There are many things to think about when starting a business, but generally how to dispose of the business's waste does not figure highly on the list, but it should. Many new business owners are unaware that their responsibilities for disposing of business waste (also know as trade waste) are different to that of a domestic householder. So what constitutes business waste? Quite simply it is any waste produced by a business, however businesses are under a Duty of Care (read legal obligation) to dispose of their waste in a responsible fashion and apply what is known as the Waste Hierarchy (more on that later). Many small business owners and home workers will now doubt have read this far with the smug feeling that none of this can possibly apply to them, but it does, the regulations do not differentiate between a multi-national company and someone working out of their back bedroom. In truth the chances of a home base business whose waste can comfortably be included...