Preventing pollution
Pollution incidents and environmental damage
How to prevent pollution incidents in your business through good planning, and how to remedy environmental damage
Preventing water pollution
Comply with water pollution legislation and avoid being prosecuted for causing a pollution incident.
Discharging trade effluent
An overview of trade effluent, also known as liquid waste, and how its discharge is controlled and regulated.
Preventing air pollution
How to avoid causing air pollution from your business and harming the local environment and community
Burning waste
Environmental guidance for when your business burns waste, and the regulations and controls which apply.
Noise pollution, odour and other nuisances
Types of nuisance, how your business can avoid causing them, and the duties of council and government regulators.
How to store oil safely and legally
Environmental guidance on how to store oil to reduce the risk of causing pollution and comply with the law.
Storing chemicals
How you should store chemicals on your business premises and sites in order to prevent pollution and avoid prosecution.
Contaminated land
How to identify and deal with land contamination in line with environmental legislation in Northern Ireland.
Sustainable drainage systems (SUDS) for business
An overview of sustainable drainage systems and some of the benefits that SUDS can offer to businesses.
Using and managing solvents
How to reduce, monitor and manage the use of solvents in your business to reduce environmental impacts and costs.