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Consultation on Hazardous Waste Strategy

Hazardous and International Waste Unit
Defra
Area 6D
Ergon House
c/o 17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

 

Dear Consultee

Consultation on a Strategy for Hazardous Waste Management in England.

1.   I am writing to invite your views on the enclosed consultation on a Strategy for Hazardous Waste Management in England. The consultation document contains:

  • Seven high level Principles for the management of hazardous waste.
  • A set of Outline Decision Trees to assist waste producers and  waste managers to make the right decisions about the management of their waste and the investment in infrastructure to help move hazardous waste management up the waste hierarchy.
  • A Timeline of action on issues relating to the introduction and implementation of the strategy.
  • A list of Guidance relating to the treatment of hazardous waste.

We would welcome your responses on the specific questions that are asked in the body of the consultation document.

2.   The following consultation documents may be found on Defra’s website at: www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/hwm-strategy/index.htm.

Consultee letter
Consultation document.

3.   We would  welcome your views and comments on the proposals. If you wish to obtain a paper copy of this consultation, please contact the Hazardous and International Waste Unit at: hiwu@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

Responses

4.   Please send responses preferably by email to: hiwu@defra.gsi.gov.uk

      By post:

      Hazardous and International Waste Unit
      Defra
      Area 6D, Ergon House
      c/o 17 Smith Square
      London
      SW1P 3JR

If you have any queries relating to this consultation please email via the addresses above or you can call 020 7238 4335.

5.   Responses should be received by Tuesday 13 October 2009.

Consultation Criteria

This consultation is in line with the Code of practice on Consultations. This can be found at  www.berr.gov.uk/bre/

6.   When this consultation ends, we intend to put a copy of the responses in the Defra library at Ergon House, London. This is so that the public can see them.  Also, members of the public may ask for a copy of responses under freedom of information legislation.

7.   If you do not want your response - including your name, contact details and any other personal information – to be publicly available, please say so clearly in writing when you send your response to the consultation.  Please note, if your computer automatically includes a confidentiality disclaimer, that won’t count as a confidentiality request.

8.   Please explain why you need to keep details confidential.  We will take your reasons into account if someone asks for this information under freedom of information legislation. But, because of the law, we cannot promise that we will always be able to keep those details confidential.

We will summarise all responses and place this summary on our website at www.defra.gov.uk/resources/consultation/index.htm .  This summary will include a list of names of organisations that responded but not people’s personal names, addresses or other contact details. 

To see consultation responses and summaries, please contact the library at:
Defra
Information Resource Centre
Lower Ground Floor
Ergon House
17 Smith Square
London
SW1P 3JR

Telephone: 020-7238-6575
Email:  defra.library@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Please give the library 24 hours’ notice.  There is a charge for photocopying and postage.

9.   If you have any comments or complaints about the consultation process, please address them to Marjorie Addo, Defra’s Consultation Co-ordinator, Area 7C Nobel House,17 Smith Square, London SW1P 3JR, or email consultation.coordinator@defra.gsi.gov.uk.

10. Thank you for your help in this matter. If you have any queries please contact us as above.

 

Yours faithfully

Olu Ogunbadejo
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Page published: 21 July 2009