The Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991 came into force on 1 April 1992, and make provision for a system of transfer notes and record keeping. The regulations state that, on transfer of the written description of controlled waste, both the transferor (the giver of the waste) and the transferee (the receiver of the waste) must complete and sign a transfer note. All parties must retain their copies of the transfer notes for at least two years. As your waste broker, Eco Technology Limited implicitly shares your Duty of Care, and as such it is in our interest to ensure that we always remove your waste via suitably licensed Waste Carriers, to suitably licensed waste management facilities.

The Special Waste Regulations 1996 came into force on 1 September 1996, replacing the Control of Pollution (Special Waste) Regulations 1980. Their purpose is to control the movements of the most dangerous wastes and implement new definitions of hazardous waste.

These regulations introduced a more complex `consignment note' system which is directly regulated by the Environment Agency. The producer or holder of the waste is termed the consignor, the transporter of the waste is termed the carrier, and the disposal or transfer facility receiving the waste is termed the consignee.

Unlike movements of controlled waste, special waste has to be pre-notified to the Agency at least three working days ahead of the movement. All parties must retain their copies of the consignment notes for at least three years.

We take care of the necessary paperwork for you (transfer notes for controlled wastes and consignment notes for special wastes) and liase with the Environment Agency on your behalf. Contact our team for further assistance.