Environmental Update (June 2009)
Consultation on the revised Waste Duty of Care Code of
Practice
In June 2008, the Department of the Environment Food and Rural
Affairs (Defra) issued a consultation on the Controls on the
Handling, Transfer and Transport of Waste. Defra want the revised
Code to increase compliance with the duty, reduce inadvertent
breaches and increase the quality of information passed between
holders.
This is not a consultation on the Duty of Care itself; with no
substantive plans to change the duty. Apart from some minor changes
to the paperwork requirements which Defra plan to bring into effect
later this year, this consultation concerns the revised Code of
Practice and the extent to which it offers clear, fit for purpose
and practical guidance to holders of waste. The consultation
documents can be found at: -http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/waste-dutyofcare/index.htm
For further information on the Mentor Environmental
Service, please call us on 0800 634 7006.