How do you handle contaminated or suspect material on a site?
Short answer: Keep anything that is oily, chemically contaminated, of unknown history or possibly radioactive or asbestos-containing separate and labelled, do not sell it as ordinary scrap, have it assessed by a qualified person and follow the relevant disposal or treatment route, because buyers screen incoming loads, and a contaminated consignment can be rejected, quarantined and billed back to the supplier.
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List Free →Separate and label
Contaminated or unknown items must not touch clean scrap.
Get it assessed
A qualified person can say what the material is and how it must be handled.
Expect screening
Buyers check loads, so contamination is found and traced back.
How ScrapTrade Fits In
ScrapTrade buyers list what they will not accept, which is a helpful guide.
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