Collecting Hazardous Substances
The combining of various types of dangerous waste, such as asbestos with non hazardous material is illegal.
The act of disposing hazardous waste with non-hazardous waste at the same landfill site was prohibited in July, 2004. The Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) came into force on 16 July 2005, which mandates waste producers to guarantee their waste is lawful.
Did You Know?
A large amount of waste asbestos in Norwich is corrugated roofing. According to The Land Registry, more than half (55%) of all industrial & commercial properties in the UK contain a white asbestos cement roof with fibre content between 10-15%
Norwich Asbestos Removal
Dedicated Asbestos Professionals
With over 25 years experience, we securely and safely discard all types of toxic materials for customers in Norwich:
- Corrugated Garage Roofs
- Cement Roofing Shingles
- Guttering, Fascias & Soffits
- Millboard
- Rollboard Insulation
- Suspended Ceiling Tiles
- Floor Tiles
- Artex Textured Ceilings & Walls
- Acoustic & Decorative Ceiling Plasters
- Cement Pipes
- Heating & Ventilation Duct Insulation
Waste Consignment Note
We provide a ‘Waste Consignment Note’ issued on conclusion of work, plus documented copies are retained on file for three years in full adherence with Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.
Under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, waste consignment notes should be finalised either by the producer or the carrier with comprehensive information relating to key data, including:
- Quantity in Kilograms
- Chemical & Biological Components of Waste with Concentrations
- Physical Form
- Hazard Code(s)
- Container Type, Number & Size
- Proper Shipping Name
- Any Special Handling Requirements
What is Asbestos?
Predominantly used as a building component during the last century, asbestos is a fibrous mineral which is now recognised to be tremendously hazardous to health.
Due to its common strength, as well as heat resistant properties, it understandably made for a suitable building material if it were not so bad for one’s health.
Composed of several minerals, asbestos belongs to the serpentine and amphibole categories of rock minerals.
Whilst different forms of asbestos have varying degrees of danger, all asbestos is considered perilous to health.
Anyone exposed to asbestos fibres is at serious risk of developing numerous forms of cancer.
Why Is Asbestos Hazardous?
Asbestos becomes hazardous when the fibres are damaged or disturbed, and are unleashed into the atmosphere.
If those fibres are inhaled, it can lead to a number of diseases, of which most are futile to treat and can become fatal.
These include:
- lung cancer
- ovarian cancer
- malignant mesothelioma
- laryngeal cancer
- asbestosis
- pleural thickening
Many leading health agencies classify every kind of asbestos as being carcinogenic.
Some of these investigations attempted to categorise toxicity levels in asbestos, and concluded that Chrysolite, the serpentine asbestos category, is by far the nastiest in terms of hazardous to health.
Types of Asbestos
There are six varieties of asbestos, which come under either the amphibole or serpentine mineral families, which are:
- Chrysotile (White Asbestos)
- Amosite (Brown Asbestos)
- Anthophyllite
- Crocidolite (Blue Asbestos)
- Actinolite
- Tremolite
Chrysolite is the only type to come under the serpentine group, which incidentally is the most toxic.
Its form is often formed of curly fibres and sheet crystals.
The remaining five come under the Amphibole group which have different fibres, repeatedly described as needle-shaped.
Although not as lethal as serpentine-based asbestos, they are still considered as being highly dangerous.
Asbestos Removal All Across the East of England
Essex
- Aveley
- Basildon
- Billericay
- Braintree
- Brentwood
- Canvey Island
- Chadwell St Mary
- Chelmsford
- Chigwell
- Clacton-on-Sea
- Colchester
- Epping
- Grays
- Halstead
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- Loughton
- Maldon
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- Rochford
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- Southend-on-Sea
- Stanford-le-Hope
- Tilbury
- Tiptree
- Waltham Abbey
- Walton-on-the-Naze
- Wickford
- Witham
Suffolk
- Aldeburgh
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- Bungay
- Bury St Edmunds
- Clare
- Eye
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- Ipswich
- Leiston
- Lowestoft
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- Needham Market
- Newmarket
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- Southwold
- Stowmarket
- Sudbury
- Woodbridge
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