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Transporting waste

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This activity applies when transporting waste produced by another person.

You will also be asked if you are familiar with your legal responsibilities under the Duty of Care for waste. If you haven’t already, you should read the statutory guidance on Duty of Care before you begin your application.

Authorisation level

Registration

Fit and Proper Person tests

Fit and Proper Person tests apply to this activity. You will be asked in your application if you or any additional persons hold relevant convictions or have received relevant civil penalties.

Read more about Fit and Proper Person tests

Fees and charges

An application fee applies to the application of a new authorisation for this activity.

Band Threshold/Description Fee
5 Transporting waste - New registration £304.10
3 Transporting waste - Renewal £198.55

A three-yearly renewal fee applies to this activity.

For detailed information on application, annual activity fees, and fees related to transferring, varying, or surrendering an authorisation, please refer to our charging information.

Standard conditions

The set of Standard Conditions for this activity has the following reference EASR-SC-035.

Your registration application will only be granted if you can confirm you are able to comply with the standard conditions set out below.

If you carry out an activity under a registration authorisation you must comply with the standard conditions. It is an offence if you do not comply with the conditions.

SEPA will not authorise this activity if it poses an unacceptable risk to the environment.

  1. All waste must be inspected prior to transport to ensure that it is as described in the accompanying waste transfer note.

  2. The authorisation reference must be:

    1. Provided to any person that waste is collected from; and
    2. Included in any advertisement for waste transport services.

Collection

The gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility.

Transport

Includes the transport of that waste by road or rail or by air, sea or inland waterway but does not include moving that waste from one place to another by means of any pipe or other apparatus that joins those two places.

Waste

Has the same meaning as in section 75 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

Waste content note

A document that must be created for any transfer of waste. It must be as described in Regulation 3 of the Environmental Protection (Duty of Care) (Scotland) Regulations 2014.

How to apply

In this section you can find out how to apply for a new authorisation, and how to transfer or surrender an existing authorisation.

New applications

You can apply for a new registration for this activity using our digital application service.

Submit using our digital application service

Make an application for a new authorisation

Transfer an existing registration

You can apply to transfer an existing registration for this activity. 

Step 1: Download your activity form

You will need to download and complete the following activity form. The completed form will be submitted as part of your application:

You must also download and complete this disclosure form:

Step 2: Submit your application

Read transfer an existing authorisation to find out how to submit your application for a transfer. 

Surrender an existing registration

To apply to surrender an existing registration that authorises this activity, read Surrender an authorisation.

How can I check who is registered?

You can check our register of waste transporters and brokers to search for any details of a currently registered transporter or broker.

Please note: Waste transporters and brokers based in England and Wales must be registered with either the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales.

Help and guidance

For additional guidance on which authorisation is right for you, refer to the FAQs on our Transporting waste or acting as a broker or dealer of waste web page.