Your Controlled Waste Transfer Note
A Controlled Waste Transfer Note (CWTN) - sometimes referred to as a duty of care - is a legal document that demonstrates you have a waste agreement in place with a licenced waste carrier.
If you run a business - regardless of its size - you are legally responsible for ensuring that the waste you create is collected and disposed of correctly.
To comply with your legal obligations (under Section 34 of the Environment Protection Act 1990), you must ensure:
- all waste is kept safely secured until its collection
- any person or company collecting your waste is registered as a 'licensed waste carrier' by the Environment Agency
- you keep a copy of your businesses' waste transfer note as evidence that you have legal waste collection arrangements in place
- you keep a record of your waste transfer note for 2 years
- you take all reasonable steps to ensure the separate collection of dry recyclable waste.
Failure to comply with your legal obligations could result in a fine and court appearance. Please ensure you keep a signed copy of your controlled waste transfer note on the premises, as these will need to be shown to enforcement officers when they visit.
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