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Cost of waste disposal is increasing year on year mainly because of continual increases in landfill tax.
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Waste - Duty of Care
What is it?

This is a duty on all waste producers, however small, to securely store their waste. They also have to check that the person or company that collects the waste is licensed and completes a waste transfer note.

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Does it apply to me?

If your business produces any waste at all, and that includes your sandwhich wrapper or scrap paper, then yes it does.

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Dos and Don'ts

Dos

  • If you take your commercial waste to the tip at Hempstead, make sure you declare it as commercial waste - the tip operator is continually checking.
  • Act now and recycle your waste.
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    Don'ts

  • Do not take your commercial waste home for disposal - this is illegal even if it consists of tea bags, paper, bottles (normal, household type waste) etc.
  • Do not take your commercial waste to Horsley Household Recycling Centre - the site operator will not accept your waste.
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