Commercial Waste Services – legal obligations
All businesses have a Duty of Care to the environment
and to human health.
All businesses produce waste and your company has a legal
responsibility to ensure that you produce, store, transport and
dispose of your business waste without harming the environment.
This is called your Duty of Care (DoC). The applicable legislation
is Environmental Protection Act 1990 (Secton 34) and the
Environmental Protection Act (Duty of Care) Regulations 1991.
You are responsible for your waste from when you produce it
until you have transferred it to an authorised person. As part of
this DoC you must ensure that
- you store your waste securely so that it does not escape - tie
up bags, flatten boxes, close bin lids
- ensure your waste is transported by an authorised business
- complete a Waste Transfer Note (WTN) – for every transfer of
waste OR for a specified period - and keep it on record for at
least two years
For more information on Duty of Care legislation see the links
below
The City of London Commercial Waste Service transferred to
Enterprise Managed Services on
1 October 2011. For more information please contact :
Email comwaste.cityoflondon@enterprise.plc.uk
Telephone
0845 226 5105
Website www.cityoflondon.enterprise.plc.uk