THE TRANSPORT OF NON-NUCLEAR TOXIC AND DANGEROUS WASTES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

The hazards associated with wastes are less well-known and less easily controlled than those of the pure substances that they might comprise, precisely because wastes are rarely owned or valued by those who generate them. Furthermore, the scale and complexity of the problems of waste disposal increase as the output of chemical factories expands, and recent ecological disasters have underlined the need for concerted action by many nations to control these problems. This has prompted a study by nine member states of the European Community, under the aegis of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions, to collect evidence on the technical, operational, and legal aspects of transporting wastes. The findings of this study undertaken for the United Kingdom are summarized in this paper. The main report, presented to the European Foundation in July 1985, dealt with the transport of non-nuclear toxic and dangerous waste under six main headings: classification of wastes (Part I), packaging (Part II), means of transport (Part III), loading and unloading (Part IV), control and monitoring systems (Part V), and emergency measures (Part VI). Part VII contains a description of the potential for electronic data processing and monitoring equipment for transfrontier shipment of dangerous wastes (although this is not especially relevant to the United Kingdom). An evaluation of current practices in the United Kingdom and the various changes that are contemplated are presented in Part VIII. Most of these subjects are covered briefly in this paper but more detailed information can be found in the original report, which can be obtained from the European Foundation in Dublin.

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  • This paper appears in State-of-the-Art Report 3, Addendum: Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange. The paper was presented at the Conference on Recent Advances in Hazardous Materials Transportation Research: An International Exchange held in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, November 10-13, 1985.
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  • HILLS, P
• Publication Date: 1987

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 1-9
• Serial:
  • State-of-the-Art Report
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Transportation Research Board
  • ISSN: 0892-6891

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Classification; Conferences; Control; Disaster preparedness; Disasters and emergency operations; Hazardous materials; Information processing; Legal factors; Loading and unloading; Loads; Monitoring; Operations; Packaging; Technology assessment; Transportation
• Uncontrolled Terms: Loading; Operational analysis; Unloading
• Old TRIS Terms: Technical analysis
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Planning and Forecasting; Safety and Human Factors; Transportation (General); I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00474681
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 0-309-03973-8
• Report/Paper Numbers: Addendum
• Files: TRIS, TRB
• Created Date: Oct 31 1987 12:00AM