Monday 13 October 2008

Exemption from a Waste Carriers Licence

Apparently, the Environment Agency has said that non-commercial users of waste cooking oil can collect and transport it without a waste carriers licence.

I'm not sure whether their advice is correct or not, but they are failing to mention another legal issue, which I think is relevant. It would be illegal for a business (such as a restaurant) to let you have their waste if you weren't registered as a waste carrier.

The Environmental Protection Act 1990 section 34 (1) c) says that waste producers (amongst others) must secure:
"(i) that the transfer is only to an authorised person or to a person for authorised transport purposes;"

The terms are defined in the Act as follows:
"(3) The following are authorised persons for the purpose of subsection (1)(c) above—
(a) any authority which is a waste collection authority for the purposes of this Part;
(b) any person who is the holder of a waste management licence under section 35 below or of a disposal licence under section 5 of the Control [1974 c. 40.] of Pollution Act 1974;
(c) any person to whom section 33(1) above does not apply by virtue of regulations under subsection (3) of that section;
(d) any person registered as a carrier of controlled waste under section 2 of[1989 c. 14.] the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989;
(e) any person who is not required to be so registered by virtue of regulations under section 1(3) of that Act; and
(f) a waste disposal authority in Scotland.

(4) The following are authorised transport purposes for the purposes of subsection (1)(c) above—
(a) the transport of controlled waste within the same premises between different places in those premises;
(b) the transport to a place in Great Britain of controlled waste which has been brought from a country or territory outside Great Britain not having been landed in Great Britain until it arrives at that place; and
(c) the transport by air or sea of controlled waste from a place in Great Britain to a place outside Great Britain;
and “transport” has the same meaning in this subsection as in the Control of Pollution (Amendment) Act 1989."

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Anonymous said...

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refreshing, chopped mushrooms which I included towards the pasta about five minutes ahead of the conclusion belonging to the cooking time,
as well as some prawns I also included some
sweetcorn to sneak in a few added veg for my teenaged son.
He beloved it, as did the remainder of the family unit.
I also utilized Gluten-free pasta and flour and soya milk and goat's butter as I'm able to tolerate neither gluten nor cow-dairy.

All of it tasted marvelous! Many thanks for publishing the
recipe.

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