Waste management and recycling

Collecting waste and recyclables^[1]

Common risks in the collection of waste from domestic, commercial and public sites and skips
Frequently asked questions^[2]

Frequently asked questions regarding the Waste industry
Sorting and processing^[3]

Control risk in recycling facilities, hand sorting, scrap metal, composting and other processes
Disposal and energy recovery^[4]

Control risk at landfill sites, incineration and anaerobic digestion
Safety hazards^[5]

Slips and trips, machinery, transport, lifting
Causes of ill health^[6]

Bioaerosols, microbes, needles, personal hygiene, musculoskeletal disorders, noise, asbestos
Procuring and managing waste services^[7]

Publications, research, statistics and related content
HSE and waste^[8]

Structure of HSE and how it is organised
Training^[9]

Legal duty, general requirements, plant operator training, first aid training
Safety alerts^[10]

Safety alerts within waste management and recycling
WISH Forum^[11]

Waste Industry Safety and Health (WISH) Forum
Resources^[12]

Publications, research, statistics and related content

Link URLs in this page

Collecting waste and recyclableshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/collection.htm
Frequently asked questionshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/faqs.htm
Sorting and processinghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/processing.htm
Disposal and energy recoveryhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/disposal.htm
Safety hazardshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/safety-topic.htm
Causes of ill healthhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/health.htm
Procuring and managing waste serviceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/services/index.htm
HSE and wastehttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/how.htm
Traininghttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/training.htm
Safety alertshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/issues.htm
WISH Forumhttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/wish.htm
Resourceshttps://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/resources.htm