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hemsy  
#1 Posted : 22 November 2024 10:44:58(UTC)
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hemsy

We have full waste managemnt in place and accredited to ISO14001 based in the UK. A customer has asked if we could store and recycle their waste at our locations. We hope to then amalgamate our own waste 

Do I then need a waste carrier licence? if so do i need it for general waste and hazardous waste?

any advice appreciated

LancBob  
#2 Posted : 22 November 2024 12:01:09(UTC)
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LancBob

From my understanding you would need an upper tier waste carriers licence as you handle waste from another company and will arrange for it to be transported and diposed of.

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peter gotch on 22/11/2024(UTC)
Roundtuit  
#3 Posted : 22 November 2024 14:27:33(UTC)
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Roundtuit

You may also need to register as a Waste Transfer Station if you follow this path.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waste-environmental-permits

Don't forget that a change in use of the site may also require planning consent from the Local Authority

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Roundtuit  
#4 Posted : 22 November 2024 14:27:33(UTC)
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Roundtuit

You may also need to register as a Waste Transfer Station if you follow this path.

https://www.gov.uk/guidance/waste-environmental-permits

Don't forget that a change in use of the site may also require planning consent from the Local Authority

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Acorns  
#5 Posted : 23 November 2024 09:21:56(UTC)
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Acorns

We assume there is already a lower tier waste license in place for your own stuff, now need to change to upper tier. Just disrise upper tier is renewed but lower isn’t. Can we assume their waste is like yours or are there other considerations to be had?
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A Kurdziel on 25/11/2024(UTC)
M.cooper.99  
#6 Posted : 25 November 2024 09:13:13(UTC)
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M.cooper.99

Just building on what others have said. You will need a waste carriers license if you plan on transporting the waste, you don't need it just to store waste. It is free if you only transport waste produced by yourself, but has a cost for transporting waste produced by others. If you are buying or selling the waste, you will also need a dealers registration, which is part of your waste carriers license.

The waste carriers license system is currently in the process of being reformed, so you might have to track the changes:

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/waste-carrier-broker-and-dealer-system-reform/outcome/government-response-and-summary-of-responses#contents

You and the waste producer will have to determine and agree if the waste is hazardous or non-hazardous, and assign it a European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code. You can check the available EWC codes to get some guidance. There are a few websites that display these; I personally use https://dsposal.uk/browse/ewc. If that doesn't help, the Environment Agency can be contacted to help classify waste, but there will be a charge.

Please ensure you have waste transfer notes for waste transactions. These are a legal requirement and can be issued per transfer or as a season ticket for up to one year. Guidance below:

https://www.gov.uk/dispose-business-commercial-waste/waste-transfer-notes

I will add additional information on environmental permitting below as it wasn't clear to me if you have one.

To take in waste from other producers, you will need either an environmental permit or a waste exemption. A permit is a large undertaking and I wouldn't recommend it if you don't plan on processing the waste on your sites.

An exemption is much more reasonable if you only plan on storing waste. There are some exemptions that allow for the processing of waste, but they have some limitations. The Environment Agency and the Government have guidance that can be found with a google search.

Please note, waste exemptions are also being reformed. Some of the changes can be found on the below link:

https://thecompliancepeople.co.uk/updates/resources/changes-to-waste-exemptions/

I'm happy to provide any additional information that I can. I only work in waste management and I'm not a consultant.

Regards,

Mathew

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peter gotch on 25/11/2024(UTC)
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