Information and Advice
Duty of Care
If you have waste you have a legal 'Duty of Care', which applies to
everyone involved in handling the waste including
the person/business who produces it, to the person who finally
disposes of or recovers it.
If you ask the Council to collect your
waste we will ask you to sign a Commerial Waste Agreement and Waste
Description/Transfer Note. This ensures that you have abided by
your "Duty of Care" and that you have:
- Checked that we can take your
waste
- Ensured the waste is disposed of at a
licensed site
- Provided us with a transfer note -
this must include a description of the waste and be signed by both
of you. Keep copies of your transfer notes for a minimum of two
years.
- Ensured that, from 28 September 2011, a
declaration is signed on the transfer note to indicate that
the waste management hierarchy of options has been applied
For more details and information about the Duty of Care, please
visit The Environment Agency website - Frequently
Asked Questions.
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SIC
Code
From 28 September 2011, you must ensure you
include the SIC Code on your Waste Transfer Note. This is the
Standard Industry Classification Code for your
industry/business.
SIC codes for your industry/business may be found on
Office of National Statistics website.
Once you have identified your SIC 2007 Code, please email
Commercial Waste with the
information, so we can update our records. This will ensure that
the Code is included on all future Contracts/Waste Transfer
Notes.
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Waste Hierarchy
Article 4 of the revised EU Waste Framework Directive sets out 5
steps for dealing with waste ranked according to environmental
impact.
Prevention, which offers the best outcomes for the environment,
is at the top of the priority order, followed by preparing for
re-use, recycling, other recovery and disposal, in descending order
of environmental preference.
For more detailed information and advice, please visit
DEFRA's website, where you may also download a
Guidance document.
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Businesses & Community Groups
Use the link below to visit "Why Waste", a free, online
exchange for business waste in Yorkshire and the Humber
region. Whatever items you need "Why Waste" is a good place to
start looking for anything from carpets and furniture, pallets
to packaging materials. You can also use "Why Waste" to pass
items onto other organisations.
NetRegs is the
primary trusted source of guidance on environmental legislation for
businesses in the UK. It provides free, clear guidance for
different business types on how to comply with environmental
legislation. It is a partnership between the Environment
Agency in England and Wales, the Scottish Environment Protection
Agency and the Environment and Heritage Service in Northern
Ireland.
Using NetRegs will help you protect your business reputation,
save money and avoid prosecution. For more information,
please use the link to the right.
Envirowise offers UK businesses
free, independent, confidential advice and support on practical
ways to increase profits, minimise waste and reduce environmental
impact. For more information, please use the link.