include:
16 02 11 PCB’s H14 (Ecotoxic)
16 02 11 - Ozone depleting substances H14 (Ecotoxic)
16 02 12 Asbestos H7 (Carcinogenic)
Pre-treatment Electrical and electronic equipment should be sent to
specialist recycling and recovery contractors
Waste Acceptance Criteria Certain types of electrical and electronic wastes are allowed
to be landfilled after treatment.
Options: • Suppliers should provide facilities for recovery of
electrical and electronic equipment. Contracts for
Best Practice: supply of electrical or electronic equipment should
(Preferred Option) specify details for collection and recovery.
• In the absence of a suitable supplier agreement,
seek out appropriately licensed recovery contractors
or recyclers of electrical and electronic equipment.
Legal Compliance: Hazardous wastes can only be collected from exempt or

premises notified with the Environment Agency (England
and Wales only).
Storage and Containers: Storage should be in secure and dry area.
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Other Comments: Purchasers of electrical and electronic equipment should
increasingly put pressure on suppliers to provide collection
and recovery facilities as the costs of arranging same
facilities with waste management contractors are likely to
rise as the WEEE Directive is fully implemented.
The WEEE Directive puts pressure on suppliers of electrical

and electronic equipment to consider recovery methods for
mainly consumer and professional products.
Environmental Risks: Many types of electrical equipment contain small quantities
of hazardous substances. These are being phased out
through the restriction on hazardous substances (RoHS)
directive.
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Table Ref: F1 FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES AND SODIUM LAMPS

Waste Type: Fluorescent tubes and sodium lamps.
Code: 20 01 21* Fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing
wastes
16 02 13* Sodium Lamps
Hazard: Mercury containing wastes H6 (Toxic) and H14 (Ecotoxic)
Sodium metal will produce hydrogen (Highly flammable

gas) in damp conditions; however, level of sodium in lamp
may be too low to categorised as hazardous.
Pre-treatment: Electrical and electronic equipment should be sent to
specialist recycling and recovery contractors.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Certain types of electrical and electronic wastes are allowed
to be landfilled after treatment.
Best Practice: • Recycle. There are several contractors who

(Preferred Option) provide a recycling service for this waste
stream.
Legal Compliance:
Do not crush – vapour hazard.
Storage and Containers: The tubes should be stored whole in a suitable container.
Always store tubes under cover to protect against
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spontaneous combustion.
Do not mix sodium tubes with packaging wastes as this is

combustible.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Include within total volume of hazardous wastes that can be
(where relevant): stored at site of waste arisings.
Other Comments: HSE Guidance “Disposal of Discharge Lamps” (HSE 253/3.
Environmental Risks: The sodium coating on the glass of Sodium Lamps can
IGNITE if in contact with water or rain. Poisonous mercury
vapour can be released if tubes are broken.
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Waste Type: Domestic freezers and fridges, often arising from flytipping.
Redundant air conditioners from offices.
Code: 16 02 11* discarded equipment containing
chlorofluorocarbons, HCFC, HFC
Paperwork: Consignment Note.
Hazard: 16 02 11 - Ozone depleting substances H14 (Ecotoxic)
Pre-treatment: Ozone depleting substances require removal and specialist
treatment prior to disposal. Electrical and electronic
equipment needs to be pre-treated prior to landfill fill
disposal.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Removal of ozone depleters and necessary pre-treatment
of electrical and electronic equipment.
• Fridges and Freezers must be sent to a site licensed
Best Practice: to degas them. They must be recycled through a
(Preferred Option) licensed site.
Legal Compliance: Fly tipped wastes are not to be included in the total quantity
of hazardous waste arisings needed to determine whether
the site is required to be notified under the Hazardous
Waste Regulations 2005.
Storage and Containers: Store in an enclosed container, do not damage, as CFCs
can escape.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Include within total volume of hazardous wastes that can be
(where relevant): stored at site of waste arisings.
Environmental Risks: Chloro Fluoro Carbon (CFCs) refrigerants deplete the
ozone layer if allowed to escape to atmosphere so they
must be carefully stored. They can only be destroyed
through high-temperature incineration. New fridges,
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freezers and air conditioners often contain slightly less

damaging HCFCs, but these should still be disposed of in
the same way.
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Table Ref: F3 FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS

Waste Type: Office furniture (desks, chairs, filing cabinets etc.), and soft
furnishings (carpets, curtains, blinds).
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS
European Waste Catalogue Non hazardous waste:
Code: 20 01 02 Glass
20 01 11 Textiles
20 01 40 Metals
20 01 38 wood other than 20 01 37
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note
Options:
• Where virgin wood is used ensure that the supply
Best Practice: of timber used to make furniture is from a
(Preferred Option) sustainable forestry scheme.
• Furniture and furnishings should be repaired and
Legal Compliance: reused where possible, or passed for repair and
reuse outside the company.
• There are often local charities that will take office
furniture.
• Old metal goods should be treated as scrap
metal and recycled. Check local recycling
handbooks and Environment Agency website.
Storage and Containers: If reusable store in secure, covered area. If not reusable
then break up and put into a general skip.
Waste Licensing Reference should be made to the Waste Management
Exemptions (where Licensing Regulations 1994, Schedule 3 under exemptions
relevant): 11 &17 if segregation or storage for purposes of recovery or
reuse are considered.
Environmental Risks: Efforts must be made to reduce the amount of new trees that
are cut down for their wood. The best way is to recycle or
re-use existing products as much as possible or to use
products made from sustainable forests (where new trees
are planted to replace the ones that are cut down).
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Table Ref: G1 GAS CYLINDERS, OXYGEN, ACETYLENE, PROPANE,

FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Waste Type: Gas cylinders recovered from fly tipping, etc.
Fire extinguishers.
Classification: HAZARDOUS and NON-HAZARDOUS
Code: 16 05 04* Gases in pressure containers (including halons)
containing dangerous substances
16 05 05 gases in pressure containers other than 16 05 04
Paperwork: A Consignment Note is required for hazardous waste and a
Waste Transfer Note for non-hazardous waste.
Hazard: Oxygen, Acetylene, and Propane cylinders are classed as
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hazardous if they are disposed of because they are highly
flammable H3A Flammable.
Halons are ozone depleters and therefore hazardous H14
(Ecotoxic).
Fire extinguishers must be segregated and disposed of
separately and may be hazardous. A).
Pre-treatment: Residual gases or solvent should be removed and where
appropriate recovered.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Liaise with waste disposal contractor
• Return to the company where the cylinder was
Best Practice: bought or hired from.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Fire extinguishers may contain CFCs. If so, they must be
disposed of through an approved contractor. Cylinders
supplied by compressed gas suppliers and returned to
supplier are not waste.
DO NOT put in general waste or scrap metal skip.
Always refer to the supplier if old cylinders in poor condition
need removal from a site.
Storage and Containers: Store separately from other waste. Store full cylinders
separately from empty ones. Protect from the weather.
Ensure compliance with Health and Safety guidance; i.e.
keep in locked cage, with ventilation.
Labelling: Use appropriate health and safety signs and labelling where
appropriate.
Other Comments: Where disposal route cannot be easily found - contact the
Area Environment Specialist for advice.
Companies which supply gas usually continue to own the

cylinders. The cylinder only becomes waste when it is
unidentifiable or is to be scrapped.
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FIRE EXTINGUISHERS
Environmental Risks: Although most gas cylinders pose little threat to the
environment, bottles containing gas can explode with
potentially harmful effects to people. Bottles and cylinders
can be recycled / reused which will reduce the need for new
steel.
Old fire extinguishers may contain CFCs, ozone depleting

substances and must not be discharged air, soil and water.
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Table Ref: G2 GENERAL / MIXED WASTE, MESS ROOM WASTE, PADS

& NYLONS
Waste Type: Industrial/commercial waste, normally comprising office
waste, packaging, textiles, and food waste.
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS, bio degradable
European Waste Catalogue Non- hazardous waste:
Code: 20 03 01 mixed municipal waste
Paperwork Waste Transfer Note
Options: • Separate out paper, card, cans and wood for
separate collection for recycling or reuse.
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: DO NOT BURN –IT IS ILLEGAL
Do not mix with hazardous wastes

Check that no hazardous waste items are accidentally put
into general skips as all the wastes would need to be
classified as hazardous.
Storage and Containers: Usually in a skip or black bags or 1100 litre bins. Waste
should not be able to escape and managed to avoid or
attract pests (flies) or vermin.
Waste Licensing Limits for storage of recyclables
Exemptions (where
relevant):
Other Comments: Ensure waste is stored safely in skips.
ALLOWING WASTE WHICH IS NOT INCLUDED IN A
TRANSFER NOTE TO BE SENT TO A LANDFILL IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
Environmental Risks: Recycling of paper, cardboard, plastics and aluminium
drinks cans helps to slow the use of natural resources and
make current landfill sites last longer.
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Table Ref: H1 HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING / PROTECTIVE

CLOTHING
Waste Type: Used clothing, jackets, waterproofs, boots, helmets, boiler
suits, vests etc.
Classification: If clothing is to be re-issued or sold/given for reuse as
clothing (i.e. charity shops etc.), not classed as waste.
If disposed for rags or in general waste then NON-

HAZARDOUS commercial or industrial.
If contaminated with dangerous substances –

HAZARDOUS
European Waste Catalogue Hazardous wastes:
Code: 15 02 02* protective clothing contaminated with
dangerous substances
If heavily contaminated with oil or other dangerous
substances
If general:
20 01 10 Clothes
Paperwork: A Waste Transfer Note for Non-hazardous waste or a
Consignment Note for Hazardous waste.
Hazard: Hazard categories will depend on nature of contaminant.
Pre-treatment: Laundering, reuse of non contaminated clothing
Waste Acceptance Criteria: As advised by waste contractor
• Your depot, service or office may operate a
Best Practice: scheme where serviceable clothing and certain
(Preferred Option) types of PPE may be reused.
Legal Compliance: Uncontaminated can be disposed in the general waste to

landfill.
Storage and Containers: Keep contaminated clothing stored separately in
containers or sealed plastic bags. Do not store in direct
sunlight.
Other Comments: Many charities will take good quality, used clothing.
Environmental Risks: Recycling clothing reduces the environmental impacts
associated with new clothes.
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Table Ref: I1 INSULATORS (ceramic)

Waste Type: Ceramic insulators from Overhead Line Maintenance
Classification: Inert waste or hazardous waste
Code: 17 01 07* ceramics containing dangerous materials
17 01 03 ceramic waste
Hazard: Hazard categories will depend on nature of contaminant
(Consult your Environmental Specialist).
Pre-treatment: Physical sorting enabling segregation of uncontaminated
ceramic waste fro recycling.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Inert waste to Inert landfill site
Hazardous waste to Hazardous waste landfill site
• These wastes can be recycled through a
Best Practice: registered scrap dealer. Wastes should be
(Preferred Option) segregated and stored for collection.
Legal Compliance:
Storage and Containers: Must be stored separately.
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Table Ref: I2 IT EQUIPMENT, MOBILE PHONES

Waste Type: IT equipment, including Visual Display Units and mobile
phones.
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS and HAZARDOUS
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
VDU screens have cathode ray tubes within which are
HAZARDOUS.
Code: 16 02 15* hazardous components removed from discarded
equipment
16 02 13* discarded equipment containing hazardous
components other than those mentioned in 16 02 09 to 16
02 13
16 02 14 discarded equipment other than those mentioned
in 16 02 09 to 16 02 13.
16 02 16 components removed from discarded equipment
other than those mentioned in 16 02 15.
Hazard: Hazard categories will depend on hazardous nature of
component.
Pre-treatment: Waste contractor will advise of necessary pre-treatment of
electrical and electronic waste prior to disposal.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Consult with waste contractor
• Purchasers of mobile phones, computers and other
Best Practice: electrical and electronic equipment should negotiate
(Preferred Option) take back agreements with suppliers of electrical
and electronic equipment or ensure that recovery
and disposal options are specified before purchase
is agreed.
• The IT department will remove your redundant
computers and printers. They are then tested to find
out if they are still useable and if so are re-used. If
the equipment is redundant it is sent to have the
memory removed through an approved contractor
and can then be recycled.
Legal Compliance:
For other equipment produced, unless the equipment
consists of Visual Display Units it can be disposed of in
general waste.
Storage and Containers: Indoors, in dry conditions - if damaged cannot be re-used of
recycled.
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Table Ref: I2 IT EQUIPMENT, MOBILE PHONES

Environmental Risks: Cathode-Ray Tubes (CRTs) are components of electronic
equipment that convert electronic signals into visual
displays. They are found in computer monitors, televisions
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and industrial equipment such as oscilloscopes and medical
imaging equipment. They largely comprise a sealed
evacuated tube made up of differing glass types. The
screen consists of glass containing heavy metals such as
lead and barium, and a phosphor coating onto which a
beam of electrons is projected to form the image. The sides
of the tube have a conductive coating to absorb excess
electrons.
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Table Ref: L1 LITTER

Waste Type: On-site litter and debris, litter bin contents etc.
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS, degradable
European Waste Catalogue Non-hazardous waste:
Code: 20 03 01 mixed municipal waste
Paperwork Waste Transfer Note
Options: • Separate different types of waste. Recycling should
be carried out where possible for waste type such as
Best Practice: paper, plastic and aluminium cans.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Ensure no hazardous waste is mixed with litter wastes

otherwise the whole of the waste would become hazardous.
Mixing of waste is illegal.
Ensure an up to date properly described Transfer Note is

kept on file.
Storage and Containers: Usually in a skip or black bags. Waste should not be allowed
to escape (i.e. if skips are outside, they should be enclosed
or covered).
Waste Licensing Exemptions available for segregation of packaging wastes
Exemptions (where such as plastic, cardboard, aluminium cans and paper for
relevant): recycling purposes.
Other Comments: Ensure adequate control of wastes collected from bins.
ALLOWING THE DEPOSIT OF WASTES NOT DESCRIBED
IN THE TRANSFER NOTE IS A CRIMINAL OFFENCE.
Environmental Risks: Most litter is made of materials, which can be recycled.
Large piles can hide more harmful materials and so ANY
litter build up should be AVOIDED.
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Table Ref: O1 OIL

Waste Type: Waste engine, lubricating and hydraulic oils and collected
oil pollutants (i.e. oil and water).
Classification: HAZARDOUS Waste
European Waste Catalogue Hazardous wastes:
Code: 13 02 08* Other engine, gear and lubricating oil
Hazard: Hazard category H7 (Carcinogenic)
Pre-treatment: Collection for recycling and recovery purposes.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Liaise with waste management contractor
• Removal off-site by registered waste carrier to
Best Practice: licensed facility for reuse/recycling or for use as
(Preferred Option) fuel. Used oil is a valuable asset and should be
treated as such.
Legal Compliance:
Do not mix oils with substances such as anti freeze as this
will stop the oil from being recovered.
Complete consignment note for each load, to include likely

content (e.g. oil type). U se registered carrier and
appropriately licensed disposal/recovery facility.
Storage and Containers: In bulk storage above ground, covered and contained. In
drums and other containers, properly labelled, in
contained, concrete area.
Other Comments: DO NOT TIP WASTE OIL INTO ANY DRAIN. The
Environment Agency’s Oil Care Code should be followed
at all times.
Environmental Risks: Oil accounts for one quarter of all pollution incidents and
can result in large company fines.
Oil reduces the level of oxygen in water, making it difficult

for plants and animals to breathe. Large quantities of
water are taken from rivers for use, after treatment, as
drinking water. Oil contamination can make rivers unfit for
this purpose.
Even if the site is not near a river, oil can still reach a
local watercourse through the drainage system.
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Table Ref: O2 PANOLIN OIL

Waste Type: Readily biodegradable hydraulic oils and collected oil
pollutants (i.e. oil and water).
Classification: HAZARDOUS Waste
Code: 13 01 12* Readily Biodegradable hydraulic oil
Hazard: Hazard category H5 (Harmful)
Pre-treatment: Collection for recycling and recovery purposes
• Removal off-site by registered waste carrier to
Best Practice: licensed facility for reuse/recycling or for use as
(Preferred Option) fuel. Used oil is a valuable asset and should be
treated as such.
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Legal Compliance: Complete consignment note for each load, to include likely
content (e.g. oil type). Use registered carrier and
appropriately licensed disposal/recovery facility.
Storage and Containers: In bulk storage above ground, covered and contained. In
drums and other containers, properly labelled, in
contained, concrete area.
Other Comments: DO NOT TIP WASTE OIL INTO ANY DRAIN. The
Environment Agency’s Oil Care Code should be followed
at all times.
Environmental Risks: Oil accounts for one quarter of all pollution incidents and
can result in large company fines.
Oil reduces the level of oxygen in water, making it difficult

drinking water. Oil contamination can make rivers unfit for
this purpose.
Even if the site is not near a river, oil can still reach a
local watercourse through the drainage system.
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Table Ref: O3 OIL CONTAMINATED MATERIALS

Waste Type: Used Oil spill kits
Used absorbents
Oily Rags
Similar oil contaminated materials
Classification: Oil, diesel, petrol and some other contaminants will make
the waste HAZARDOUS
Code: 15 02 02* absorbents filter materials (including oil filters
not otherwise specified), wiping cloths, protective clothing
contaminated by dangerous substances
Hazard: Hazard categories* will be dependant on nature of oil,
e.g.:
PCB – H14 Ecotoxic,
Lubricating oil or Diesel– H7 Carcinogen,
Glycol – H5 Harmful
Pre-treatment: Drain or squeeze oil from absorbent for reuse or recycling,
when appropriate and practicable. Recycler may provide
pre-treatment service.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Hazardous waste landfill site subject to waste acceptance
criteria.
• Recycling/disposal through the company approved
Best Practice: waste contractor.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Use a registered waste carrier and a Consignment Note;

check on suitability of disposal point.
For oil spill emergency clean up, a Consignment Note

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must be completed.
Storage and Containers: Store in a covered leak-proof container to prevent the
release of contaminants to other wastes or site drainage.
Spontaneous combustion may occur – store away from
heat or direct sunlight. Do not mix with other wastes.
Environmental Risks: Oils can escape from materials into ground and surface
water if they are not stored properly. Pollution of an
underground aquifer that is used for drinking water can
render the supply useless for many years.
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Table Ref: O4 PANOLIN OIL CONTAMINATED MATERIALS

Waste Type: Used oil spill kits
Used absorbents
Oily rags
Similar oil contaminated materials
Classification: PANOLIN Oil makes the waste HAZARDOUS
Code: 15 02 02* absorbents filter materials (including oil filters not
otherwise specified), wiping cloths, protective clothing
Hazard: Hazard category H5 (Harmful)
Pre-treatment: Drain or squeeze oil from absorbent for reuse or recycling
(When appropriate and practicable).
Recycler may provide pre-treatment service.

Waste Acceptance Criteria: Hazardous waste landfill site subject to waste acceptance
criteria.
• Recycling/disposal through the company approved
Best Practice: waste contractor.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Use a registered waste carrier and a Consignment Note;

check on suitability of disposal point.
For oil spill emergency clean-up, a Consignment Note must

be completed.
Storage and Containers: Store in a covered leak-proof container to prevent the
release of contaminants to other wastes or site drainage.
Spontaneous combustion may occur – store away from
heat or direct sunlight.
Do not mix with other wastes
Environmental Risks: Oils can escape from materials if they are not stored
properly into ground and surface water. Pollution of an
underground aquifer that is used for drinking water can
render the supply useless for many years.
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Table Ref: O5 OILY SLUDGES, INTERCEPTOR WASTE

Waste Type: Sludge pumped out of oil or drainage interceptors, septic
tanks, gullies, inspection pits and general site drainage.
Classification: Hazardous
Code: 13 05 01* solids from grit chambers and oil/water
separators
13 05 02* sludges from oil/water separators
13 05 03* interceptor sludges
13 05 06* oil from oil/water separators
13 05 07* oily water from oil/water separators
13 05 08* mixtures of wastes from grit chambers and
oil/water separators
Hazard: Hazard categories should include H7 (Carcinogenic).
Pre-treatment: Liaise with oil recovery contractor or waste disposal
company.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Liaise with waste management contractor.
Waste Management Options: Use registered waste oil / gully cleaning contractor. Check
that Environment Agency/ SEPA has been notified by the
Best Practice: contractor.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance:
Storage and Containers: MUST NOT BE STORED OR PUMPED OUT AND
TIPPED ON SITE.
Oil/earth material from interceptor gullies should not

be cleared out by staff on site. (In the event of such an
occurrence then material should be stored closed in metal
drums kept on a hard surface, contained and covered to
prevent contact with rain).
Environmental Risks: Oil reduces the level of oxygen in water, making it difficult
drinking water. Oil pollution can make rivers unfit for this
purpose.
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Table Ref: P1 PALLETS AND CABLE DRUMS

Waste Type: Whole used wooden pallets and cable drums.
Classification: Normally NON-HAZARDOUS, biodegradable.

Code: 15 01 10* packaging containing residues of or
Non-hazardous wastes:
15 01 03 wooden packaging
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note or Consignment Note if Hazardous.
Hazard: Dependant on nature and level of contaminants.
Pre-treatment: Segregation for recycling of non contaminated packaging.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Consult with waste disposal contractor.
• Return cable drums or pallets to supplier/pallet
Best Practice: recovery firm, or other approved waste contractor.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Uncontaminated broken pallets are general waste.
If they are painted or contaminated with other materials

they may have to be treated as hazardous waste.
Storage and Containers: Uncontaminated pallets may be stored on hard standing.
Stacking, stacking height and stability need to taken into
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account as safety and nuisance factors.
Contaminated pallets should be stored in contained areas,

if broken kept in containers or skips to prevent the escape
of wastes or contaminants.
Environmental Risks: Burning of painted timber can release potentially poisonous
smoke which can affect human health. Neighbours have a
right to complain of smoke as it is a Statutory Nuisance and
the company can be prosecuted under Waste Management
Regulations.
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Table Ref: P2 PAPER AND CARDBOARD

Waste Type: Clean, segregated paper (white paper, computer paper)
and clean cardboard.
Classification: Normally NON-HAZARDOUS, biodegradable.
Code: 15 01 10* packaging containing residues of or
15 01 01 paper and cardboard packaging
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20 01 01 paper and cardboard
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note if Non-hazardous or Consignment
Note if Hazardous.
Hazard: Hazard categories will depend on nature and level of
contamination.
Pre-treatment: Segregation and recycling of clean paper and cardboard
wastes from contaminated wastes.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Discuss with waste contractor.
• Reuse paper and card on-site wherever possible.
Best Practice: • Investigate with suppliers the potential for duplex
(Preferred Option) units for printers and photocopiers.
• Use old waste paper, letters and memos for notes
and scrap pads and then RECYCLE.
• Segregate paper and cardboard; create collection
points in offices and works.
• Local recycling firms often pick up office paper and
cardboard for a minimal fee or free.
• If sufficient quantities of cardboard, discuss the
provision of skips for collection of cardboard with
waste contractor.
Legal Compliance: Paper and cardboard may be included in general waste if
there are no options available or practicable for recycling.
Storage and Containers: Keep in dry place. Segregate and securely store in
appropriate manner (i.e. bags, bales) for reuse/recycling.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Paper and cardboard can be segregated, bailed and stored
(where relevant): under Waste Management License Regulations 1994
Schedule 3 exemption11-(1) e.g. at a recycling facility.
Environmental Risks: Recycling of paper and cardboard helps to slow the use of
natural resources and make current landfill sites last longer.
PAPER HAS 2 SIDES - USE THEM BOTH!
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Table Ref: P3 PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)

Waste Type: Power supply units, cutting oils, insecticides, paints and
varnishes, carbonless copy paper etc.
Any oil is considered to be PCB contaminated if it contains
over 0.005% (50 ppm).
Code: 17 09 02* construction and demolition wastes containing
PCBs
16 02 09* transformers and capacitors containing PCBs
16 02 10* discarded equipment containing or contaminated
by PCBs other than those mentioned in 16 02 09
Hazard: Hazard categories H14 (Ecotoxic) plus others fro other
substances present (E.g. H7 (Carcinogenic) for oil)>
Pre-treatment Liaise with waste disposal contractor.
Waste Acceptance Criteria Liaise with waste disposal contractor.
Waste Management Check license of contractor/carrier and that disposal facility
Options: is licensed to accept PCB waste.
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance:
Storage and Containers: Equipment for disposal should be stored in a labelled,
suitably sized heavy duty, sealed, polythene bag which must
be placed on a concrete, covered, contained, cool area.
Labelling: Should be marked as PCB WASTE and disposed of
through a specialist contractor.
Other Comments: Network Rail has a legal duty to maintain registers of all
equipment containing PCBs. If you suspect something may
contain PCBs check with Engineering.
Environmental Risks: PCBs are not biodegradable (i.e. they do not break down
over time) and build up in the food chain (e.g. fish from some
oceans and lakes are dangerous to eat). Research has
shown that all humans and animals have PCBs in their fatty
tissues. PCB build up in humans has been shown to cause
cancer and is blamed for falling fertility rates. If burned
dioxins may be formed.
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Table Ref: P4 PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES

Waste Type: Pesticides
Herbicides
Except Roundup (Glyphosate)
Code: 20 01 19* Pesticides
If it is an empty pesticide container:
15 01 10* Packaging containing residues of or dangerous
substances
Paperwork: Consignment Notes for Hazardous wastes; Waste Transfer
Note for Non-hazardous waste.
Hazard: Obtain hazard information from suppliers packaging or
safety data sheets.
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Waste Acceptance Criteria: Liaise with waste disposal contractor.

Waste Management Options: Check contractor is taking waste to a site licensed to take
hazardous waste.
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance:
Storage and Containers: Store in a secure, contained, concrete area or Flammable
Liquid Vault. Ensure that wastes are properly identified and
separated to minimise the risk of an incident during storage.
Keep for no longer than 12 months.
Labelling: Original containers should have description of contents and
hazard labels.
Environmental Risks: Pesticides and herbicides etc. are all toxic to plants, fish
and animals. In addition, if these chemicals get into
watercourses or other drinking water supplies they can
make the supplies useless for many years.
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Table Ref: P5 PLASTIC AND SIMILAR MATERIALS

Waste Type: Plastic cups, Pads & Nylons, redundant drainage pipes.
Classification: Normally NON-HAZARDOUS.
Code: 15 01 10* Packaging containing residues of or dangerous
substances
20 01 39 plastics, if collected separately, otherwise, general
waste
Paperwork: Waste transfer note for Non-hazardous waste,
Hazard: Hazard categories – dependant on nature and level of
contaminant (See Drums and Containers).
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• Re-usable packaging should be considered where
Best Practice: regular deliveries are made with suppliers.
(Preferred Option) • Biodegradable plastics (raw materials originating
from plants) are being introduced onto the market
and are ideal for packaging materials. Purchasers
should consider specification of these new materials
to replace more traditional plastic packaging
produced from fossil fuel.
• At the moment there are few options for recycling
plastic, a recycling symbol and number on the base
of a plastic item will indicate the type of plastic.
Opportunities for segregation and recycling of
plastics should be explored with suppliers (e.g. to
provide plastic waste segregation and collection
facilities) and local waste recyclers.
• Plastic cups can be recycled – often converted into
rulers (Savacup scheme) used by school children,
but a better option is do not use throw away plastic
cups, use glasses instead.
Legal Compliance:
See: DRUMS/CONTAINERS for waste management
options for hazardous packaging wastes.
Storage and Containers: Keep secure.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Plastic wastes should be treated as other solid wastes
(where relevant): requiring temporary storage, pending collection unless
there are recovery facilities allowing segregation and
collection of plastic wastes on site – Consult your
Environmental Specialist.
Environmental Risks: Plastic is generally made from non-renewable fossil fuels
and is slow to break down in the landfill environment. If
incinerated or burnt it produces toxic fumes.
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Table Ref: P6 PRINTER / TONER CARTRIDGES

Waste Type: Print cartridges, toner cartridges, print ribbons etc. from
office equipment.
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS.
Code: 08 03 18 Waste printing toner other than those mentioned in
08 03 17*
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note, documentation supplied by recycling
company may be used but copies should be kept.
Options: • Recycle - supplier should take back used cartridges.
Failing that, specialist recycling companies, such as
Best Practice: the charity Memorandum 01454 858080, or, Office
(Preferred Option) Green 02087 092479, take these items. Contact the
Environment Specialist for details.
Legal Compliance: Raise transfer note for each load (use recycler’s own
documents). Check licensing status of recycling facility.
May also be included in general waste - must be included in

waste description on waste transfer note.
Storage and Containers: In suitable container (i.e. original packaging, labelled black
plastic bag, cardboard box etc.).
Environmental Risks: Recycling printer cartridges helps to reduce both the rate at
which natural resources are used and the amount of waste
going to landfill sites.
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Table Ref: S1 SCRAP METAL, FERROUS AND NON-FERROUS METAL

Waste Type: Scrap metal comprising rail, maintenance materials and
scrap components, motors and engineering wastes
(including off cuts).
Classification: Generally Inert and Non-hazardous; may be Hazardous
Code: 17 04 09* metal wastes contaminated dangerous
substances
Please choose the most appropriate code:
17 04 01 copper, bronze, brass
17 04 02 aluminum
17 04 03 lead
17 04 04 zinc
17 04 05 iron and steel
17 04 06 tin
17 04 07 mixed metal
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note or Consignment Notes may be
required for equipment or motors containing oil.
Hazard: Likely to be H7 (Carcinogenic) if oil is the contaminant.
• Large volumes of non-ferrous metals such as
Best Practice: copper or aluminium should be separated. Money
(Preferred Option) can be made from segregated clean metal scrap.
• Use a registered scrap metal merchant.
Legal Compliance: Small amounts of scrap can be disposed as general waste.

Use a registered carrier and transfer note.
Keep contaminated wastes separate from uncontaminated

scrap.
Storage and Containers: Separate from other waste in a dedicated skip or contained
area.
Where the wastes contain or are contaminated by oil, the

skips should not leak. The skips should be kept in
contained areas with interceptor drainage.
Waste Licensing Exemptions An exemption for ‘The temporary storage of scrap rail on
(where relevant): operational railway land, provided the total quantity of waste
at any one time does not exceed 10 tonnes and the storage
is incidental to the collection and transport of scrap’. This
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exemption can be applied for, contact the Environment

Specialist for details.
Environmental Risks: Returning scrap metal for recycling helps to reduce
unsustainable extraction of virgin materials and help
reserves of iron and other metal ores last longer.
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Table Ref: S2 SEPTIC TANK WASTE AND SEWAGE SLUDGE

Waste Type: Human waste.
Classification: Controlled waste; biodegradable.
Code 20 03 04 Septic tank sludge
Paperwork Waste Transfer Note.
Waste Management Waste disposed of to sewerage works through contract.
Options:
Ensure your septic tank is emptied at regular intervals to
Best Practice: prevent pollution.
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(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance
Storage and Containers: Regularly inspect containers/portaloos for leaks on site and
capacity. Ensure septic tanks are emptied regularly.
Environmental Risks: Sewage is very polluting in water courses because the
decomposing bacteria has a high biological oxygen demand
(BOD) and will rapidly use up the oxygen in the water, killing
fish and other aquatic life.
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Table Ref: S3 SOIL

Waste Type: Soil and stones
Classification: Normally NON-HAZARDOUS
Code: 17 05 03* Soil and stones containing dangerous
substances
17 05 04 Soil and stones other than 17 05 03
Paperwork: Waste transfer Note for Non hazardous soil and stones,
Consignment Note if Hazardous (See: Rail Ballast).
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Hazard: Hazard categories will depend upon nature of and level of

contaminants (See: Rail Ballast - WM2 Assessment)
Pre-treatment: See Rail Ballast procedure RT/LS/P/044; sorting of wastes.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: See Rail Ballast.
If spreading uncontaminated soil on land
Best Practice: • Remove non soil materials and litter.
(Preferred Option) • Remove and segregate invasive vegetation such as
Japanese knotweed (Requires specialist disposal).
Legal Compliance: Do not mix in rail wagons with other wastes such as
sleepers, large stones, building wastes. Do not mix
hazardous and non hazardous wastes.
Storage and Containers: Ensure soil is contained and does not spill into or damage
water courses (Silt contamination an offence under the
Water Resources Act 1991). Store hazardous soil in
contained areas that have been licensed to accept
hazardous wastes.
Labelling: For hazardous soil - rail transport placard Class 6.1 – Toxic
Substances.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Minor excavations such as trenching, reinstatement of
(where relevant): trackside access routes where soil is stored and then re-laid
and the overburden applied to adjacent strips is not
considered the production and disposal of waste.
In some cases, the spreading of soil, compost, wood and

plant matter may require an exemption. Applicable
Exemptions may be 7A (landtreatment for the benefit of
land), 9A (reclamation of land) and 19A (use of waste for
construction), and 21 (Preparatory treatment of waste plant
matter) (See Section 4 and Environment Agency/ SEPA
web site for guidance).
Application, fee (~£550/exemption), waste and receiving

soil analysis, demonstration of ecological benefit and
certification to that effect by a competent expert required to
receive exemptions 7A and 9A approval from the respective
Environment Agencies. Demonstration of ecological benefit,
soil/waste analysis and certification, are not required for
Exemption 19A. Contact Environmental Specialist for
advice.
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Table Ref: S3 SOIL

Other Comments: Exceeding landspeading limits would be considered as
landfilling by the Environment Agency/SEPA and followed
by prosecution in the courts. Reuse of soils on land from
which they arise should be considered in this context.
Environmental Risks: Little or no environmental risks. Disposal to landfill uses up
space which could be used for higher risk wastes.
Composting green waste allows it to be reused for other
purposes.
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Table Ref: S4 SOLVENTS AND PAINTS, DEGREASERS and

CLEANERS
Waste Type: Waste solvent, paint thinners and paints, anti-freeze,
degreasers.
Classification: Oil based paints and solvents: HAZARDOUS
Water based paints and some diluted anti-freezes may be
NON-HAZARDOUS unless this shown on the suppliers
safety or product labels.
Code: 14 06 01* chlorofluorocarbons, HCFC, HFC
14 06 02* other halogenated solvents and solvent
mixtures
14 06 03* other solvents and solvent mixtures
14 06 04* sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated
solvents
14 06 05* sludges or solid wastes containing other
solvents
08 01 11* waste paint and varnish containing organic
solvents or other dangerous substances
11 01 13* degreasing wastes containing dangerous
substances
16 01 14* antifreeze fluids containing dangerous
substances
08 01 12 waste paint and varnish other than 08 01 11
16 01 15 antifreeze fluids other than in 16 01 14
Paperwork: Most likely to require a Consignment Note, if not a transfer
note is required. If in doubt, contact the Environment
Specialist.
Hazard: Hazard categories could include H3A (Highly Flammable)
H3B (Flammable), H4 (Irritant), H5 (Harmful), H14
(Ecotoxic)
Pre-treatment: See containers.
Reuse/recycling - send solvents and non-water based
Best Practice: paints for recovery. Contact Environment Specialist for
(Preferred Option) information.
Legal Compliance:
Anti-freeze should NOT BE DISPOSED of into drains.
Storage of volumes of flammable wastes (i.e. <210C flash
point) may require a petroleum licence for low flash point
solvents. This should be checked with the Fire Safety
Manager.
Water based paints can be left to dry, crushed and placed

in a general waste skip. Use a Transfer Note and check
the carrier’s certificate.
Storage and Containers: In drums or small containers in contained, concrete,
covered store or Flammables Vault. Ensure that wastes
are properly identified and separated to minimise the risk
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of an incident during storage. Keep for no longer than 12
months.
Labelling: Substance remaining in the original containers will have
hazard warning labels and a description.
Environmental Risks: Gloss paints and other non-water based solvents are
TOXIC to plants and animals. These substances can get
into rivers and streams where they kill fish and other small
aquatic animals. Check the COSHH assessment for an
indication of whether a chemical is hazardous waste.
Table S4.1 below shows whether some paints, antifreezes, degreasers and cleaning
products are Hazardous Waste. Note: It only applies if the manufacturer is the same but will
give you an idea for similar products. This information is taken from the COSHH
assessments for these products. Refer to COSHH assessments for detailed information on
use and storage.
Table S4.1: Common Hazardous Products

Name Manufacturer Chemical component(s) Hazardous Hazard Category
Waste?
Antifreeze Kannady Ltd 90 % Ethylene glycol YES H5 (Harmful)
Freezer Aerosol RS Tetrafluoroethane, Butane, Yes H3 (Flammable)
497-274 Isobutane H7 (Carcinogenic)
Killfrost Monoethylene glycol (>50%) YES H5 (Harmful)
Super-de-icer Trigger Automotive Isopropanol, Glycol, Ammonia YES H3 (Flammable)
chemicals ltd H4 (Irritant)
H5 (Harmful)
Universal Rail De-icer Arrow chemicals Mixture Glycol and Urea YES H5 (Harmful)
Cetaphos Water Based Prismo Ltd Silica Powder, Acrylic, Emulsion NO N/A
Paint
Copon Hycote 152 lv Copon Division of A: 2,4,6-Tris (dimeth*) phenol YES H4 (Irritant)
Act & Base E. Wood Ltd. (5%), H5 (Harmful)
Polyetherdiamine (30%), H8 (Corrosive)
Ethanol (5%), Nonylphenol (15%), H14 (Ecotoxic)
Trimethylhexamethylenediamine,
(15%), B: Epoxy resins (A&F),
(>40%), Cresyl glycidyl ether (5%)
Fosroc Primer 7 Fosroc Expandite Toluene-2,6-diisocyanate YES H3 (Flammable)
Ltd. *(<0.25%), n-butyl acetate (>50) H5 (Harmful)
Gloss Black Aerosol Rs Components Xylene* (30%), YES H3 (Flammable)
Ltd. 1-methoxy-2-propanol (5%), H4 (Irritant)
2-methoxy-1-methylethyl H5 (Harmful)
Acetate (5%), Mesitylene (1%), H14 (Ecotoxic)
1, 2 ,4-trimethylbenzene (1%),
Solvent naptha (1%),
Acetone (60%), Isobutane (10%),
Roadmaster Aztec Chemicals Propylbenzene (<1%), YES H3 (Flammable)
Ltd. Xylene (<1%), Acetone (10-30%), H4 (Irritant)
Propane (10-30%), H5 (Harmful)
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Mesitylene (1-5%), H14 (Ecotoxic)

Butane (10-30%),
1-Methoxy-2-propanol (1-5%).
Hammerite No.1 Hammerite Actetone(20-30%), White YES H3 (Flammable)
Rustbeater Aero Products Ltd. Spirit(1-5%), Solvent H4 (Irritant)
Naphtha(Petroleum), H5 (Harmful)
Light-Arom(5-10%), H14 (Ecotoxic)
Xylene(5-15%),
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Waste?
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene(1-5%),
Propane(10-20%),
Butane(5-10%), Isobutane(5%
Hammerite Hammered Hammerite Xylene* (20-40%), Butanol (0-1%), YES H3 (Flammable)
Metal Finish Products Ltd. Solvent naphtha (10-30%), H4 (Irritant)
Benzene <0.1%, White spirit (1- H5 (Harmful)
5%),
1, 2, 4-trimethylbenzene (5-10%),
Mesitylene (1-5%)
Rocol Easyspray - All Rocol Ltd. Dimethyl Ether (25-35%) YES H3 (Flammable)
Colours Acetone (15-20%), Xylene (5-10%) H4 (Harmful)
Jizer (Degreaser) Deb Group Ltd. Aliphatic/Aromatic hydrocarbon, YES H7 (Carcinogenic)
non ionic surfactant
Divosan Hypochlorite Diversey Lever Bleach, Sodium hypochlorite (5- YES H8 (Corrosive)
Ltd. 15%) H12 (Toxic gases)
Neutrasol Ecosafe Forward Solvent cleaner YES H5 (Harmful)
Chemicals Petroleum distillates* (<0.1%
Benzene) (80-90%),
ALkylphenol ethoxylated (10-15%)
Claretech B1099 R S Clare And Contents not specified by supplier YES H7 (Carcinogenic)
Biodegrad Rail Company Ltd and not classified as hazardous
under CHIP.
Xp788 Curve Rail & R.S. Clare & Co. Calcium grease, Mineral oils, YES H7 (Carcinogenic)
Slide Chair Ltd. Sulphur/Phosphorous EP,
Additives
Hydraulic Oil R7116 Shell UK Oil Highly refined Mineral oil (95%), YES H7 (Carcinogenic)
Distillate (petroleum), H5 (Harmful)
Hydrotreated light paraffinic
(<10%)
Panolin Hlp Synth Panolin Ag Saturated, Synthetic esters YES H5 (harmful)
(diisodecyladipate) with additives.
No Mineral oil
Switchplate Lubricant R.S. Clare & Co. Mineral oil. YES H7 (Carcinogenic)
Ltd
Rocol Track & Rail Rocol Ltd. Hydrocarbon aerosol propellant YES H5 (Harmful)
Lube Spray (<0.1% 1, 3 Butadiene)(30-50%), H7 (Carcinogenic)
Solvent, Refined mineral oil*( 1- H3 (Flammable)
10%), Pentane (30-50%) H14 (Ecotoxic)
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Table Ref: T1 TIMBER - PRESERVATIVE TREATED

Waste Type: Treated sleepers, timber from demolition works and
lineside/track operations and treated off-cuts from
construction.
Classification: Demolition/construction waste (potentially HAZARDOUS -
will depend on preservative and age).
Code: 17 02 04* Wood containing or contaminated with dangerous
substances
17 02 01 Timber
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note or Consignment Note if Hazardous.
contamination.
Creosote – H7 (Carcinogenic) at levels greater than 0.1%
Pre-treatment: Liaise with waste management contractor.
Reuse/recycle - reuse larger timbers and sleepers wherever
Best Practice: possible, smaller pieces for fencing etc.
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Ensure site is licensed for the preservative treated timber. If
placed in general construction waste it must be included in
the waste description.
Storage and Containers: In suitable pile or skip such that it does not cause a
nuisance to site occupants or neighbours.
Other Comments: Sleepers which have been treated with creosote, cannot be
reused for the following purposes:
1. inside any building;
2. in toys;
3. in playgrounds;
4. in parks, gardens and outdoor recreational and
leisure facilities where there is a risk of frequent skin
contact;
5. in the manufacture of garden furniture (such as
picnic tables); or
6. for the manufacture and use and any pre-treatment
of-
• containers intended for growing purposes;
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materials, intermediate or finished products
intended for human or animal consumption; or
any other materials which may contaminate the
products mentioned in this sub- paragraph (6).
Environmental Risks: Burning treated timber can release harmful fumes to the
environment causing a nuisance to neighbours. Network
Rail can also be prosecuted under Waste Management
Laws. Timbers should be reused, as this helps reduce the
demand for new wood.
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Table Ref: T2 TROUGHING CONCRETE, CONCRETE SLEEPERS,

BRICK, RUBBLE.
Waste Type: Can include cement, stone, concrete, aggregate, sand,
rubble.
Classification: Normally these waste types are classified as INERT as they
will not biodegrade. Demolition/ construction waste is
INERT if there are no other degradable wastes (e.g. wood,
vegetation) mixed with it.
Code: 17 09 03* mixed construction and demolition waste
containing dangerous materials
17 09 04 mixed construction and demolition wastes
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note for Non-hazardous and Inert wastes.
Consignment Note for hazardous wastes (Requires
categorisation to determine the hazards that may be
present due to contaminating substances)
Hazard: Dependant on nature and level of contaminants
Pre-treatment: Sorting of wastes.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Inert and non-hazardous landfill sites subject to Waste
Acceptance Criteria.
• Plans are being developed to crush concrete
Best Practice: sleepers. The recovered wastes to used for the
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Service for further details.
• Segregating inert wastes will save money on
disposal costs and, there is often a demand for good
quality hardcore for construction. It can be sent to
construction-related recycling sites throughout the
UK. For a database of the nearest one to your site
refer to www.ciria.org/recycling.
Legal Compliance: If there are no degradable materials (e.g. branches, food

etc.) transfer through a registered waste carrier to a landfill
site licensed to accept inert wastes.
Storage and Containers: In a correctly marked skip so that it does not cause a
nuisance to site occupants or neighbours (e.g. from dust).
Must NOT BE MIXED with other types of waste.
Waste Licensing Exemptions An Exemption (19A) from licensing is available for using
(where relevant): inert waste in construction projects. An application and fee
(~£550/exemption) is required to receive approval from the
respective Environment Agencies
Contact your local Environment Specialist for advice on

registering exemptions; this must be at least a month before
the work takes place.
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Other Comments: Inert wastes are subject to a reduced rate of landfill tax than
general waste MAKING DISPOSAL CHEAPER. Make sure
that all other types of waste are removed. In order to qualify
for a reduced rate, the exact nature of materials present
must be specified.
Environmental Risks: Recycling materials as much as possible not only prolongs
the supply of aggregates, but also reduces the need for
new landfill sites.
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Waste Type: Scrap tyres from fly tipping on site and lineside. Tyres
removed from Company vehicles by staff.
Code: 16 01 03 End of life tyres
Pre-treatment: Sorting and shredding
Waste Acceptance Criteria: After 16th July 2003 hazardous waste landfills and new
landfills can only accept whole tyres for use as an
engineering material. Other landfills need to be permitted to
accept whole tyres.
Shredded tyres may be accepted at landfills up until the 16

July 2006. Hazardous waste landfills cannot accept non-
hazardous tyres from 16th July 2006.
Waste Management Options: Identify recycling route for scavenged tyres, through
authorised contractor. Contact the Area Environment
Best Practice: Specialist for guidance.
(Preferred Option) Processes utilising waste tyres include:
• Coalite (Bolsover) – pyrolysis
• Lafarge/ Castle Cement – use in Cement Kilns
• Tyre granulation – Uses include: sports surfaces,
carpet underlay.
• Landfill engineering
Legal Compliance: Tyres must be segregated from general waste.

Storage and Containers: Separate tyres from general waste. Store in secure
locations to protect against arson.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Up to 1000 tyres may be stored for purposes of recovery
(where relevant): activities for a maximum of 12 months.
Other Comments: Tyres must not be burned.
Environmental Risks: Burning tyres produces noxious fumes, which are harmful
to human health as well as contaminants and leachates that
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WASTE
Waste Type: Waste from invasive and injurious plant species (e.g.
Japanese Knotweed, Ragwort, Giant Hogweed, Himalayan
Balsam)
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS – Difficult waste
Code: 20 02 01 Biodegradable waste
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Check landfill site is permitted to accept invasive weeds and
procedures are in place for correct disposal method.
Waste Management Options: For Japanese knotweed: cut and leave on site if possible as
transferring it poses more risks than leaving it on site.
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option) Ragwort, Giant Hogweed and Himalayan Balsam must be
stored in a closed skips.
Legal Compliance:
Check the landfill site is licensed to take invasive and
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injurious plant waste and is ready to bury it at least x metres

deep.
Storage and containers. In a correctly marked, secured, closed container and
disposed of to landfill.
Labelling: Include description of weed on containers sent for disposal.
Other Comments: Refer to Network Rail Guidance Note: Injurious and Invasive
Weeds.
http://connect/assurance/SafetyAndCompliance/Environment
Policy/EnvironmentalGuidanceNotes.aspx.
Environmental Risks: Invasive weeds cause considerable damage to native flora
and fauna as well as habitat damage to native animal
species.
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Waste Type: Wood, green material, leaves etc. from, track/lineside
clearance.
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS, biodegradable.
Code: 20 02 01 Biodegradable waste
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Non hazardous landfill
• Small amounts of cleared vegetation can be
Best Practice: chipped and spread on land at the lineside (see
(Preferred Option) exemptions and conditions below).
• Vegetation waste free from litter and other wastes
can be sent to a local composting site.
Legal Compliance: Check waste carrier registrations of waste haulers and

waste management license status of composting site
(Licensed or exempt) and acceptance criteria for non-
hazardous landfill site.
Storage and Containers: Unless waste is to be spread at the site (not stockpiled or
in clumps and away from any sensitive receptors such as
watercourses) from which it arises, the waste should be
stored in skips or load onto waste carrier vehicles for
recovery or disposal purposes.
Waste Licensing Exemptions Chipping, cutting or shredding and subsequent spreading
(where relevant): at trackside is exempt under 26: Recovery or disposal as
part of the production process as agreed with the
Environment Agency. Contact Environmental Specialist
for advice.
Other Comments: DO NOT BURN. The smoke may cause a nuisance or
danger if it reduces visibility for traffic on a highway.
Environmental Risks: Little or no environmental risks. Pests such as rats could
be a problem if the waste is left in piles in the open for
more than a few weeks. Disposal to landfill uses up
space which could be used for higher risk wastes.
Composting green waste allows it to be reused for other
purposes.
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Table Ref: V3 VEHICLE WASH WATER

Waste Type: Run-off water from vehicle washing
European Waste Catalogue
Code:
Paperwork: Waste Transfer Note if waste is removed off site to
wastewater treatment facility or Discharge Consent with
local water or sewage company.
Options: • In areas where hose pipe bans or water restrictions
might be introduced or water meters are in use –
Best Practice: water treatment and recirculation systems should be
(Preferred Option) considered to reduce water use and consequently
costs.
Legal Compliance: Run-off from vehicle washing causes contamination of

surface water if it runs directly to a water course through a
surface-water system, an offence under the Water
Resources Act 1991.
Ensure vehicle wash water runs to a trade effluent drain and

there is a written consent from the Local Water Company for
the discharge. .
Storage and Containers: Ensure the wastewater from the washing process cannot
drain to surface water drains.
Environmental Risks: Run-off from vehicle washing causes contamination of
surface water if it runs directly to a water course through a
surface-water drain. Phosphates and other substances in
detergents used can cause eutrophication (algal blooms). It
can also cause ground pollution as it contains detergents
and small amounts of oil and grease.
In areas where hose pipe bans or water restrictions might be

introduced or water meters are in use – water treatment and
recirculation systems should be considered to reduce water
use.
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Waste Type: Scrap materials comprising motor parts, body panels,
hoses, oil filters etc. Excludes tyres, oils anti-freeze and
batteries. (See relevant tables in the Waste Index).
Classification: NON-HAZARDOUS, non-degradable
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Oil Filters are HAZARDOUS waste due to the oil content.
Code: 16 01 07* Oil filters
16 01 11* Brake pads containing asbestos
16 01 21* Hazardous components other those mentioned in
16 01 07, 16 01 11, 16 01 13, 16 01 14
16 01 12 Brake pads other than 16 01 11
16 02 17 Motor parts (ferrous)
16 01 18 Motor parts (non-ferrous)
16 01 19 Motor parts (plastic)
16 01 20 Motor parts (glass)
Paperwork: A Consignment Note is required for hazardous wastes.
A Waste Transfer Note is required for non hazardous
wastes.
contaminant. Oil contaminated components will have
Hazard category (H7 carcinogenic).
Pre-treatment: Oil filters can be squeezed to recover oil or sent for
conditioning by registered waste oil contractor. Other
components may be drained of oil.
Waste Acceptance Criteria: Will depend on waste acceptance criteria for landfill site
• Separate waste types where possible. Used parts
Best Practice: should be returned to supplier for reconditioning.
(Preferred Option) Other metal should be recycled as scrap.
Legal Compliance: Oil filters should be returned through a registered waste oil
contractor for reconditioning. Raise Consignment Notes for
hazardous waste and use a registered carrier.
Storage and Containers: In a labelled skip. Storage should not allow escapes e.g.
leaking oil/water. If skips are outside they should be
covered. Oil filters should be stored separately from other
parts.
Environmental Risks: Recycling metals helps to prolong the life of oil and metal
ore reserves.
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Waste Type: Waste from track welding
Code: 12 01 13 Welding wastes
Waste Management
Options:
Best Practice:
(Preferred Option)
Legal Compliance: Used welding wastes can be disposed of as general waste.

Storage and Containers: Store as temporary wastes pending disposal.
Other Comments: Out-of-date unused welding materials must be disposed of
as hazardous waste due to fire risk.
Environmental Risks: Recycling metals helps to prolong the life of oil and metal
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ore reserves.
11 Auditing and Monitoring of Wastes
Everyone in the waste management chain from generation to final disposal is

responsible for exercising duty of care. Audits should be undertaken on a periodic
basis to ensure that waste management requirements are being complied with from
production through to final disposal or recovery. This section is designed to assist in
compiling information necessary for regulatory compliance with waste management
regulations.
This section also provides guidance on the collection of waste information in order to
improve environmental performance.
11.1 Auditing
The following information should be available and reviewed when conducting

an audit of a site or/and Contractor.
Waste carrier documentation:
• Waste description including EWC

• Name of waste carrier
• Waste carrier license number and expiry date
• Waste transfer note is used
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Waste management site (waste transfer site, disposal, treatment or

recovery site) information:
• Waste description
• Waste types accepted
• Waste management licence (WML) number or Pollution Prevention
Control (PPC) Reference Number
Sites producing hazardous waste (England and Wales only):
• Premises code
• Site notification and renewal date (must be annually renewed)
• Register containing hazardous waste production, transfer information
and consignment note(s)
• Consignee’s return to the producer or holder
Waste records:
• Waste transfer notes

• Annual waste transfer notes
• Consignment notes
• Quarterly returns (as waste transfer station or disposal or recovery
site)
• Waste management license or PPC documents
• Waste carrier license
• Waste broker license
11.2 Waste Reduction, Recovery and Management Options Monitoring

Sheet
Waste type arising at Tick Green Option taken Tick Comments

site Box Box
Asbestos Specialist contractor (WMan)
Ballast Recycling (WMin)
Washing ballast (WT) and recovery
(WMin)
Batteries Contract clauses –take back (SP)
Recycling (WMin)
Cable Cable reused
Cable recycled - Scrap dealer (WMan)
Clinical waste Sharps containers / yellow bags (WMan)
Dead Animals Returned to owner
Licensed collector
Drainage Ditch Sludge Spread and drained to land
Detonators Returned to supplier
Stored in ammunition boxes
Drums and containers Reusable or returnable containers
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Drum reclamation company used
Electrical and electronic Supplier take back agreement
equipment Use of licensed recyclers
Fluorescent tubes and Recycling contractors
sodium lamps
Freezers, fridges and Recycling contractors
air conditioners Degasing (Disposal)
Furniture and Sustainable procurement scheme (timber)
furnishings Repair and re-use
Charity or other recyclers
Oil contaminated Recycling and disposal
materials
Gas Cylinders Return to company
General/ mixed wastes Segregate paper and card for recycling
Segregate cans for recycling
Segregate wood for recycling
High Visibility Clothing Reuse by NR or contractor
Insulators Recycle though scrap merchant
IT Equipment Supplier take back agreement
Reuse by IT department
Collected or sent to recycler Security
data issues
Litter Segregate paper
Other segregation
Oil Collected for recovery
Oily sludges Collected and taken to license facility
Pallets and cable Return to supplier
drums Repaired and re-used
Sent for recovery
Paper and cardboard Reuse on site
Duplex printers/ photocopiers
Segregate paper and card for recovery by
recycler
PCB’s Disposal by licensed contractor
Plastic Reusable packaging used
Use of biodegradable plastics
Segregation of plastics
Recycling of plastic cups
Printer toner cartridges Re use – refilled by local supplier
Recycled through charity
Scrap metal Segregated for recycling
Collected by local scrap merchant
Septic tank waste Regular emptying
Soil Landspreading
Segregation from litter and other
contaminants
Remove invasive plants
Solvents, paints, Collected for recovery (of solvent) to
degreasers and recycler
cleaners
Timber – preservative Re use of timbers
treated Collected for recovery by recycler
Troughing concrete, Re-used
concrete sleepers, Crushed for recovery
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brick, rubble
Tyres Collected by recycler for recovery
Collected by disposal company for
spreading prior to landfill
Invasive plants Disposal guidance followed
Vegetation wastes Chipped and spread to land
Collected and sent to local composting
site
Vehicle wash water Water recirculation
Use of grey water
Vehicle –used Segregate out metal parts
components Use of recovery contractors (oil)
Welding waste Segregate out and recover metals
11.3 Monitoring
11.3.1 Environmental Performance Indicators: Waste Production

and Management
Setting Environmental Performance Indicators (EPIs) is a good way to

understand how environmental issues and risks are being managed in
order to identity areas of weakness and strengths and to drive continual
improvement.
Waste costs money. Understanding what types of wastes are being

produced and how is it subsequently disposed or recovered provides
opportunities for costs savings and cost recovery. The sections below
provide recommendations on waste performance indicators.
11.3.1.1 Controlled Waste
Purpose
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To understand the amount of controlled waste produced from

Network Rail activities in order that targets for improvements
can be set.
Definition
Waste is any substance or object that a producer or holder

discards, intends to discard or is required to discard. Controlled
waste is waste that arises from offices, commercial or industrial
premises.
Typical examples of controlled wastes produced on the railway

include:
• Construction/demolition wastes
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• Cardboard/paper
• Vegetation chippings, trimmings etc
• Uncontaminated soil
• Uncontaminated ballast
• Some batteries
• General mixed wastes
Quantities of controlled waste that are being sent to landfill can

easily be obtained from the waste transfer note that must
accompany the waste when transferred from the producer
(Network Rail/Contractor) to the carrier. If a waste management
company is employed to manage waste, they will be able to
provide the necessary figures.
11.3.1.2 Hazardous Waste
Purpose
To understand the amount of hazardous waste produced from

Network Rail in order that targets for improvements can be set.
Definition
Hazardous waste is controlled waste which is considered

dangerous or difficult to keep, treat or dispose so that stricter
controls are imposed. Essentially, hazardous wastes are
wastes with one or more hazardous properties (as defined by
the Hazardous Waste Regulations) that are hazardous to health
or the environment.
Typical examples of Hazardous waste produced on the railway

include:
• Materials contaminated with oil such as oily rags and

used absorbent material
• Construction and demolition waste containing
dangerous substances such as asbestos, leaded
paint and pellets, hydrocarbons
• Contaminated ballast
• PCB containing equipment
• Detonators
• Fluorescent tubes
• Drums/containers
• Gas Cylinders (some)
• Oily Sludge’s
• Materials containing Asbestos
• Oils
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• Solvents and Paints

• Aerosols
• Wood Preservatives
• Pesticides
• Some batteries
When Hazardous wastes are transferred or disposed of they

must be accompanied by a consignment note. Quantities of
Hazardous waste sent to landfill or other disposal facilities can
be obtained from these notes; alternately, if a waste
management company is employed to manage waste, they will
be able to provide the necessary figures. Hazardous wastes are
defined by having an * next to their European Waste Catalogue
(EWC) code.
11.3.1.3 Recycling/Reuse
Purpose
To identity how much waste (such as scrap metal, concrete,

cardboard and paper, scrap rail, wood, spoil, other wastes) generated
by Network Rail activities is directed away from landfill by being
recycled/reused
Definition
The amount in kilograms of each category of waste being

recycled/reused each period.
11.3.1.4 Percentage of Waste Recycled/Reused (Vs

Total Waste Produced)
Purpose
To quantify Network Rail’s waste management efforts and to set

targets for improvement.
Definition
Total quantities of waste recycled (the total tonnage of 11.3.1.3) x 100

The total quantities of waste produced
(the total tonnage of 11.3.1.1, 11.3.1.2 and 11.3.1.3)
11.3.1.5 Reporting
The table below can be used to capture the waste performance

indicators.
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Table: Waste Performance Indicators

11.3.1 Quantities of Controlled Waste to Landfill (tonnes)
11.3.2 Quantities of Hazardous Waste Disposed (tonnes)
11.3.3 Quantities of Recycled/Reused Waste (tonnes)
Quantities of Concrete Recycled (tonnes)
Quantities of Cardboard and Paper Recycled

(tonnes)
Quantities of Scrap Rail Recycled (tonnes)
Quantities of Wood Recycled (tonnes)
Quantities of Spoil Recycled (tonnes)
Quantities of Other Wastes Recycled (tonnes)
11.3.4 % Waste Recycled/Reused vs. Waste Produced
11.3.2 Contractor Requirements
As per Contract Requirements – Environment (NR/ENV/SP/015), the

Contractor is required to prepare a Waste Management Plan (WMP)
identifying:
• Wastes and their category that will be generated by the Works

• Opportunities for reuse and/or recycling
• Proposed method of storage, handling and transportation of
the waste
• Means of disposal and the relevant consents and licensing
requirements in compliance with statutory requirements
• Reporting and monitoring procedures
In addition, the Contractor is required to provide data as part of the

periodic report to the Network Rail Representative relating to waste
produced during the term of the contract. The data should be split by key
waste type, measured by weight and collated at least on a period basis.
For Network Rail Major Projects and Investment (MP&I), the Contractor
shall provide this information to the Project Manager on a period basis,
who in turn will provide this information to relevant HSQE specialist at the
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to the Programme HSQE team for collation and analysis. Information
received will then be extracted and forwarded on to the HSQE Support
Assistant for amalgamation into the Period P&E report.
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Other functions need to designate a representative to collate and

manage the waste information. For example, The Area Commercial
Manager shall request information from the Contractor and provide the
data on the type and quantities of waste arisings disposed to the
Environment Specialist on a quarterly basis
12 Activity Table: Some Rail Activities and Their Wastes
Activity Waste Page Page

Off-track Batteries Japanese
work Knotweed
Dead Animals Litter
Ditch clearance sludge Ragwort
Drums with unknown Timber (treated)
residues
Empty Drums Timber (untreated)
Giant Hogweed Tyres
Himalayan Balsam Vegetation
Interceptor Residues Weeds
P-Way Aerosol cans Grease cans
Ballast Mess waste
Batteries Nylons
Dead Animals Pads
Empty oil drums Sleepers
S&T Cable Electrical
equipment
Cable drums Aerosol cans
Troughing Batteries
Offices Paper Food wrapping
waste
Card Fluorescent tubes
Batteries IT equipment
Welding Luting sand Molds
13 Index
ACETYLENE ................................................46 CONCRETE..................................................73
AIR CONDITIONERS ...................................44 CONTAINERS (that are empty) ..................39
ASBESTOS DEAD ANIMALS ..........................................35
ASBESTOS CONTAINING MATERIALS.27 DEGREASERS.............................................69
BALLAST......................................................28 DETONATORS.............................................38
BATTERIES..................................................30 DRAINAGE DITCH SLUDGE.......................36
BIODEGRADABLE OIL ...............................55 DRUMS.........................................................39
BIODEGRADABLE OIL CONTAMINATED ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC
MATERIALS..............................................57 EQUIPMENT .............................................41
BRICK ...........................................................73 FIRE EXTINGUISHERS ...............................46
CABLE ..........................................................32 FLUORESCENT LIGHT TUBES..................43
CABLE DRUMS............................................59 FOOD WASTE..............................................48
CLEARINGS FROM DITCHES.....................36 FREEZERS...................................................44
CLINICAL WASTE .......................................33 FRIDGES ......................................................44
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FURNITURE .................................................45 PETS.............................................................35

GAS CYLINDERS.........................................46 PLASTIC AND SIMILAR MATERIALS........63
GENERAL / MIXED WASTE ........................48 PRINTER / TONER CARTRIDGES..............64
HIGH VISIBILITY CLOTHING ......................49 PROPANE ....................................................46
INSULATORS (ceramic)..............................50 PROTECTIVE CLOTHING ...........................49
INTERCEPTOR WASTE ..............................58 RAILWAY FOG SIGNALS ...........................38
INVASIVE AND INJURIOUS PLANT WASTE RUBBLE .......................................................73
...................................................................76 SCRAP METAL ............................................65
IT EQUIPMENT.............................................51 SEPTIC TANK WASTE ................................66
LITTER..........................................................53 SEWAGE SLUDGE ......................................66
LIVESTOCK..................................................35 SLEEPERS...................................................73
MESS ROOM WASTE, PADS & NYLONS .48 SODIUM LAMPS ..........................................43
METAL ..........................................................65 SOIL..............................................................67
MOBILE PHONES ........................................51 SOLVENTS...................................................69
OIL ................................................................54 SOLVENTS AND PAINTS, DEGREASERS
OIL CONTAMINATED MATERIALS......56, 57 AND CLEANERS......................................69
OIL FILLED CABLE .....................................32 TIMBER - PRESERVATIVE TREATED .......72
OIL SPILL KITS......................................56, 57 TROUGHING, CONCRETE..........................73
OILY SLUDGES ..........................................58 TYRES ..........................................................75
OILY RAGS ............................................56, 57 USED ABSORBENTS............................56, 57
OXYGEN .......................................................46 VEGETATION WASTE.................................77
PAINTS .........................................................69 VEHICLE WASH WATER ............................78
PALLETS ......................................................59 VEHICLES - USED COMPONENTS......79, 80
PAPER ..........................................................60 VISUAL DISPLAY UNITS ............................41
PAPER AND CARDBOARD ........................60 WELDING WASTE .......................................80
PCBs (Polychlorinated Biphenyls)............61 WILD ANIMALS ...........................................35
PESTICIDES AND HERBICIDES.................62
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Appendix A Waste Legislation
A brief description of principal waste legislation is provided below.
European Union Policy and Legislation
91/156/EEC Waste Framework Directive: Amendment to the framework

directive 75/442/EEC: Frame directive on waste
Stipulates that Member States must prohibit the uncontrolled discarding, discharge
and disposal of waste and promote the prevention, recycling and conversion of
wastes with a view to their reuse. It also stipulates that waste management
companies must obtain an authorization from the competent authority if they handle
or treat waste.
91/689/EEC on Hazardous waste; Amended by 94/31/EC

Stipulates that a list of the hazardous wastes is to be drawn up on the basis of the
categories, constituents and properties set out in the 1993 Annexes. Hazardous
waste must be recorded and identified; different categories of hazardous waste must
not be mixed and that hazardous waste is not mixed with non-hazardous waste,
save where the necessary measures have been taken to safeguard human health
and the environment.
1999/31/EC the Landfill of Waste

It defines the different categories of waste (municipal waste, hazardous waste, non-
hazardous waste and inert waste) and applies to all landfills. A standard waste
acceptance procedure has been laid down to avoid any risks to the environment or
people including:
• waste must be treated before being landfilled;
• hazardous waste must be assigned to a hazardous waste landfill;
• landfills for non-hazardous waste must be used for municipal waste and for
non-hazardous waste;
• landfill sites for inert waste must be used only for inert waste.
UK Legislation
Environmental Protection Act 1990:

Part 1: introduces the system of integrated pollution control (IPC) which is applicable
to the release of pollutants to air, water, and land. Part 1I deals specifically with
waste on land.
Environment Act 1995:

Established the Environment Agency and the Scottish Environment Protection
Agency and gave them duties and powers to be responsible for IPC, water
management and waste regulation. Waste is defined in Schedule 22 of the Act.
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Pollution Prevention and Control Act 1999:

Waste management licensing regime is being phased out and replace by a system
of permitting under IPPC.
Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991:

Established a mandatory system of transfer notes.
The Controlled Waste Regulations 1992:

List various types of waste as household, industrial or commercial waste.
Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 / Waste Management

Licensing Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2003:
Potentially polluting facilities are required to be licensed; however, some small scale
activities are excluded and/or exempted from these requirements.
Controlled Waste (Registration of Carriers and Seizure of vehicles)

(Amendment) Regulations 1998
The Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989 makes it a criminal offence for a
person who is not a registered carrier to transport controlled waste to or from any
place in Great Britain. These Regulations establish a system for registration of
carriers of controlled waste and supplement the provisions.
Landfill Regulations 2002

Stopped the practice of ‘co-disposal’ of hazardous and non-hazardous waste in the
same landfill and required that hazardous wastes must be pre-treated, according to a
three-point test, to reduce their quantity and hazard before they are deposited in a
landfill.
The List of Wastes (England) 2005:

Transposes the European Waste Catalogue, unique 6 digit code for individual waste
streams, including hazardous wastes, into English law.
The List of Wastes (England) 2005:

Transposes the European Waste Catalogue, unique 6 digit code for individual waste
streams, including hazardous wastes, into English law.
The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005:

Applies controls on movements of hazardous waste in the revised Hazardous Waste
List, emphasis hazardous waste management into the waste producer’s domain, and
introduces revised and more streamlined procedures for monitoring movements of
hazardous waste. Supersedes the Special Waste Regulations 1996 in England and
Wales.
The Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (SSI 2004 No.112
and amendment SSI 2004 No.204)
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Guidance
• Guide to Hazardous Waste Regulations (Incorporating the List of Waste
Regulation) http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/hazardous_waste_guide_1219517.pd
• Guide to Hazardous Waste Regulations (Site Premises Registration
(Notification) Guide http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/site_premises_1069529.pdf
• Further Advice on the Notification of Premises: http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/latest_guidance_1219493.pdf
• Completing a consignment note:
o A guide to the Hazardous Waste Regulations (Consignment Notes):
http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/103599/cnotes_v1.8_1161773.doc
o Standard procedure: http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/hwcn01v051_1096877.pdf
o Continuation sheet: http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/hwcncs01v051_1105438.pdf
o Schedule of carriers: http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/hwsc01v051_1104757.pdf
• Guide to Hazardous Waste Regulations (Records, registers, returns,
http://www.environment-
agency.gov.uk/commondata/acrobat/records_nov_05_1208713.pdf :
• Guide to Consigning Special Waste (Scotland):
http://www.sepa.org.uk/pdf/guidance/waste/consigning_special_waste.pdf
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Appendix B Network Rail Consignment Note
Electronic file Network Rail Hazardous Waste Consignment Note.xls
Form HWCN01v051
A GUIDE TO COMPLETE HAZARDOUS WASTE CONSIGNMENT NOTES IS PROVIDED BELOW:
You should start to complete the consignment note only when the load is ready for collection. Before the waste is removed, you must:
· Prepare a copy of the consignment note for the Producer or Holder, the Carrier and the Consignee. An extra copy is required for the
Consignor if he is not the Producer or Holder.
· Complete Parts A and B on each copy as detailed below.
· Give every completed copy to the Carrier.
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Important definitions are:
· Carrier is a person who collects a consignment of hazardous waste from the premises at which it was produced or being held and delivers
it to a consignee, or transports it in the course if its transfer from those premises to the consignee
· Consignee is the person to whom the waste is being transported for disposal or recovery
· Consignor is the person who causes the waste to be removed from the premises at which it is produced or is being held
· Holder is the producer of the waste and/or the person who is in possession of it.
· Producer is the person whose activities produce waste or a person who carries out pre-processing, mixing or other operations resulting in
a change in the nature or composition of this waste.
If there are a number of different types of hazardous waste that needs to be collected, use a Continuation Sheet to list the wastes
If there is more than one Carrier transporting the waste, a Schedule of Carriers form must also be used.
This Consignment Note has been specially designed for Network Rail. If it is completed electronically, you ONLY need to complete the
Network Rail copy. The other sheets (Consignor, Carrier and Consignee sheets) are all linked (and password protected) to the Network Rail
sheet so that there is no need to have to complete these forms separately. In addition there is no need to complete the shaded cells in the
Network Rail sheet as these are linked to other cells and will be populated for you automatically. The linked sheets and cells are shaded in
yellow and/or contain "0" in them.
A red triangle in the top corner of a cell indicates a comment box.
If there are more than 4 different hazardous waste streams that need to be collected, use the Continuation Sheet. Again ONLY complete the
Network Rail copy as the Consignor, Carrier and Consignee will automatically be populated for you.
A visual guide on completing the Network Rail consignment note is provided in the Guidance Sheet of this file.
Part A Notification details

The first part of the code is generated from the alphanumeric registration number or "premises codes"
1 Consignment note code: provided by the Environment Agency. The second part is a 5 part alphanumeric of the form, e.g. A001. Each
consignment note code must be unique.
On the Network Rail form there is no need to fill in the first part as this is already linked to the premises
code details, but the second part is required. It is recommended that the first year of the hazardous waste
regulations (reporting perido July 2005 to June 2006) start with A, then B for the year 2006-2007, C for the
year 2007-2008, and so forth. It is recommended that the remaining digits of the consignment code are
generated sequentillay numberically (A001, A0002, A0003 for three consignments during the reporting year
2005-2006).
For Fly tipped waste the following method is used; coding standard = FLYXXX/YYYZZ; where
FLY denotes a collection of waste deposited in contravention of section 33 of the EPA90.

XXX is an alphanumeric, e.g. the first three letters of the postcode of the location of the waste.
YYY is an alphanumeric denoting the name of the business collecting the waste.
ZZ is an alphanumeric giving the collection a unique identifier.
e.g. for a collection of flytipped waste by Neales Waste at a location with postcode B97 6EN: FLYB97/NEA01
or FLYB97/NEAG1. All consignment note codes must be unique.
2 Waste removal location: Complete with Premises Details (name, address, postcode, telephone, email, fac-simile)
Complete using the Environment Agency Registered Premises Code (this consists of 3 letters and 3
3 Premises code (where applicable):
numbers; e.g. ABZ 501)
Complete with the details of the Consignee (The Consignee is the person to whom the waste is being
4 Waste disposal site: transported for disposal or recovery. This provides details about the Consignee. Get these details from the
waste removal company.
Where the details for the Producer of a waste are not the same as those given in A2, you must identify the Producer
5 Waste producer:
here; e.g. a Contractor generating hazardous waste at a Network Rail registered premises.
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Part B Description of the waste

If the consigned waste is made up of more than one waste type, you will need to itemise each waste by a description and EWC code. The
consignment note provided by the Environment Agency has space for two wastes; the Network Rail note has space for four wastes. If you
have more than this a continuation sheet must be used detailing all the information required in Part B. Continuation sheets must be
numbered and must contain the associated consignment note code. All sheets must be securely attached to the consignment note and the
number of the consignment note clearly marked on each sheet. The Producer, Consignor, Carrier and Consignee must retain a copy of
each sheet.
Provide a full written description of the process that gave rise to the waste; e.g. Railway
1 Process giving rise to the waste: Maintenance
The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) classifies businesses and other operations. 63.21 is the code for
2 SIC for the process Network Rail activities
3 Waste details:
a Description of waste: Provide a complete description of the waste; more details then what is given in the EWC
A standard 6 digit code listed in the European Waste Code; e.g. empty oil drums is 15 01 10*.
b List of wastes (EWC code): EWC's for commonly produced hazardous waste is given in the EWC - Haz code worksheet in this
file or in the NR Waste Management Handbook.
c Quantity: The total quantity for each EWC coded waste must be provided in kilograms
All pertinent components and their concentrations should be shown so that Carriers,
Consignees or other parties are aware of what is in each waste. This will include
d Biological/chemical components: components that do not render the waste hazardous, e.g. the presence of metals (such as
iron) in pickling acids. Properly describing all the components of the waste is important
to the choice of disposal for the waste.
e Physical form:
Only one of the descriptions, i.e. Gas, Liquid, Solid, Powder, Sludge or Mixed should be given for each EWC
This must be completed for all of the hazards appropriate to each waste; e.g waste oil has the Hazard category
H7 (Carcinogenic). Sometimes more than one hazard code is applicable; e.g. Asbestos is both Carcinogenic
f Hazard code:
(H7) and Toxic (H6). Hazard codes are given in the EWC - Haz code worksheet in this file or in the NR Waste
Management Handbook.
Each container of waste must be described with its size and quantity e.g. 4 x 45 gallon drums, 1 x 14
g Container type, etc.:
cubic yard skip
h Packing group: Packing Group(s) . UN identification number(s), Proper shipping name(s) , UN Class(es),
These items are required for transport purposes where the waste is also “dangerous for carriage” e.g
<1,000litres of diesel. Consignors, loaders, fillers and Carriers all have duties under The Carriage of
Dangerous Goods and Use of Transportable Pressure Equipment Regulations 2004 as amended (CDG). It is
Where a waste is not “dangerous for carriage” there is no need to complete these items.
Part C Carrier's certificate

After the Producer or Holder has completed parts A and B, the Carrier must complete Part C as detailed below and then give every
completed copy to the Consignor.
If wastes are to be transferred from one Carrier to another, the “….if a schedule of carriers is attached tick here” box must be ticked and a
Schedule of Carriers form completed. The procedure for using the Schedule of Carriers form is in section 8 - Schedule of Carriers.
When the waste is collected, the Carrier should check that Parts A2, A4 and B3 are correct, i.e. the collection and destination addresses
are correct and the waste being collected is as described in Part B3.
The driver must give his name, and complete the name of his business and all appropriate address and
1 Carrier name and details:
contact details.
A Carrier must either be registered or exempt from registration. The Carrier’s registration number must
be provided if applicable. If the Carrier is exempt, the reason for the exemption e.g. charity, carrying
2 Carrier registration number: own waste etc should be given. A waste Producer may transport his own waste without being a
registered waste Carrier. Note that this exemption does not apply to producers of construction and
demolition waste, who must always be a registered Waste Carrier.
Network Rail is a registered Waste Carrier.
The Carrier must identify the vehicle registration number for the vehicle collecting the waste. If the
3 Vehicle registration no.: waste is not travelling by road, the Carrier must identify the means of transport, e.g. railway, canal
barge etc.
4 Signature: The carrier collecting the waste must sign and give the date and time of the hazardous waste collection.
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Part D Consignor's certificate

After the Carrier has completed Part C, the Consignor (Producer, holder or managing on the behalf) must:
- Complete Part D on every copy as detailed below.

- Give a completed copy to the Producer or Holder if he is not also the Consignor.
- Retain one copy.
- Give every remaining completed copy to the Carrier.
The Consignor must give his name, and complete the name of his business and all appropriate
1 Consignor name and details:
address and contact details.
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2 Signature: The Consignor must sign and give the date and time of the hazardous waste collection.
After the Consignor has completed Part D, the Carrier can then remove the waste. At this stage he must ensure that every copy that he
has been given travels with the consignment of waste.
If the waste is to be transferred to another Carrier, the “If schedule of carriers is attached tick here” box must be ticked and a Schedule of
Carriers form completed.
When the waste is delivered to the Consignee, the Carrier (or if there is more than one Carrier, the final Carrier) must give every copy to
the Consignee
Part E Consignee's certificate

When the Carrier transfers the waste to the Consignee, the Consignee must:
- Decide whether to either accept or reject the load.

- Compete Part E on both copies of the consignment note as detailed below.
- Give one completed copy to the Carrier.
- Retain one copy.
Completed copies must be kept by the Carrier and Consignee
The Consignee must verify each EWC coded waste received, and provide a quantity received for each, including any wastes recorded on a
continuation sheet or sheets, accept or reject the consignment and state what the waste management operation will be; i.e. recovery (13
recovery codes) or disposal (15 disposal codes)
The Consignee must complete the remaining items in Part E, and sign and give the date and time of delivery.
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The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005: Single movement of hazardous waste from Consignor to Consignee
Consignor prepares copies of the Consignment Note for:

- Consignor
- Producer or Holder (if different to the Consignor)
- Carrier
- Consignee
Consignor gives Consignment

Note to Carrier
Carrier completes Part C of the Consignment Note
Carrier gives Consignment

Note to the Consignor
Consignor completes Part D of the Consignor gives copy of the

Consignment Note and retains a copy Consignment Note to Producer or
Holder, if different to the Consignor
Consignor gives Consignment

Note to Carrier
Carrier delivers Waste and Consignment Note to Consignee

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Consignee:
- If waste is accepted, completes Part E of the Consignment Note and retains it
- Gives the signed copy of the Consignment Note to the Carrier, who retains it
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Form HWCN01v051

Network Rail's Copy
Part A Notification Details
1 Consignment Note Code / 4 The waste will be taken to: Name: Get from the person
2 Waste is to be removed from: Name: Address: picking up the waste
Each note should have a unique
Address:
5 Digit Premises Code number: start with A for year July Postcode
(3 letters/3 numbers from Postcode: 05/06; B for year July 06/07 and then
5 Waste producer was Name: Complete if waste producer is
the Enviroment Agency) Telephone: number sequentially for that year (if different from 2) Address: different e.g. a Contractor
Facsimile: A001, A002, B001 etc producing hazardous waste at
3 Premises code (where applicable) Postcode: the premises; or at an offsite
Telephone: location
Facsimile:
Part B Description of Waste If continuation sheet used, tick here
1 Process giving rise to waste: Railway Maintenance 2 SIC for the process 6 3. 2 1/
3 WASTE DETAILS (where more than one waste type is collected all of the information given below must be completed for each EWC identified)
See EWC-Haz code
Description of Waste List of wastes Quantity Chemical/biological components: Physical form Hazard Container type,
sheet, or more EWCs can (EWC code) (kg) Component Concentration (liquid, solid, powder, code number and size
be found in the Waste e.g. (6 digits) (% or mg/kg)
See next page,sludge, gas, mixed) e.g.
or more
Management Handbook 1 7 5 7 H9
Hazard codes can be found in
the Waste Management
The information below is to be completed for each EWC identified
EWC Code Packing group(s) UN identification number(s) Proper shipping name(s) Handbook
UN class(es) Special handling requirements
1 7 5 7
This section needs to be
Part C Carrier's Certificate completed if any "dangerous Part D Consignor's certificate
goods" are removed
(If more than one carrier is used, please attach schedule for I certify that the information in A, B and C is correct, that the carrier is
subsequent carriers. If schedule of carriers is atttached tick here. ) registerred or exempt and was advised of the appropriate precautionary
measures. All of the waste is packaged and labelled correctly and the carrier
I certify that I today collected the consignment and that the details in A2, has been advised of any special handling requirements.
A4 and B3 are correct and I have been advised of any specific handling Consignor can be Depot or
requirements.
Contractor depending on who is
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1 Carrier name: 1 Consignor name:
causing the waste to be removed
On behalf of: Name On behalf of: Name
from the premises
Address Address
Postcode Postcode Address of the Consignor

Telephone Telephone
Facsimile Facsimile
2 Carrier registration no./reason for exemption
3 Vehicle registration no. (or mode of transport, if not road): Sign & Date
Signature Signature
Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H M M Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H MM
Part E Consignee's certificate (where more than one waste type is collected all of the informatin given below must be completed for each EWC)
Individual EWC Quantity of each EWC code received (kg) EWC code Waste management operation (R or D code)
code(s) received accepted/rejected
1 I received this waste at the address given in A4 on: Date D D MMY Y Y Y Time H H M M
2 Vehicle registration no. (or mode of transport, if not road): Consignee's name
On behalf of: Name
Address
3 Where waste is rejected please provide details:
Postcode
Telephone
I certify that waste management licence/permit/authorised exemption no(s) Facsimile
authorises the management of the waste described in B at the address Signature

given in A4 Date D D M M Y Y Y Y Time H H MM
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Standards Briefing Note
Reference No NR/GN/ENV/004 Issue No 1 Publication Date 03/06/2006
Title Waste Management Manual
Standard Owner Samara Turney, Acting Head of Compliance Date 03/06/2006

Environment Policy
Local Compliance Owner N/A Applicability

Provisions of this document
(Business Unit; Territory; Area; Project)
require the attention of and
action from
Purpose
Ops & Customer Service
Waste arises when something is no longer fit for purpose, when it has no further use
or value, and the item is discarded as waste. When wastes are disposed of Safety & Compliance -All
carelessly, substances that the waste may be composed of may contaminate air,
Environment
land and water leading to adverse impacts on flora and fauna and can also affect
human health and interfere with human activities. Fire Safety
Identifying and managing waste in accordance with legal requirements can Occupational H & S
sometimes be confusing. This Manual provides a toolkit to help Network Rail comply
with waste legislation and to outline best practice for waste management. Operational Safety
• It clearly outlines obligations under UK law. Netw ork Development

• It gives details on managing specific waste streams. National Delivery Service
Scope MP & I
This document applies to any one in Network Rail or working on their behalf who is
Engineering -All
producing, holding, consigning, or acting as a waste broker for controlled waste.
Civil
What’s New/Changed E&P
A new document designed to provide guidance to Network Rail on managing waste Ergonomics
based on the three components of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Rail Vehicle
Signalling
Telecommunications
Track
Maintenance
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* ADC to add to hard copy distribution list
Commercial Property
Contracts & Procurement
Corporate Change
Affected Documents: (impact)
Finance
None
Gov & Corp Affairs
Grp Company Secretary
Human Resources
The following posts require Technical Briefing as part of the implementation plan:
MP&I Programme HSQE Managers and Project HSQE Specialists, Environment Information Management
Managers/Specialists and Area Workforce Safety and Environment Advisors. Planning & Regulation

For further information e.g Technical Briefing, contact:
Name Suzette Lang, Environment Risk and Resourcing Manager
Contact No 020 7557 8586 (085 78586)
Email suzette.lang@networkrail.co.uk
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• It clearly outlines obligations under UK law.

• It gives details on managing specific waste streams.

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human health and interfere with human activities.

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Waste producer or holder is the person that decides:

Waste carrier is the person or organisation that is:

Waste broker is a person that is:

Waste transfer note:

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5 How to Use this Handbook

Section 6: Duty of Care READ THIS SECTION FIRST

Section 7: Hazardous Waste

Section 8: Waste Exemptions

Section 9: Frequently Asked Questions

Section 10: Tables Pages (Alphabetical)

Section 11: Auditing and Monitoring of Wastes

This section is designed to assisting in compiling information necessary for

Section 12: Activity Table

This section lists contact details relevant to waste.

6.1 Waste Offences

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 made it a criminal offence to:

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• Actually or knowingly permit the deposit of WASTE in or on any land

Penalties for these offences will include:

• On summary conviction - maximum £20,000 fine and/or 6 months

• Breaches of the Duty of Care are punishable by an unlimited fine.

6.2 Duty of Care

It is everyone’s legal duty as a waste producer to:

• keep waste safe and secure

6.3 Keep Waste Safe and Secure:

6.4 Provide a Written Description of the Waste –Waste Transfer Note

• Waste description (See Section 10: Information Tables)

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6.5 Ensure the Person you Give Waste to is Licensed to Take It

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7.1 What is Hazardous Waste?

Hazardous waste is a dangerous material or material contaminated with

To find out if a waste is Hazardous:

1. Look it up in the waste tables in Section 10: Information Tables of

7.2 Notification of Hazardous Waste Arisings on the Network Rail

In general, all sites producing or storing any amount of hazardous wastes in

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If a contractor or lessee of property chooses or needs to remove hazardous

7.2.1 Mobile Provisions