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Artical for
Westcountry Landlords Association News letter
Ref - Waste Transfer Notes     3/11/09

 Already Property Services is a licensed waste carrier due to demand of our customers, providing our customers disposal services deemed to be commercial.

Because we are a business we are regulated by the Environment Agency within the Control of pollution Amendment Act, we have to pass all our clients a Waste Transfer Notes when hired for waste collections and disposal from any waste stream type.

 Many small businesses and individuals are still unaware of the implications of hiring a person whom does not hand them a waste transfer note, they unfortunately think it does not concern there business activities, however this paper can be back tracked against your inventories and disposal receipts also investigated by the EA.
Please staple waste transfer notes with your receipts.

The implications are waste carrier can lose his licence or fined if he dismisses his responsibilities and does not provide a note, the client that hires the waste carrier can be just as responsible and liable for prosecution as the carrier. 

In a investigative hind sight, if you operate a property management company or you are a developer or builder, or landlord, you may be expected to produce a certain amount of waste per year, if you have no evidence of waste transfer notes and waste expenses, you could be suspected of moving commercial waste themselves or getting the tenant to get the council to dispose of it on their behalf., or finding other methods.

Please note civil imminently sites in Plymouth CTTV cameras have been installed to take registration numbers of cars, in other Council boroughs they also use Security Guards to spot the fame old faces that they can prove to be commercial tradesmen. I think this will happen in Plymouth in time.

Please beware that we all have an obligation to run our businesses correctly,  be aware that waste carriers are being caught and convicted, make sure you are protected, get a waste transfer note.

Editors Notes

Article submitted by Already Property Services - Between the article being submited, and us putting it on the website it came to light of someone being charged and fined by the environment agnecy in Plymouth.  Be Warned.