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Register or renew as a hazardous waste producer or holder

Register or renew as a hazardous waste producer or holder – This only applies to producers in England and Wales. There is no requirement to register in Scotland or Northern Ireland.

Do I need to register my premises

Generally, if your premises produces or holds 500kg or more of hazardous waste in a year you will be required to register it. This means that even if the hazardous waste was not produced at your site, you must still register. Where the quantity of hazardous waste is lower than this amount, you are automatically classed as exempt and do not need to register. You don't need to inform us that you are exempt.

Under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005, it's an offence to produce or hold hazardous waste at premises, or remove that waste from premises, unless those premises are either registered with us or are exempt.

When you register your premises we give you a unique premises number called a 'premises code'. This is valid for 12 months from the date of registration.

If hazardous waste continues to be produced or held at these premises after expiry then the premises code must be renewed. You can renew a premises code up to one month in advance of the expiry date.

Hazardous waste rules apply to agricultural waste but we have an interim position that applies to the registration of agricultural premises where they produce hazardous waste.

More information can be obtained from our guidance document below:

Making or renewing a registration

You can register your own premises (in England or Wales) or you can get someone to do this on your behalf. You must have the producer's permission before you register them.

Registrations last for one year and you can apply on-line, using a paper form, by phone, on disk or by e-mail:

Checking your registration

You can check that a site is registered by searching the Public Register.