Environmental guidance for your business in Northern Ireland & Scotland
The ban applies to:
The most commonly used refrigerant that will be subject to these bans is the F-gas HFC-134a, with a GWP of 1,430.
Check your equipment and see if it is one of these two types of refrigeration system. Check which refrigerant your equipment uses.
If on checking the equipment you notice that it does contain an F Gas with a GWP of 150 or greater and it was placed on the market after 1 January 2022 then please report this to your environmental regulator.
New units imported, manufactured or placed on the market after 1 January 2022 can only contain HFCs with a GWP below 150.
Units that were placed on the market before 1 January that contain F-gases with a GWP greater than 150 can still be sold, so long as you can prove that they were available for purchase before 1 January 2022.
GOV.UK: F-Gas guidance for users and producers
What is the 2020 refrigeration F-gas ban?
Bans on new refrigeration equipment from 1 Jan 2022
Phase down of F-gases 2015 – 2030
Calculating the equipment charge as CO2 equivalent
Stationary refrigeration, air conditioning and heat pumps: F-gas controls
Mobile air conditioning (cars and vans): F-gas controls
Solvent cleaning: F-gas controls
Producing and supplying fluids: F-gas controls
SEPA Special Waste Consignment Notes – updated position, The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) is now accepting special waste consignment notes (SWCNs) by email only.
DAERA Waste Policy Tracker, The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has published a Waste policy tracker to stay informed of waste policy developments.
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