Environmental Protection Act 1990

Duty of Care

Section 34 of The Environmental Protection Act 1990 “imposes a duty of care on persons concerned with controlled waste. The duty applies to any person who produces, imports, carries, keeps, treats or disposes of controlled waste, or as a broker has control of such waste. Breach of the duty of care is an offence, with a penalty of an unlimited fine if convicted on indictment”

In summary the Duty of Care says that you must take all reasonable steps to keep your waste safe and that if you give your waste to someone that you need to be sure that they are authorised to take it.

I.T.P are a registered waste carrier (registration number BRK/060651) and therefore are an authorised company to be giving your computer equipment and toner or inkjet cartridges to. If I.T.P collect from you, you will either be on an annual waste agreement or you will be issued with a waste transfer note which is sufficient to for your compliance with the act

If you would like to read section 34 in full please click on the link
www.legislation.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1990/Ukpga_19900043_en_3.htm#mdiv34

You can see a copy of I.T.P.’s waste carriers licence on this site in the Waste Carriers Certificate section

Do your bit!

By working with I.T.P and reducing the number of cartridges that go to landfill you can help prevent

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