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Asbestos

The following sections provide advice to householders on how to dispose of asbestos. It is not aimed at businesses who have additional duties and responsibilities under health and safety legislation.

What is asbestos?
Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occuring fibrous materials. The use of asbestos is now restricted but it was previously used in many building products, domestic appliances and household goods because of its strength and heat resisting properties.

Where are you likely to find asbestos?

asbestos cement sheeting e.g. garage and shed roofs
lagging for boilers and pipework
rainwater pipes
textured wall and ceiling coatings
insulating boards e.g. airing cupboard doors

this list is not exhaustive

Removal and disposal of asbestos
Asbestos materials must be removed and disposed of in the correct manner, the best way to do this is to use a licensed contractor. On no account should you remove asbestos coatings yourself. However, if you wish to remove asbestos cement sheeting from your garage roof, you should follow the advice given below. This advice is to help minimise the risk involved in the removal of small quantities of asbestos material and is not intended to be relied on as providing a safe system of work, therefore, the Council accepts no liability for any loss or damages caused. Visit the health and safety executive website for further information on asbestos.

Please note that Warwickshire County Council will only accept no more than 3 pieces of asbestos from householders and that bagged waste should not exceed the dimensions of skip openings (see below). If you have larger quantities please contact the Waste Management Team for advice.

For a list of registered asbestos disposal companies in your area, please visit the Netregs Waste Directory

Step by step guide

Plan the work so that the asbestos material is handled as little as possible, in order to minimise the release of fibres.
Wear a suitable respirator (filtering facepiece FFP3 device), head covering, protective overclothing and gloves.
Damp down the asbestos material thoroughly before disturbing it.
Do not break up the cement sheeting. Do not use power tools. Do not break, drill, sand or scrub the asbestos materials.
If dust is produced, ensure it is wet then sweep it up. Do not hoover the dust as this may spread the asbestos dust around your house.
Double wrap the asbestos in heavy duty polythene sheets and label the outer bag as containing asbestos waste. Seal the bags.
Any contaminated clothing should also be bagged up, labelled, sealed, then disposed of as asbestos waste.
Take precautions to avoid bringing asbestos fibres into the house e.g. coming indoors with contaminated clothing.
Take the bagged asbestos waste to one of the three licensed sites in Warwickshire. These sites are: Princes Drive, Leamington Spa, Hunters Lane, Rugby or Judkins, Nuneaton). Please note: the asbestos skip at Princes Drive has a letter box opening, which is 8 inches high and 80 inches (approx 6ft) long - all waste must fit through this opening.

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