Hazardous Waste

Hazardous waste is substances that even in small quantities can cause injury to man, animals or the wider environment.

Hazardous waste must be handled in a safe and proper manner. All departments of SAR have a license to collect, receive and dispose of hazardous waste.

Businesses are required by the authorities to declare all waste categorized as "hazardous waste". Companies that produce waste are themselves responsible for knowing what hazardous waste is, and how it should be handled.

Are you in doubt about whether something contains dangerous substances?

Course: Hazardous waste and electronic declaration

SAR offers environmental consulting-services and courses to promote environmentally friendly and cost-effective Waste Chain Management throughout the entire value chain. See updates in our course calendar for future activities.

Labeling and declaration of hazardous waste

All hazardous waste must be labeled and declared in accordance with recommended guidelines.

Companies that produce waste and recipients of waste are obliged to declare hazardous waste.

The declaration gives the authorities an overview of how much hazardous waste there is, where it has arisen and who has taken care of it. If you do not want to do the declaration yourself, it is possible to give a power of attorney to an authorized actor. Contact your local SAR partner for more information.

Households and private individuals do not have to declare hazardous waste, but must provide information regarding what type of waste they deliver to municipal collection schemes.

For a complete list of hazardous waste, see the guidelines at avfallsdeklarering.no.

Avfallsdeklarering.no is a solution for declaring hazardous waste and radioactive waste. The solution is utilized by actors with a declaration obligation, authorities and others who want insights into declared waste.

For a complete list, see the guidelines in avfallsdeklarering.no.

Learn more: SAR offers environmental consulting services and courses to promote eco-friendly and cost-effective Waste Chain Management throughout the value chain.

Examples of hazardous waste:

Drilling cuttings, oily emulsions from drill floor, and materials consisting of, containing or contaminated with crude oil or condensate
Oil fraction from oil separator and liquid oil slops from tank cleaning
Oily products like spills, grease and lubricants, oil filters, oily fillers, oily liquids, fuels and heating oil
Reclaimable waste oil
Organic solvents including chloroform, acetone, brake fluid, anti-freeze and refrigerator coolants, lynol cellulose-based thinner, lighter fluid, turpentine, other paint thinners and white spirit
Slag and scale, dust, suspended ash, catalyst residue, abrasive beads containing harmful substances
Chemicals such as agents containing acids, alkalis or solvents
Paint and finishing products including paints, adhesives, varnish and epoxy hardeners
Spray cans containing hazardous substance
Cleaning and maintenance products such as burnishing pads, spot remover, rust remover, de-icing lock spray, etc
Waste containing mercury such as old batteries, light tubes and thermometers, etc
Lead-acid batteries and products containing cadmium, including NiCad batteries and rechargeable batteries. Also lithium batteries and button batteries.
Control agents such as pesticides for use on plants, fungicides to control mould, and anti-vermin agents like rat poison
Building waste including CCA-impregnated timber, creosote-impregnated timer, chlorinated paraffins, like double glazing seals and expanded foam, also PCB and PCT waste such as caulking compounds and vinyl floor coverings
Hobby chemicals, glues, photolab reagents, white-out for typists, nail varnish, etc.

We will make sure that suitable liquid containers, intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) and collection drums for the different sorting fractions are provided where needed. We can either empty the waste or exchange the container. (link til tjeneste)

Among the fractions we commonly collect with ADR-accredited tank vehicles are:

Oil separator slops
Metal/hydroxide sludge
Spill oil
Oil/water emulsions
Diesel oil
Heating oil and petrol
Oily mud and cuttings
Acids and alkalis
Solvents
Any large volumes left in tanks

Waste is sorted into drums, IBCs and small containers is collected with our ADR-accredited tanker or flat-bed lorry.

Equipment and products

In order to handle industrial waste and hazardous waste in a safe, organized and cost-effective manner, it is vital to provide suitable equipment and products for storage, collection, transport and final disposal of the various fractions.

We offer advice and can help you identify the ideal solutions for your workplace. Buy or rent equipment for handling of hazardous waste.