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Regulations

CJS Environmental is fully compliant with sanitary waste and washroom disposal legislation.  We also always try to ensure that our customers are fully aware of their legal obligations in the waste chain and pride ourselves on providing a safe and flexible service.  

Pause for thought – Sanitary Waste Disposal

Sanitary waste disposal within the UK is governed by legislation. This ensures sanitary waste is disposed of in a safe and hygienic manner. The Workplace (Health, Safety & Welfare) Regulation 1992 recommends that all businesses should ensure all female toilets are provided with a suitable method for disposing of sanitary waste.

in the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings  ie. every cubicle likely to be used by females (including disabled and unisex toilets) should have a sanitary disposal facility.  If you are responsible for any building where you have women employees, guests and customers etc. you are deemed to be a producer of controlled waste.  This waste needs to be disposed of in the proper manner.

In addition, The Water Industries Act 1991 stipulates that no sanitary waste should be flushed away that can cause harm to the sewer or drain. The Environmental Protection Act 1990 also imposes a Duty of Care on organisations that produce, keep or dispose of controlled waste, including sanitary waste.

The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 – these regulations cover the provision of the following washroom facilities

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• ” in the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings”.
• “… means should be taken to prevent odours from lingering in and from entering other rooms”
• “… means include soap or other suitable means of cleaning”
• “… means include … suitable means of drying”
• The Water Industries Act 1991 – “No item should be flushed that could cause a blockage within a sewer or a drain”
• Environmental Protection Act 1990 – places a legal “duty of care” upon companies to ensure that all waste produced at their premises is correctly managed right up to the point of final disposal.
• Water By-Law 83 – This states that every pipe that supplies water to flushing system providing water to a trough or urinal should be fitted with:
  • “a shut-off device controlled by a time switch”
    or
  • “some other equally effective automatic device for regulating the periods when the cistern … may fill”

CJS Environmental’s waste collection and transfer service adheres to all legislation relating to the safe and hygienic disposal of sanitary waste.  All waste transfer documentation is supplied to provide your evidence of compliance.  This ensures your visitors, customers and employees know you take this sensitive service seriously.