Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer
You must register if your business does any of the following:
- transports waste (a carrier)
- buys, sells or disposes of waste (a dealer)
- arranges for someone else to buy, sell or dispose of waste (a broker)
You can get an unlimited fine if you do not register.
There is a different process for registering as a waste carrier in , and .
Before you start
Registration is usually free if you only transport waste you produce yourself. Otherwise, registration costs 拢154.
If waste is your main business, you鈥檒l need:
- names and dates of birth of the organisation鈥檚 executives, owners, directors or partners
- details of any environmental offences they鈥檝e committed
- a way to pay (for example, a debit or credit card)
What happens after you register
Once you鈥檝e registered, your organisation鈥檚 details appear in the .
Renew your registration
When you register, you鈥檒l be told whether your registration is 鈥榰pper tier鈥� or 鈥榣ower tier鈥�.
If you have an upper tier registration, you must every 3 years. It costs 拢105.
You do not need to renew a lower tier registration.
What to do if your details change
You must contact the Environment Agency within 28 days to update your registration if:
- your organisation鈥檚 contact details change
- your organisation鈥檚 management changes
- someone in management is convicted of an environmental offence
- your organisation changes what it does, for example you鈥檙e registered as a waste carrier but start acting as a waste broker as well
It costs 拢40 to change what your organisation does.
You must make a new registration if:
- your business type has legally changed, for example if you change from a sole trader to a limited company
- you鈥檙e changing from a lower tier to an upper tier registration
It costs 拢154 to make a new registration.
Contact the Environment Agency if you鈥檙e not sure what to do.
Contact the Environment Agency
Quote your registration number. You鈥檒l find it on your registration letter or email - it starts with 鈥楥B鈥�.
[email protected]
Telephone: 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK: +44 (0) 114 282 5312
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National Customer Contact Centre
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99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
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