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Waste testing
We offer a wide range of testing services for waste to allow our customers to meet the challenges of sustainable waste management. We provide analysis for hazardous waste and offer WAC testing to categorise waste effectively when landfilling is required.
Types of waste testing
Characterisation testing
The type of testing that is required to characterise waste depends upon where the waste originates from and what contaminants are expected. Testing often involves metals, inorganics and organics (TPH, PAHs and phenols etc). Once the waste has been tested, the results can be used to determine whether it is hazardous or non-hazardous. We can offer general characterisation suites or waste specific suites.
Non-hazardous waste testing
Once the waste has been characterised as non-hazardous, there are two main options if going to landfill. The first is to send it directly to landfill (after reducing and recycling as much as possible) but make sure the testing used for the characterisation satisfies the landfill’s requirement otherwise more testing may be required. The second is to send it to an inert landfill in which case the waste must meet the Inert WAC levels and more testing is required.
Hazardous waste testing
If the waste has been characterised as hazardous it must be treated and tested to meet either the hazardous WAC levels or the stable non-reactive hazardous WAC levels so that it may go to the appropriate landfill.
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Accreditations and recognitions
Quality is central to everything we do
Our laboratories are accredited by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) to the British, European and International Standard for quality assurance in analytical laboratories – BS EN ISO/IEC 17025:2017. The International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (ILAC) provides recognition to international customers that we are accredited to this standard by a recognised accreditation body. All accredited methods are inspected and approved by UKAS and the full standard covers quality assurance and method-specific procedures. Normec DETS also belongs to proficiency testing schemes, including Aquacheck, Contest, AIMS, AISS, RICE and DCC.
UKAS schedule of accreditation, Consett
Normec DETS Limited, a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 2139
UKAS schedule of accreditation, Lenham
Normec DETS Limited, a UKAS accredited testing laboratory No. 4480
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Normec DETS
County Durham United Kingdom