Business and trade waste

Businesses and individuals have a legal duty of care to store and dispose of waste safely. This includes waste created from a business you run in your home. As well as the obvious waste generated by the business, waste could also include the litter bin, waste food or paperwork.

Your business rates do not include the cost of your business waste disposal. 

Part of our legal requirement is to give you the correct paperwork. Our site staff will complete a waste transfer note on site for each visit. We will give you a copy of the waste transfer note. This proves you have transferred the waste to an authorised waste facility.  

You should keep this in case the Environment Agency or local council ask to see it.

You'll also get a copy of the payment receipt and a record of what you have disposed of.

Right Waste Right Place have more information on how your business can meet its legal obligations.

Waste carrier's licence

If you also transport waste as part of your business (eg garden waste, house clearances, building works etc), you must register as a waste carrier on the GOV.UK website. Our site staff need to see your waste carrier's licence before accepting your waste.