Posted By Nigel Singleton BSc Can anyone decipher whether section 34 of the Act deals with recycling schemes (not recycling receivers). I have a company that collects its used drinks cans and takes them to the local can bank, which I think is fairly environmentally correct. The duty holder of the premises they lease has conducted an environmental audit and told the company they must have a waste licence for the transport of these cans to the can bank. I have read through the Act and I believe that strictly speaking the cans should be classed as waste according to the appendix. However the intimation from the first few paragraphs is that it is only a waste if it is likely to be harmful to the environment. As they are recycling surely this must be better that binning them. Does anyone have any thoughts, or could you clarify the Act for me.

Posted By Robert K Lewis Tony Not quite right All COMMERCIAL waste is controlled and therefore any transfers from one party to another must be by virtue of the Duty of Care Note - This means that the transfer to someone's can bank must be covered by a transfer note, though this can be an annual note if necessary. If the cans arise domestically then this requirement does not apply, although the can bank does need to have their own arrangements in place as a "transfer station". The transfer is concerned with control of final disposal, and the movements, and from this arises the fact that companies can use their own vehicles to move waste from A to B without documentation - but will need to have documentation transferring control to say a tip or A.N.Other. Does this help? Bob