England and Wales
Waste paperwork guides
Plain guides to waste transfer notes, consignment notes, checking a carrier and digital waste tracking. Every rule links to the official page it comes from.
Each guide shows the date it was checked against the official pages. These are guides, not legal advice.
All guides
Waste transfer note: what it must include
When you need one, what it records, and one note for repeat collections.
How long to keep waste notes
Waste transfer notes and hazardous waste records, by role, in England and Wales.
Hazardous waste consignment notes
Who fills in each part, and how England and Wales differ.
Check a waste carrier licence (registration)
Search the Environment Agency or Natural Resources Wales register before you hand over waste.
Digital waste tracking dates
What GOV.UK says so far: receiving sites now, carriers on planned dates.
Waste transfer note template (UK)
What goes on a waste transfer note, and the official GOV.UK template to fill in.
Upper or lower tier waste carrier?
The two registration tiers in England: who needs which, the cost and renewal.
EWC code finder: List of Wastes codes
What the six digits and the asterisk mean, and the full official list to search.
SIC codes: find your business activity code
The Companies House condensed SIC 2007 list to search by word, code or section.
Recovery & disposal codes (R1-R13, D1-D15)
The official R and D operation wording from the Waste Framework Directive, in plain English too.
Where to take old batteries
Shop take-back for household batteries, free collection of car batteries, and the rules for moving them.
Scrap metal: dealer licences and the cash ban
Council licences for scrap metal dealers in England, Wales and Scotland, and the cash ban.
For the duty of care at home and at work, see your waste duty of care.