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Commercial waste - special trade collections
The Council do not offer a commercial waste collection service, however, Businessess must adhere to the following.
The Duty of Care is a law which says that businesses must take all reasonable steps to keep waste safe. Waste must be stored safely and securely and must not cause pollution to people or the environment. The waste must be packaged in suitable containers so that it cannot fall out, blow away or escape from the receptical. It must be secured against unauthorised removal as far as is reasonably pracitcal. Security should be sufficient to prevent the breaking open of containers and removal of waste by vandals, thieves, animals, accident or weather.
Businesses must ensure that the person removing the waste is a licensed waste collection company. They will be authorised to remove waste and transport and dispose of it safely. The business must provide a written description of the waste to the person who removes it. This is known as a waste transfer note and must be completed by both persons invovled in the transfer.
For further information on the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the legal observations of businesses under the Duty of Care regulations, go to www.hmso.gov.uk
Business Rates do not cover the removal of waste from business premises.
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