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Animal tissues/carcases

  1. If the material is from an agricultural source (e.g. farming activities associated with your institution) then it is not Controlled Waste in England and Wales but still subject to Animal By-Products legislation.

    In Scotland, following the introduction of the Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2005, agricultural waste now falls within the scope of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, is classified as Commercial Controlled Waste and is therefore subject to controls placed on other waste.
  2. All experimental animal carcases and tissues are categorised as Category 1 material under this legislation and so they must be incinerated in a suitably licensed facility.

To determine a suitable disposal route you must consider if an incinerator is appropriately licensed for your specific waste combination. This process will require that you consider if the waste is also:

For example - if the waste is an animal carcase from a research facility and is also clinical waste, then it should be disposed of by an incinerator licensed for Category 1 Animal By-Products and also for Clinical Waste.

The Advisory Committee on Genetic Modification (ACGM) Compendium of Guidance labels transgenic/GM animal carcases as Clinical waste, despite the fact that they may not fit the criteria of the legal definition (ie harm to persons). This Guidance therefore indicates that transgenic/GM animal issue cannot be incinerated in a Category 1 Animal By-Products incinerator unless it has also been licensed for Clinical Waste.

Further information about Genetically Modified Organisms Waste and Legislation.

When disposing of this material you must comply with all Duty of Care requirements that apply to Controlled/Directive waste including the use of transfer notes/consignment notes.

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