Leather

Leather business guidance

This environmental guidance applies to you if you are in the leather processing industry or the tanning industry in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Find out about the environmental impacts of:

preserving skins and hides in a tannery
producing leather goods, eg leather shoes, boots, wallets, clothes and upholstery
producing sheepskin products, eg sheepskin rugs, boots, slippers or jackets
producing suede products, eg suede shoes, clothing and bags.

Preventing air pollution

Evaporative cooling towers

Energy and steam generation

Refrigeration and air conditioning

Solvents and adhesives for leather businesses

Buying environmentally friendly goods and services

Cutting your carbon emissions

Combined Heat and Power (CHP) benefits and opportunities for business

The CRC Energy Efficiency Scheme

Energy Efficiency

Environmental tax obligations and breaks

Energy Saving Opportunities Scheme (ESOS)

Generate renewable energy

Savings calculator

Towards a Circular Economy

Pollution incident response planning

Manage flood risk

Firefighting

Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and environmental reports

Management toolkit for SMEs - Northern Ireland

Management toolkit for SMEs - Scotland

Manage and improve your environmental performance

Adapt to Climate Change

Chemical storage

Oil storage

Dyes

Curing agents for skins & hides

Packaging and packaging waste

Registration, evaluation, authorisation and restriction of chemicals (REACH)

Noise, odour and other nuisances

Permits and licences - An overview

Does your leather business require a PPC permit?

Leather trade associations

Car parking

Vehicle cleaning (including wheel washing)

Vehicle emissions

Animal by-products and food waste

Duty of care - Your waste responsibilities

Hazardous / special waste

Reduce, reuse and recycle your business waste

Storage & transport of waste

WEEE - Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Trade effluent – Managing liquid wastes

Water use and efficiency

Preventing water pollution

Effluent treatement plants for leather businesses

Water use and abstraction

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http://www.netregs.org.uk/environmental-topics/environmental-management/first-steps-guidance-for-new-starts-projects-and-charities/