Environment Agency - WM2 Technical Guidance Update
The Environment Agency's technical guidance document
'WM2 Technical Guidance – Hazardous Waste' has
been updated. The document gives detailed guidance on how to
classify hazardous waste and is particularly useful for company's
who may have unusual wastes which need to be investigated or tested
to determine whether they are classified as 'hazardous'.
The new version (2.3) also includes guidance on the new
hazardous property 'H13 sensitizing'. The original 'H13' becomes
'H15'. The new hazardous properties are to be used for assessing
waste from 28th March 2011. The guidance is available from:
http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GEHO0411BTRD-e-e.pdf