The Environmental Protection Act 1990
This act places a legal "duty of care" upon you and your organisation to ensure that all waste produced on your premises is correctly managed up to the point of final disposal.
You must take all reasonable steps to ensure that:
Your waste disposal contractors are registered waste carriers.

Final disposal is carried out according to the legal requirements, and at a licensed landfill or incineration facility.

Your waste contractors have comprehensive and efficient tracking and monitoring systems in place to ensure that all waste is tracked, accounted for, and disposed of correctly and safely.

A full Audit Trail of documentation is in place.
Failure to comply with the regulations could be an extremely costly oversight. Breach of the Duty of Care is a criminal offense, punishable by a fine of up to £2000 on summary conviction, or an unlimited fine on conviction or indictment.

If you are unsure of your position in relation to the correct disposal of waste or environmental health and safety, then please contact us.

macenviro provide all of our clients with the necessary Duty of Care documentation as standard and do not charge unlike many other company’s. This will Provide you with proof that your waste is being handled, transported and disposed of in the correct manner and in accordance with the law.

Waste Transfer Notes are a legal requirement, and should be retained for a minimum period of 2 years.

macenviro is a Registered Waste Carrier with the Environment Agency
Registration Number: CB/AP3213JB. Click this link to verify our registration.

Further information on the Environmental Protection Act is available at the HMSO website
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992. These regulations place a legal requirement on employers to provide appropriate facilities for their employees at the place of work:

Sanitary Disposal
Regulation 21 of the Approved Code of Practice, in the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, advises that :
"in the case of water closets used by women, suitable means should be provided for the disposal of sanitary dressings".

This Regulation is further supported by the Water Industries Act 1991, which states that no items should be flushed that could cause a blockage within the sewer or drain.

Notwithstanding the legal requirements, you can help prevent having to meet the high costs of unblocking drains by employing macenviro to provide safe and effective sanitary disposal services to your work place.

Air Freshening
The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, state that suitable
"means should be taken to prevent odours from lingering in and from entering into other rooms". All of the units and service plans supplied by macenviro are tailor made with this in mind.

Soap Dispensing
You have a legal obligation to provide hand cleaning facilities in your washrooms. Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that washing facilities
"... must include soap or other suitable means of cleaning". macenviro have a range of Soap Dispensers and a range of hand cleaning products to suit all hand care and cleaning needs as well as “waterless hand cleaning” solutions.

Water Management Systems
Water By-Law 83 states that every pipe that supplies water to a flushing system or a trough used for flushing a urinal shall be fitted with either a flow shut-off device controlled by a time switch and a lockable shut-off valve, or some other equally effective automatic device or method for regulating the periods during which the cistern or trough may fill.

macenviro offer a water management system that could save you up to 80% when compared to unmanaged urinals.

Warm Air Hand and Face Dryers
You are required by law to provide hand drying facilities in your washrooms. Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992 states that washing facilities "must include towels or other suitable means of drying". macenviro have a vast and varied range of both paper dispensers and hand towels as well as warm air hand driers to suit your requirements.

Paper Systems
Not only do you have an obligation to provide hand drying facilities (see above), but Regulation 21 of the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, further states that in the case of water closets"toilet paper in a holder or dispenser ... should be provided".

macenviro not only offer paper products for all washroom requirements but can also take the hassle out of changing and replacing them with our comprehensive service contracts.

Further information on the Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations is available at the HMSO website.