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How to safely dispose of waste from your business.
If you run a business, you have a legal duty to take care of your waste through recycling, treatment or disposal.
Every business is responsible for making suitable arrangements for their commercial waste with a licensed waste removal organisation.
Business Rates do not cover the cost of waste collection from business premises.
When arranging a trade waste collection, you must ensure that your waste is only presented for collection on:
Businesses are also required to comply with the following aspects of commercial waste presentation and storage:
Failure to obey may result in a Fixed Penalty Notice being issued, or Court proceedings being taken against you.
Registered trade waste disposal companies that provide a collection service in Waltham Forest:
Enterprise
Businesses must hold a "duty of care waste transfer" notice (also known as "duty of care certificate"). This shows us that they dispose of waste legally.
If the business has not been supplied with a duty of care waste transfer notice from your waste service provider, they might not be registered. If your waste is then dumped or disposed of illegally, you could be held responsible.
Check the company through the Environment Agency's waste carrier's public register.