Legal and Environmental Compliance

We pride ourselves on our people, processes and quality – and most importantly – protecting the reputation of some of the world’s leading brands. As such, we comply with legislation and often go beyond our obligations, ensuring total protection for our clients.

ISO Accreditations
We are certificated to ISO 9001-2000 and ISO 14001 for quality, customer service and environmental management respectively.

EMAS
Our Environmental Management System is certificated and registered to EMAS (the Eco-Management and Audit Scheme).

Awards
Recognising our commitment to service and environmental excellence, the Company has also received many prestigious awards, including The Queen’s Award, the Business in the Community (BITC) Award for Environmental Excellence, the BITC Award for Marketplace Innovation, a BITC ‘Big Tick’ for Impact on Society, and Essex Business of the Year.

WEEE
We are the only company in the UK to have been granted four key roles under the new UK WEEE regulations, and have been licensed as a Producer Compliance Scheme, a Designated Collection Facility, an Approved Authorized Treatment Facility and an Approved Exporter, bringing further innovations to our portfolio.

Other laws & legislation include:

• the Environmental Protection Act 1990, Section 34 ‘Duty of Care’
• the Trans-Frontier Shipment of Waste Regulations 2007
• the Waste Management Licensing Regulations Act 1994
• Mobile Phone Partnership Initiative Partner and Project Participant

We have the following licenses and accreditations:

• Waste Carrier Licence
• Waste Management Licence
• Registered Hazardous Waste Producer