Certain clinical and dental wastes are affected by The Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. The responsibility for determining if your waste is hazardous rests with you as the Producer, although Citron Hygiene can assist and advise. So we can accurately classify your waste please complete the appropriate form. Guidance on completing this form is given below:
STEP 1: Your specific customer details will be pre-filled.
Please make sure these are correct on all forms.
STEP 2: Classifying your waste. Complete ONE of sections A or B.
Section A applies if the waste is generated from a non-healthcare activity.
By ticking this section you are confirming all the waste Citron Hygiene collects is from a non-healthcare activity & therefore non-hazardous. Consignment Notes, Premises Registration AND Exemption doesn’t apply, proceed directly to the Customer Declaration, Step 4
(Note: as waste is non hazardous, FORM NHWRP NON HAZARDOUS WASTE FORM is then also required)
Please Note Cytotoxic/static Medicines & Dental Waste (fixer/developer and amalgam waste) are always considered to be a healthcare waste and therefore hazardous. If you have either of these services you must indicate them in section B and then proceed to Step 3.
Section B applies if the waste is generated from a healthcare activity, please note cytotoxic/static medicines & dental waste (fixer/developer and amalgam waste) are always considered to be healthcare waste and always hazardous.
By ticking a service in this section you are confirming that waste is from a healthcare activity and therefore hazardous. Each time our driver attends to service any item ticked in this section they will leave a consignment note if waste is removed. The charge for each hazardous collection is £10, invoiced monthly in arrears. Confirming your waste is hazardous requires the Premises to be Registered OR Exempt from Registration, proceed to STEP 3 below.
IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have soft clinical, hard clinical or cytotoxic/static waste then a Pre-acceptance Audit will be required & Customers should refer to the Citron Waste Pre-acceptance Audit Information Sheet which can be downloaded here or obtained by e-mailing waste.audits@citronhygiene.com quoting ‘Request for Citron Waste Pre-acceptance Audit Information Sheet’
STEP 3: Are the premises exempt from registration OR the Premises are registered OR you wish Citron to register the site with the Environment Agency?
Complete ONE of sections C, D or E if you have ticked a waste type in Section B (above). If the premises aren’t exempt from Registration (Section C) please complete one of Sections D or E & proceed to Step 4 Customer declaration:
C = Exemption from Premises registration (but not exemption from Consignment Notes)
If you have indicated your waste is from a healthcare activity in Section B and your premises is exempt from registration as you produce less than 500kgs of hazardous waste in a 12 month period. Please complete Section C and then proceed to Step 4 (please refer to Citron guidance document – Exemption from Hazardous Waste Premises Registration with The Environment Agency in England and Wales – April 2009 to see if exemption applies to your premises).
D = Premises we require Citron Hygiene to register with the Environment Agency
If you have indicated in Section B that your waste is from a healthcare activity and your premises is not exempt from registration as you produce more than 500kgs of hazardous waste in a 12 month period, complete Section D if you wish Citron Hygiene to register your premises annually with the Environment Agency. Citron will register your premises as producing hazardous waste and provide you with confirmation of registration (which may be required by other contractors to dispose of other hazardous wastes). The Citron charge for each registration is £50, invoiced annually in advance. We will then use your registration number on Consignment Notes for each collection.
E = The Premises above is registered with the Environment Agency
If you have indicated in Section B that your waste is from a healthcare activity and your premises aren’t exempt from registration as you produce more than 500kgs of hazardous waste in a 12 month period, complete Section E if you wish to undertake your own registration with the Environment Agency. If undertaking your own registration you must notify us annually that the Premises registration has been renewed.
STEP 4: Please complete the customer declaration in all cases.
Follow the procedure to sign electronically.
