Manufacturing companies in Surrey produce a broad range of products and as a result have the potential to impact upon the environment in a range of ways. The key environmental issues affecting your sector are: emissions (e.g. process gases); contaminated land (e.g. accidental spills of chemicals); equipment and plant machinery energy consumption; resource use (e.g. raw materials, packaging); waste disposal (e.g. waste products, packaging); and water pollution (e.g. equipment cleaning, effluent).

Listed below are links to detailed information on the most relevant pieces of environmental legislation affecting your sector.