Environmental regulations are constantly changing and it is sometimes difficult for companies to know just where they stand.
NetRegs is always a good first point of reference as is Business Link, the official government website for businesses of all sizes.
Business Link has released a series of new tools to enable companies to assess their environmental compliance. The tools will help companies to:
- comply with environmental legislation and assist in avoiding prosecution and fines
- save money by using resources more efficiently
- improve business’ competitive edge
The tools comprise three components:
- to assess emissions to air from burning fuels, burning waste, fuel oil, boilers, furnaces, kilns, nuisances, climate change etc
- a waste assessment to consider storing waste, transporting waste, duty of care, hazardous/special waste, food and catering waste, animal by-product waste, radioactive waste, and
- water use and efficiency assessment comprising discharges to sewer, trade effluent, surface water run-off, groundwater, water abstraction and impounding water
These are particularly useful tools for SMEs and are highly recommended.
http://www.businesslink.gov.uk/bdotg/action/layer?lang=en&topicId=1086048458