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Why your Transport or Storage business should recycle

Checklist: what your Transport or Storage business needs to do to comply with existing legislation

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Checklist: 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.  

  • 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 business, 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 service provider is registered. 

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

  • Separate food waste for recycling if your facility includes food premises who produce 5kg or more per week,  and make arrangements with a waste collector to have it collected for recycling.