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Why your Retail or Wholesale organisation should recycle

Checklist: what your business needs to do to be compliant with current waste regulations

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What your business needs to do to be compliant with current waste regulations:

  • Keep waste to a minimum – prevention is always best, so remember eliminating waste where possible, and reuse and repair if you can. Visit Green Street for their Planet Friendly Guide which details 30 practical actions you can take to reduce your environmental impact.

  • Sort and store waste safely and securely – sort different types of waste to avoid contamination, using clearly labelled containers with covers to stop waste blowing away and getting wet.

  • Complete a waste transfer note for each load of waste that leaves your premises, or a document with the same information, such as an invoice. You’ll need to keep this for two years. You can complete ‘season tickets’ for a series of loads.

  • Use a registered waste carrier – visit the Public Register of Waste Carriers, Brokers and Dealers to check if a provider is registered. If you transport your own waste between distribution hubs, stores or depots, your business will also need to register as a waste carrier.

  • Make sure it’s disposed of legally – if the service provider you use disposes of your waste illegally, such as ‘fly tipping’, you could be held responsible.

  • Separately collect your food waste if you produce more than 5kg of food waste per week, and make arrangements with a waste collector to have it collected for recycling.