Anyone who produces, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of waste has a duty of care under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 to handle it responsibly and document it correctly.
What the duty of care requires
- Store waste safely and securely
- Transfer it only to an authorised person
- Classify and describe it accurately
- Complete a waste transfer or consignment note
- Keep records available to the regulator
Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste must be correctly classified, stored and moved under a consignment note, with records kept and any required returns made to the regulator.
How long to keep records
Duty-of-care transfer notes must be kept for at least two years, and hazardous waste consignment notes for at least three years, available to the regulator on request.
Waste compliance on CertFlow
CertFlow holds your waste assets, generates the transfer and consignment paperwork, and keeps the duty-of-care chain complete and exportable.