New regulations mean everyone must make sure their household waste is disposed of properly

From next Monday, 21 November, all householders in England will need to make sure all their waste is disposed of properly.

Householders will have a responsibility, under the waste ‘Duty of Care' regulations, to make sure their rubbish is passed on to authorised carriers only. Householders not taking reasonable measures to do so could face fines of up to £5000.

The new regulations will help reduce the thousands of tonnes of household waste that are illegally dumped each year. Operators can make lots of money by charging to take household rubbish away, then dumping it illegally (fly-tipping it). If that rubbish is traced back to the household it came from, the householder could now be fined.

All household waste can still be disposed of at tips free of charge. If you are unable to take bulky waste to the tip yourself, most councils offer a subsidised, or free, collection service.

DEFRA Announcement (http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2005/waste-1114.htm)

I dont see how giving the houshold a fine will help, if the household pay someone to take the rubbish away.

There was a recent 'rouge traders' all about fly tipping, where the intention of the dodgy operators was to dupe the householder into thinking their waste was going to be disposed of properly, and they went to great lengths to make them believe it.
Is this saying that if you are conned, you will also be fined?:loopy:

Originally posted by floyd77
I dont see how giving the houshold a fine will help, if the household pay someone to take the rubbish away.

There was a recent 'rouge traders' all about fly tipping, where the intention of the dodgy operators was to dupe the householder into thinking their waste was going to be disposed of properly, and they went to great lengths to make them believe it.
Is this saying that if you are conned, you will also be fined?:loopy:

Easy! All the householder has to do is to ask to see the operators 'Environment agency waste carriers licence'

It will be in the form of an A4 sized document, or a credit card sized plastic card.

I carry both in my cab.

Maybe with this new regulation, householders will eventually learn to ask for these document(s) - if they did there would no longer be any fly tipping.

If there were more area dumpitsites a lot of the waste would not be dumped illegally.

The nearest dumpit site to our area is about five miles away, and the back country lanes and open spaces are 1 mile away.

It must be costing a small fortune in petrol for all the vehicles travelling across the city to legally dump waste.

Is there any wonder there is a trade in illegal dumping.

I do not condone the illegal dumping but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that there is a problem in many areas and it will not be cured with fines.

Originally posted by PopT
The nearest dumpit site to our area is about five miles away, and the back country lanes and open spaces are 1 mile away.....Is there any wonder there is a trade in illegal dumping.
That doesn't explain why stuff gets dumped within yards of the Beighton tip :suspect:

Originally posted by Draggletail
Easy! All the householder has to do is to ask to see the operators 'Environment agency waste carriers licence'

It will be in the form of an A4 sized document, or a credit card sized plastic card.

I carry both in my cab.

Maybe with this new regulation, householders will eventually learn to ask for these document(s) - if they did there would no longer be any fly tipping.
I wasnt aware there even was such a licence - would increasing awareness about this not be the logical step to take rather than punishing those who are only guilty of not knowing about it?

Originally posted by PopT
If there were more area dumpitsites a lot of the waste would not be dumped illegally.

The nearest dumpit site to our area is about five miles away, and the back country lanes and open spaces are 1 mile away.

It must be costing a small fortune in petrol for all the vehicles travelling across the city to legally dump waste.

Is there any wonder there is a trade in illegal dumping.

I do not condone the illegal dumping but it doesn't take a brain surgeon to work out that there is a problem in many areas and it will not be cured with fines.

you're saying that there should be a tip every mile? Or that people care more about driving the extra 4 miles than illegally dumping? Maybe the vehicles involved in fly tipping should be landfilled, with the occupants still inside them.

like floyd said, i've never heard of this license, public awareness has to be the first priority.

Originally posted by floyd77
I wasnt aware there even was such a licence - would increasing awareness about this not be the logical step to take rather than punishing those who are only guilty of not knowing about it?

Absolutely agree. According to information via the DEFRA link that cgksheff provided
f they (the waste carrier) claim to be registered, telephone the Environment Agency on 08708 506506 and request an instant Waste Carrier Validation Check or check online at www.environment-agency.gov.uk/publicregister

All this is new, and even I didn't know about it until I saw the post.
A large scale advertising campaign should definitely be the way to go to increase public awareness.

Wonder if we will see one.

Would be worthwhile use of the £93 I just sent them to renew my license/registration.

Draggletail, This applies to all waste including scrap metal doesn't it ?:confused:

Originally posted by jan2002
Draggletail, This applies to all waste including scrap metal doesn't it ?:confused:

Yep, scrap metal dealers need waste carrier registration.
As per this DEFRA page posted by ckgsheff.
DEFRA (http://www.defra.gov.uk/news/latest/2005/waste-1114.htm)

Are there also some new regulations about disposing of electrical goods? I recently bought a new pair of Sony earphones, and a sticker on the back of the packaging told me that I can't throw them in the bin when they "die", they have to be disposed of at an authorised site.
Now I don't for a minute believe that anyone would go hunting through my wheelie bin to check what I'm throwing away.... would they?

I wonder if it says anything in the regulations about sending the UK domestic waste to landfill sites in Indonesia?

Perhaps someone in the know would like to comment?