Environment Agency, movement

The hazardous waste transfer must follow Ihe correct consignment procedure for the movement of the waste. This can be established with the help of the waste carrier who can advise on whether a simplified process can be followed for regular consignments of the same type of waste from the same premises. In order to cover the costs of administrating the procedure, the Environment Agency will charge a fee for the consignment of the hazardous waste. 

In the case of special waste consignments, there is normally a requirement for three days notice to be given to the Environment Agency prior to its movement. However, in the case of an emergency the Environment Agency may waive this duty, providing that the local Environment Agency office is contacted. 

The role of chemistry became irreversibly intertwined with the environment in 1962 when the term ecosystem was introduced in Rachel Carson s Silent Spring. One of four works written by Carson, it targeted the now banned pesticide dichlorodiphenyl-trichloroethane (DDT), spawning a movement that resulted In the formation of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). 

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