Businesses and Fixed Penalty Notices

Waste duty of care

Duty of care notices require a business to provide to the Council the following documentation within 7 days:

• a written description of the waste transferred by the business
• the transfer note (or copies) for a period of two years from the transfer of the controlled waste

If the business does not provide the documentation to the Council within 7 days, then the business will be issued with an FPN

Every business has a duty of care to deal responsibly with any waste it produces.

Who produces business waste?

Business waste includes any waste coming from:

• shops, offices and businesses operating from home
• construction
• demolition
• industry
• agriculture

This duty of care lasts from the moment you produce the waste, to when it is received by a business that is authorised to deal with it. For example, a licenced disposal site or a registered waste carrier.

Business checks

We are visiting businesses across the borough. We check every business is dealing with any waste that they produce responsibly.

When visiting a business, we can issue a duty of care notice to a business if they suspect that the business is not dealing with the waste they produce in a responsible manner.