Hazardous Waste

Once widely used in the construction industry, asbestos is classified as hazardous waste and requires safe and compliant disposal.

We are proud to offer a nationwide asbestos disposal service, where needed we can also remove asbestos when it is still in situ, such as on a roof.

All our staff and contractors follow the strict guidelines set out in the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012.

Oil is widely used throughout industry in a variety of sectors. It can produce quite a mess though, getting onto rags, clothes or in the event of a spill, granulations and spill kits.

We work with a range of businesses to help them not only manage their waste oil, but to responsibly dispose of oil contaminated waste.

For bulk oil collections we can offer a tanker service, or for smaller quantities we can collect oil & oil contaminated waste stored in drums or IBC’s in a van or lorry.

Sixtowns Waste provides a national collection and disposal service for all types of paint, adhesives, and solvents.

We work with private companies and local authorities across the country to dispose of their paints safely and compliently.

Different types of paint are classified as different types of waste depending on the chemicals within the product. We are able to advise and dispose of all paint types, as well as thinners, varnish and much more.

We can collect and dispose of a wide range of aerosols, gas cylinders, and other pressurised containers.

Our supply chain partners recycle the aerosols by splitting them down into their base materials of container, propellant, and liquids before processing them for reuse.

We can collect and dispose of domestic, industrial, cosmetic, and medical aerosols.

You may be thinking that gas bottles can be scrapped as they are made of metal, unfortunately due to the gas within them, these items are classed as hazardous waste and need to be disposed of correctly.

It is often difficult to tell how full these cylinders are as many are not fitted with any sort of gauge.

That’s why we provide a national service for the safe collection, disposal, and recycling of gas cylinders across the UK regardless of whether they are filled, empty or part filled.

This service is fully compliant with the hazardous waste regulations and as we are committed to reduce the impact on the environment we guarantee no containers will go to landfill.

We understand the need to handle and dispose of chemicals properly to ensure the protection of human health and the environment.

Our comprehensive chemical disposal service ensures the safe and legal disposal of lab and industrial chemicals across the UK.

Fire Extinguishers must be separated from your general waste streams as they are considered hazardous waste.

At Sixtowns Waste we understand the importance of disposing of fire extinguishers safely and responsibly.

Our fire extinguisher collection, disposal and recycling service complies with the hazardous waste regulations 2005.

You may be thinking that once a container is empty of any solvents or chemicals then they are just general waste. Sadly gone are the days where you can put empty oil drums or other containers in the skip.

These items require specialist washing before the materials can be recycled, therefore the empty containers need to be treated as hazardous waste.

We can assist with the storage, safe collection and disposal of used or empty containers with hazardous residues. Whether you have empty oil containers, empty containers with residues of raw products or contaminated packaging from laboratories we are here to help.

Often shunned by other hazardous waste companies due to the smaller quantities we are proud to offer a compliant and cost effective disposal solution for lab waste.

By combining collections and picking up when in area, we can offer significant reductions in transportation fees without compromising safety or sustainability.

Our chemists can visit your site and provide a fully integrated identification, collection and treatment service.

We are proud to offer a comprehensive testing, packing and inventory creation service for all types of hazardous waste.

The ADR Licensing Regulations January 2007 states that all transport operators handling chemical, hazardous, and special wastes are legally obliged to ensure proper packing and labeling for road transportation.

We offer this service to ensure our customers comply with the Environment Agency regulations.