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30 September 2011

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations

A new piece of legislation has been implemented that changes some requirements of waste management in the future. This update has been compiled to simplify and raise awareness of the new changes. Please note this relates to England and Wales only.

What is the new Legislation?

The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011

When did the changes happen?

The most common changes (including those to duty of care waste transfer notes) were implemented and have to be complied with from 28th September 2011.

So what are the main changes you need to be aware of?

All waste transfer notes must have two new items included:

  • The SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) code of the person transferring the waste from the 2007 list
  • A statement that the person transferring the waste has applied the Waste Management Hierarchy

What is the Waste Management Hierarchy?

You should consider the following options for waste management in the following order

  1. Prevention
  2. Preparing for reuse
  3. Recycling
  4. Recovery e.g.energy recovery
  5. Disposal

SIC codes – What are they?

Standard Industrial Classification codes have been around for a long time but have only been required until now on hazardous waste consignment notes. They classify companies by their business activity and hence this is not specific to the waste industry.

Note: Hazardous waste consignment notes require an SIC code from the 2003 version where as waste transfer notes (non hazardous waste transfers) require a code from the 2007 version which is noticeably different.

A list of the 2007 SIC codes (for non-hazardous waste transfers) can be found at:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/sic/downloads/sic2007explanatorynotes.pdf

A list of the 2003 SIC codes (for hazardous waste transfers) can be found at:

http://www.statistics.gov.uk/methods_quality/sic/downloads/uk_vol1(2003).pdf

Note: this is currently under review – the preference is for the 2003 codes to be dropped in favour of the 2007 list.

Here at Waste Check we will keep you up to date on the position as it develops.

If you are unsure as a producer and/or transferer of waste as to which SIC code you should use then please do contact us for assistance. We will be happy to help you.