Watch your rubbish
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IF society was not to be buried under its own waste or poisoned by the effluent of its industrial processes, road haulage in the shape of waste disposal contractors must be encouraged.
This was painted out by Mr Harold Mould, director of the Cleansing Service Group of Batley and chairman of the Southern area of the Road Haulage Association, •to a meeting of the Chartered Institute of Transport, Sussex section, in Brighton last week.
Explaining the processes of disposal of dry and wet, hazardous and non-hazardous, wastes, Mr Mould commented on the huge financial investment necessary in modern waste disposal.
A vehicle with waste compacting equipment could cost up to £25,000 and auxiliary vehicles such as for mobile laboratory equipment or staff showers could cost much more. In addition, it was necessary to provide expensive back-up laboratory and other services as well as highly trained staff.
Responsibility
Great responsibility was also placed on the carrier. For instance, it was necessary for the disposal contractors properly to identify what was being offered for transport and disposal and then verify that the load was as first offered before disposal.