Applying the 2011 waste regulations

A quick guide for waste producers and businesses on the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 has been published by the Environment Agency.

The Regulations, which came into force on 29 March 2011, implement the revised Waste Framework Directive. Measures include: requiring businesses to confirm that they have applied the waste management hierarchy when transferring waste and to include a declaration on their waste transfer note or consignment note; introducing a waste-hierarchy permit condition for new permits and, where appropriate, a condition relating to mixing of hazardous waste; establishing a two-tier system for waste carrier and broker registration, which includes those who carry their own waste, and introduces a new concept of a waste dealer; amending hazardous waste controls and definition; and excluding some categories of waste from waste controls.

The guide is available for free download from the Environment Agency website.