Trade waste legislation

Duty of care waste transfer notes

As of 16 July 2005, every business is legally required to classify their waste in accordance with the european waste catalogue which uses 6 digit codes for each type of waste. By law, the new EU legislation now means that all trade customers must complete their waste transfer notes using these codes. As a registered waste carrier, Plymouth City Council cannot accept your trade waste without this coded declaration.

The waste transfer note is to ensure that the waste you produce is dealt with in the proper manner and is not mismanaged. A waste transfer note is required for every waste collection made from commercial properties. For those businesses whose waste is consistent in its composition a single annual waste transfer note can be accepted, however if a business is producing variable waste types, a single specific waste transfer note will have to be completed for each waste collection.

Please see documents below for the waste transfer note and guidance on completing the document.

Animal by products regulations (ABPR)

Animal by-products are defined in the ABPR as 'entire bodies or parts of animals or products of animal origin not intended for human consumption, including ova, embryos and semen'.

Plymouth City Council is unable to collect this type of waste. Animal by-products not accepted by Plymouth City Council include:

• manure and gut contents
• raw meat
• raw fish
• uncooked skin and bones
• uncooked shells

The ABPR does not apply to catering waste, unless it is from international transport or destined for animal consumption or for use in a biogas plant or composting.

Hazardous waste

All materials listed below are now listed as hazardous in the european waste catalogue and therefore cannot be collected by Plymouth City Council:

• lead acid batteries (eg car batteries)
• chemical wastes
• computer monitors
• fluorescent light tubes (strip lights)
• motor oil
• oil filters (used)
• oily sludges
• paint
• tyres
• televisions
• white goods

Please see documents below to view the european waste catalogue.

Plymouth City Council cannot accept or transport hazardous waste and as a waste producer you have the duty of care to ensure that any hazardous waste you produce is correctly disposed of through a registered hazardous waste carrier and disposal site. Details of other waste carriers can be found on the Environment Agency's commercial waste directory - see documents table below.

Documents

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	Duty of care waste transfer note - legal document to be completed by all trade waste customers to give a full breakdown of all waste produced by the business (includes guidance notes to aid completion). File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 570.6KB
	European waste catalogue - lists all hazardous materials that cannot be collected by Plymouth City Council. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 210KB
	Environment Agency - commercial waste directory - Environment Agency document which lists all waste carriers, some of which may be able to dispose of hazardous waste. File format Adobe Acrobat (pdf) - 355KB

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