Know your legal obligations for waste
All businesses in England must pay to dispose of their waste, using a specific business waste collection service, usually known as a trade waste service. It is illegal for a business to use the free collections service for homes. Council enforcement teams check compliance regularly and can issue fines or penalties, under the Waste Duty of Care Code of Practice 2018. What is changing?
The law is changing in England which will require you/your workplace to recycle a core set of recyclable materials.
When is this happening?
By 31st March, 2025
if you have 10 or more full-time equivalent (FTE) employees. if you have fewer than 10 FTE employees in total across all of your premises.
By 31st March, 2027
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