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How to recycle your business waste in Northern Ireland to reduce the costs of waste collection, transport and disposal.

Your options for reducing and dealing with business waste and the benefits of choosing more sustainable practices.

What an environmental policy is, how to write one for your business and the advantages of an environmental policy.

The legal responsibilities that apply if you work with asbestos and the practical steps to take when you find asbestos.

Your responsibilities for identifying asbestos and maintaining an asbestos register for your buildings.

Offsetting the carbon emissions that you can't help producing and checking the quality of carbon offset products.

Using a water balance to monitor your water use and comparing your water use with similar businesses.

How to plan and develop an environmental policy according to the needs and culture of your business.

A simple checklist for how to draft an environmental policy which is appropriate to your type of business.

How to ensure continual improvement in environmental performance by keeping your environmental policy up to date.

How to extend your environmental policy to take into account corporate social responsibility and greater sustainability.

Improve supplier relationships, consider environment-related investment, and set objectives for an efficient policy.

The different types of permits and licences that your business needs for burning waste in Northern Ireland.

An overview of the different kinds of containers, plant and equipment that your business can use to burn waste.

What the Waste Incineration Directive is, what your business needs to do to comply with it, and exclusions.

How burning waste in the open, including bonfires, is controlled and the restrictions on dark smoke.

Environmental guidance for when your business burns waste, and the regulations and controls which apply.

How to correctly dispose of different types of waste that is contaminated with asbestos in Northern Ireland.

A list of some of the most common locations in older buildings where you might find asbestos-containing materials.

How to apply for a trade effluent consent or agreement, how to comply and when you need a new or revised consent.

How to comply with environmental regulations if you use septic tanks, package treatment plants in your business.

How to implement a recycling scheme to save your business money and reduce the amount of waste you send to landfill.

Details on national recycling awards, financial incentives available to businesses in Northern Ireland.

How your business should separate and store your waste before it is sent for recycling, recovery or disposal.

Recycling options available to your business involving plastics, tyres, wood, paper, textiles and metals.