This guidance is for businesses that reproduce sound or visual media, this includes:
- recording onto magnetic tapes
- recording onto vinyl records
- producing CDs and DVDs.
Environmental impacts of recorded media businesses
CD, DVD, magnetic tape and vinyl recording businesses can have a number of impacts on the environment:
- air emissions, for example from storing or using solvents
- land contamination, for example from chemical spills or previous use of the land
- waste disposal, such as removing waste chemicals or sludges by tanker
- water discharges, for example from producing vinyl masters, and drainage from toilets, sinks or canteens.
How can NetRegs help you?
Our guidance could help you to:
- avoid prosecution and receive fewer visits from environmental regulators
- increase efficiency and productivity
- reduce your operating costs
- be more likely to obtain business from government bodies and large businesses that require their business partners to manage their environmental impacts effectively
- improve your reputation amongst staff, customers and the public
- increase the chance of securing funding to expand your business by demonstrating that your environmental impacts are well managed.
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