Commercial Waste Do's and Don'ts

Do's

• Do use a registered waste carrier and disposer.
• Do ask for your waste collectors waste management number.
• Do ask where your waste is being taken.
• Do ask what is going to happen to your waste e.g. landfilled or reprocessed.
• Do remember to sign a consignment note when your waste is collected.
• Do segregate and recycle your waste wherever possible.
• Do search for companies who will collect and recycle your waste in favour of disposal.

Don'ts

• Don't use a waste management company before carrying out your 'Duty of Care' checks.
• Don't take your business waste to any of the Community Recycling Centres in Telford. These are for household waste only.
• Don't put hazardous waste in a normal refuse bin. Further information on dealing with Hazardous Waste is available on the Environment Agency and DEFRA websites.
• Don't let generic waste carriers take away hazardous waste. Hazardous waste carriers and disposers will have special licenses to provide this service.
• Don't flytip your waste. This is a prosecutable offence, punishable by a fine up to £50,000 and/or 12 months in prison.