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Recycling If you operate a Materials Recycling Facility (MRF) or similar premises, it is likely that you must have a Technically Competent Manager (TCM) present in person for at least 20% of your operating hours. Your TCM must hold a valid and in-date COTC cover (Certificate of Technical Competence), a professional qualification that can be...

Industrial Waste It can be hard to keep on top of your responsibilities when processing industrial waste, which can include materials classed as general waste, but also restricted hazardous substances. Recycling Training Services provide COTC cover (Certificate of Technical Competence) for industrial waste handling facilities, to help you meet a short-term need for personnel or...

Landfill Landfill sites face specific challenges that can make COTC cover (Certificate of Technical Competence) even more important than it is for some other waste processing facilities. Just like other premises, your operating permit may require you to have a Technically Competent Manager (TCM) on-site in person for more than 20% of your operating hours....

Hazardous Wase Hazardous waste is subject to certain restrictions that go beyond the normal rules for general waste - and that can catch you out when it comes to the expertise of your Technically Competent Manager (TCM). If your TCM has the wrong sort of certificate, or you don't have a TCM on-site for at...

Energy From Waste The responsibility to dispose of commercial waste correctly continues from the point at which the waste is generated, right through to its final destruction, recycling or reuse. For operators of commercial waste management facilities, this includes the need to meet all the terms of your operating permit, including having a qualified Technically...

Scrap Metal Recycling Training Services provide COTC cover (Certificate of Technical Competence) so scrap metal sites can meet their obligation to have a Technically Competent Manager (TCM) on-site for at least the minimum 20% of your operating hours, as required by your Environment Agency permit. We work with waste processing facilities nationwide to provide WAMITAB...

Clinical Clinical waste can contain a mix of different types of materials, including contaminated and hazardous waste, biological waste, sharps such as needles, and so on. You have a responsibility as a clinical waste management facility to meet a certain standard of safety and preparedness, which is where the Certificate of Technical Competence (COTC) becomes...