Specialist uses of ODS

Some specialist manufacturing activities used to use ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Most uses are now banned or severely restricted

New guidance from GOV.UK: Fluorinated gases and ozone-depleting substances: how to do business from 1 January 2021

What you must do

The use of ODS is banned in the manufacture of:

• Metered dose inhalers (MDIs) and electronics
• Aerosols and One Component Foam (OCF)
• Insulation foam.

Fumigation

The use of methyl bromide is banned as a plant protection fumigant. It was used mainly for soil sterilisation and to fumigate food storage areas. It has been completely banned in the EU since 2009.