The UK's WM3 guidance on the classification and assessment of waste is provided to help producers, managers, and regulators classify waste accurately, so that it can be recycled or disposed of properly. Classifying waste includes selecting appropriate waste codes and, where applicable, describing the waste’s hazardous properties following an assessment.
The guidance is due to be reviewed and refreshed in line with updated regulations, changes following Brexit, and to meet web accessibility requirements. Options for updating WM3 may not be limited to the current PDF format, and could be web service, multiple documents, or a combination of formats.
As part of the review, a survey has been commissioned to try and understand:
- How WM3 is currently used by organisations
- How organisations that do not use WM3 approach waste classification
- How the guidance can be made more user friendly to different user groups, regardless of whether they use WM3
The survey is being funded and managed by Natural Resources Wales on behalf of the UK’s environmental regulators; the Environment Agency (EA), Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA), and Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA).
Further information about the survey is available here and to participate here.
Closing Date is 11 November 2022