Your legal obligations
How to legally dispose of your household or business waste.
Householder's waste and duty of care
As a householder, you have a legal obligation (duty of care) to take all reasonable measures to ensure that your waste is disposed of properly.
Business waste and duty of care
If you operate any form of business, you have a legal responsibility to safely contain and legally dispose of any waste produced from your business.
Fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is the illegal deposit of any waste onto land that does not have a licence to accept it.