Hazardous chemicals which are no longer required and containers which have been emptied but which may contain residues of hazardous chemicals, shall be handled or disposed of in a manner which eliminates or minimises the risk to health and to the environment, in accordance with national law and practice.
The implementation of the disposal scheme element can be done three steps:
- Develop rules for disposal of hazardous waste and guidance to assist companies with its disposal
- Set up adequate recording systems (inventory) and storage for hazardous waste
- Set up adequate disposal facilities for hazardous waste
The type of information, for example chemical hazard data, requested from industry through the Information/data element of the Industrial Chemicals Management Scheme may be relevant to this element.