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Waste Classification

 

Exova provides services for the waste management, waste classification, and disposal industries.

  Exova has extensive worldwide experience in providing analytical services to support the waste management, waste
classification, landfill and disposal industries.

In the Canadian market, the Alberta Environmental Protection and Enhancement Act (AEPEA) Waste Control Regulation (129/93) sets limits on certain physical characteristics and properties for waste classification.

While in Europe the implementation of the European Directive 1999/31/EC (The Landfill Directive) and in the UK referred to as BSEN 12457, introduced new waste classifications and waste disposal. Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC) testing allows waste to be classified as either Inert, Non-hazardous and Hazardous. For further information on the UK service, download the Hazardous Waste Classification datasheet.

Waste classification has important implications for the disposal of various waste streams, since any materials deemed hazardous must be handled with specific protocols.

Exova Environmental is ideally suited to provide rapid and accurate advice and testing to the waste classification and disposal industry. For more information please request a quote or contact us.

Waste Classification

Exova can provide waste classification testing including those required under  regulations for:

  • Microtox
  • Routine monitoring of ground and surface waters
  • Monitoring of landfill leachates and gases
  • Waste acceptance criteria (WAC) testing to BSEN 12457
  • Characterisation of waste

Waste Acceptability Criteria

The Landfill Regulations in the UK provide waste acceptance criteria (WAC), waste acceptance procedures (WAP) and test methods to be used by landfill operators to decide whether they can accept a particular waste into their landfill. Exova has extensive experience in all aspects of WAC including:

  • Leachability testing to BS EN 12457
  • Tank testing of monolithic wastes
  • Up-flow percolation testing
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