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What does the law require?
If you are a business producing or disposing of waste, there are various regulations that you need to comply with to ensure that you don’t get prosecuted. The Environment Agency provides information.
The Environment Agency can also be contacted by phone:
and by e-mail on enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Netregs also provides information for your business sector.
To find information on waste sites and registered carriers visit the Waste Directory
Duty of Care
As a business, you have a duty to ensure that any waste you produce is handled safely and within the law. This is your "duty of care". It applies to anyone who produces, imports, transports, stores, treats or disposes of controlled waste from business or industry. Commercial, industrial and household wastes (including hazardous/special wastes) are classified as "controlled waste". The duty of care also applies to anyone that acts as a waste broker.
Transferring waste
You must check that anyone that you pass your waste on to is authorised to take it. If you don’t check that they are authorised to take your waste and it is illegally disposed of, you could be held responsible.
You must ensure that anyone removing waste from your business either:
Transfer Notes
A waste transfer note (WTN) must accompany any transfer of waste between different holders (e.g. from producer to waste carrier). The purpose of a WTN is to allow other people who handle your waste to know what they are dealing with so that they can manage it safely and properly.
You should describe the quantity and types of each different waste being transferred on the WTN, both in words and by using the appropriate codes.
See here for more information on the Duty of Care.
You can check waste carrier registrations here.
