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1. INTRODUCTION 2. SAFETY OF LOADS ON VEHICLES 3. LIVESTOCK 4. CARRIAGE OF FOODSTUFFS WITHIN THE UK 5. INTERNATIONAL CARRIAGE OF PERISHABLE FOODSTUFFS 6. CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN THE UK 7. CARRIAGE OF DANGEROUS GOODS IN EUROPE 8. ENFORCEMENT 9. WASTE 10. FREIGHT CONTAINERS 11. CONCLUSION 12. Quick Exam Numbers / Facts – Memorise These

9. WASTE

  • The Environmental Protection Act 1990 imposes a duty of care on parties involved in producing, transporting and disposing of controlled waste.
  • Controlled waste includes household, industrial and commercial waste.
  • The three main parties are the waste producer, the carrier and the disposal organisation.
  • The producer must contain/package waste appropriately, provide a written description and transfer it to an authorised person.
  • Controlled waste may only be transported by appropriately registered waste carriers.
  • In England and Wales, registration is with the Environment Agency; Scotland uses SEPA; Northern Ireland uses the relevant environmental authority.
  • Lower Tier: generally those carrying only waste they produced in their business, subject to the stated exceptions.
  • Upper Tier: professional waste carriers, including building/demolition waste.
  • Relevant-person conviction details must be supplied; changes to relevant persons must be notified within 28 days.
  • Upper-Tier registration certificates are valid for 3 years; lower-tier registration is non-renewable, according to the training material.
  • Appeals against refusal are to the Secretary of State for Environment within 28 days.
  • In Scotland there are no Upper/Lower Tiers; the equivalent notification/registration arrangements differ as described in the source.
  • It is an offence to transport controlled waste without registration.
  • If authority cannot be produced at the time of inspection, the source states it must be sent to the EA within 7 days.
  • Illegal operators risk vehicle seizure.
  • Waste must be delivered to an approved disposal organisation.
  • A multipart waste transfer note and carrier registration certificate accompany the movement.
  • The producer, carrier and disposal organisation must retain transfer notes and relevant documentation for at least 2 years.
  • An electronic duty-of-care system can replace paper records and track waste consignments.
  • Additional rules apply to hazardous waste.