Hazards Out Workshops
A series of workshops on separate collection of household hazardous waste
WORKSHOPS
To support the local authorities, industry and other stakeholders, FEAD, in partnership with ACR+ and Hazardous Waste Europe, have joined forced in Hazards Out project. The team is organising a series of workshops to exchange best practices and boost collaboration of HHW.
#1 WORKSHOP - HHW What is going to change?
The first workshop of a series of events on the separate collection of household hazardous waste implemented within the Hazards Out project took place on the 11th of February 2025. It gathered approximately 90 professionals from the waste management and recycling sector, public and local authorities, consultancy, academia, NGOs and civil society, other industries, and media to address the important question What is going to change?
#2 WORKSHOP - HHW Collection methods
On 15 May 2025, the second Hazards Out Workshop took place online gathering more than 60 experts from the waste management and recycling sector, public and local authorities, consultancy, academia, and other industries. The event focused on the different collection systems and methods local authorities have put into place to ensure the safe and sustainable collection and treatment of the hazardous waste generated by the households.
#3 WORKSHOP - Does EPR have a role to play?
The third episode of the Hazards Out! series of workshops took place on 24.09. gathering more than 70 experts from the waste management and recycling sector, public and local authorities, consultancy and academia, NGOs and civil society and other industries to explore the question Does EPR have a role to play? in the separate collection of Household hazardous waste (HHW).
#4 WORKSHOP - Household Hazardous Waste After Collection
Workshop 4 HHW After Collection focused on the operational aspects of HHW management, exploring how hazardous household waste is safely transported, temporarily stored, treated and, where possible, recovered. Held on 11 February 2026, the workshop brought participants together for an engaging discussion on how to ensure that HHW is managed safely and efficiently from separate collection and beyond.
#5 WORKSHOP - Household Hazardous Waste Citizen Communication
The 5th Hazards Out Workshop on 03 June tackled one of the harder challenges in waste management: getting citizens to actually sort household hazardous waste. The session covered a lot of ground: communication strategies from Ireland’s collection events, Austria’s gamified lithium-ion battery take-back pilot, and academic research into the behavioral barriers that prevent HHW separation and what genuinely moves the needle. The workshop also saw the presentation of the Hazards Out Joint Declaration, putting concrete recommendations for European policymakers on the table.
