Health and Safety Executive

Health hazards in the waste and recycling industry

This good practice guidance is for employers, managers and supervisors to help them understand, remove or reduce the risk of ill health associated with handling waste and recyclables during collection and sorting activities (both at the kerbside and at materials recycling facilities).

Download guidance leaflet [PDF 170KB]


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