Waste management and recycling

Guidance

• Collecting waste and recyclables

  Common risks in the collection of waste from domestic, commercial and public sites and skips

• Sorting and processing

  Control risk in recycling facilities, hand sorting, scrap metal, composting and other processes

• Disposal and energy recovery

  Control risk at landfill sites, incineration and anaerobic digestion

• Safety hazards

  Slips and trips, machinery, transport, lifting

• Causes of ill health

  Bioaerosols, microbes, needles, personal hygiene, musculoskeletal disorders, noise, asbestos

• Resources

  Publications, research, statistics and related content