Household & Garden Clearance Ltd

Offering local removal of Rubbish & Garden Management within the Swindon Area

There are many people that can offer to take away your waste , here are a few of our pointers to help you choose the right service for your waste removal .

First of all what is waste?

Waste is hard to define, but is generally anything that you discard, intend to discard or are required to discard. This covers more than just objects and substances you have decided to dispose of. Material being recovered, eg sent for recycling or prepared for reuse, is also waste.

Examples of waste include:
• used packaging
• used paper
• rubble, timber and plasterboard from demolition
• trade effluent, such as condensate water from compressed-air equipment
• old pieces of electrical equipment

Once a substance or object has become waste, it will remain waste until it has been fully recovered and no longer poses a potential threat to the environment or human health. When something becomes waste it becomes more tightly regulated.

If you are not sure whether a substance or object is classed as waste, contact your environmental regulator.

What is hazardous /special waste?
Waste that is harmful to human health or the natural environment is known as hazardous waste .

Examples of hazardous /special waste include:
• lead-acid batteries
• fluorescent light tubes
• electrical equipment containing hazardous components, such as cathode ray tubes in televisions
• waste oils
• solvents
• discarded chemicals
• asbestos


How do I find the right company to remove my waste?

You must ensure that anyone who handles your waste has the correct permit, registration or exemption.

People who may be authorized to collect your waste include:
• waste contractors
• scrap metal merchants
• recycling businesses
• your local council
• skip hire businesses

Check your waste carrier is registered
Anyone who collects and transports your waste must be either:
• a registered carrier of controlled waste
• exempt from registration as a waste carrier

This will include your local council's waste collectors of waste.

You must check that your waste carrier is registered or holds an exemption.

Ask to see your waste carrier's certificate of registration or a certified copy of it, which will show when their registration expires. Photocopies do not provide evidence of registration. You can take a photocopy of the certificate for your own records, date it and write on it that you have seen the original.