Waste Storage & Transport
Responsible Body:
Environment Agency
Summary:
You are responsible for storing and transporting your waste safely and legally and must ensure that your waste does not harm the environment.
Environment Agency
Summary:
You are responsible for storing and transporting your waste safely and legally and must ensure that your waste does not harm the environment.
Key Requirements:
If you store your own waste you must get it removed regularly from your site, or if you store your own waste for long periods (or store waste produced by other people), you must have an environmental permit. Check that your environmental permit1 or licence allows you to store the correct type of waste.
You must make sure waste cannot escape and you must prevent run-off from your waste storage area entering surface waters or drains by storing it under cover on an impermeable surface with a secondary containment area that holds liquids if the main containers leak. Make sure your site is secure and check locks, gates and perimeter fences regularly. You can still be prosecuted even if vandals cause pollution on your site.
You must check if the waste you store is hazardous waste before you store it2.
You must not:
Bury waste;
Burn waste unless licensed to do so;
Store and transport waste near fire sources (e.g. high temperature machinery); or
Mix hazardous waste2 with any other waste.
You can transport most waste produced by your own business directly to an authorised waste management site or recycling facility. However, you must register with Environment Agency as a waste carrier if you transport:
Construction and demolition waste produced by your own business; or
Any waste produced by another business.
You must complete a waste transfer note for every load of waste you pass on or accept and must keep copies for at least two years.
You must check if waste is hazardous waste before you transport it. You must complete a consignment note whenever you or anyone else moves or transfers hazardous waste2.
Duty of Care
You have a duty of care as you are legally responsible for ensuring that waste your business produces or handles is stored, transported, treated, reprocessed and disposed of safely. The duty of care has no time limit. You are specifically responsible for your waste from when you produce it until you have transferred it to an authorised person. If you think that your waste is not being managed correctly you must take action to check and prevent this. You must keep records of all transfers of your waste.
You must make sure waste cannot escape and you must prevent run-off from your waste storage area entering surface waters or drains by storing it under cover on an impermeable surface with a secondary containment area that holds liquids if the main containers leak. Make sure your site is secure and check locks, gates and perimeter fences regularly. You can still be prosecuted even if vandals cause pollution on your site.
You must check if the waste you store is hazardous waste before you store it2.
You must not:
Bury waste;
Burn waste unless licensed to do so;
Store and transport waste near fire sources (e.g. high temperature machinery); or
Mix hazardous waste2 with any other waste.
You can transport most waste produced by your own business directly to an authorised waste management site or recycling facility. However, you must register with Environment Agency as a waste carrier if you transport:
Construction and demolition waste produced by your own business; or
Any waste produced by another business.
You must complete a waste transfer note for every load of waste you pass on or accept and must keep copies for at least two years.
You must check if waste is hazardous waste before you transport it. You must complete a consignment note whenever you or anyone else moves or transfers hazardous waste2.
Duty of Care
You have a duty of care as you are legally responsible for ensuring that waste your business produces or handles is stored, transported, treated, reprocessed and disposed of safely. The duty of care has no time limit. You are specifically responsible for your waste from when you produce it until you have transferred it to an authorised person. If you think that your waste is not being managed correctly you must take action to check and prevent this. You must keep records of all transfers of your waste.
Penalties & Implications of non-compliance:
The Environment Agency is responsible for enforcement and may impose a fine.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk
Find your nearest waste site or local recycling service: Ready To Recycle
The Environment Agency is responsible for enforcement and may impose a fine.
Further Information:
NetRegs: http://www.netregs.gov.uk
Find your nearest waste site or local recycling service: Ready To Recycle