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Duty of care: code of practice for managing controlled waste

Statutory guidance on the duties that must be complied with by anyone who produces, keeps, imports or manages controlled waste in Scotland. This guidance was superseded by the 2026 version.


Appendix 2 - Further Reading

  • Waste (Scotland) Regulations 2012

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/sdsi/2012/9780111016657/contents

  • Scottish Government - Guide to the Waste Hierarchy
  • Duty of Care - Business Gateway

http://www.business.scotland.gov.uk/bdotg/action/detail?itemId=1081282456&site=202&type=RESOURCES

  • Zero Waste Scotland - Business support programme

http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/category/what-we-offer/business-support

  • Zero Waste Scotland - Business Recycling Directory

http://brrd.zerowastescotland.org.uk/

  • SEPA - Registered Carriers and Brokers

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/waste_carriers_and_brokers/who_is_registered.aspx

  • SEPA - Guide to consigning special waste

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/idoc.ashx?docid=6cbdf568-e00e-41e4-b195-e46c1c258969&version=-1

  • SEPA - Storage and handling of drums & IBCs

http://www.sepa.org.uk/about_us/publications/guidance/idoc.ashx?docid=9501383e-dff2-4c01-a26e-58385baa8b49&version=-1

  • SEPA - Waste Management Licence Exemptions

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/application_forms/exempt_activities.aspx

  • SEPA - Paragraph 12 - Small Scale Composting

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/application_forms/exempt_activities/paragraph_12.aspx

  • Fly-tipping - Dumb Dumpers

http://www.dumbdumpers.org/

  • Crimestoppers - Anonymous online report form

https://secure.crimestoppers-uk.org/ams.form.anonymous.asp

  • What do recycling symbols mean?

http://www.recyclingsymbols.org.uk/

  • WRAP - Commercial collection guidance

http://www.wrap.org.uk/content/local-authority-business-waste-recycling-guidance-documents

  • Zero Waste Scotland - Recycling industry support programme

http://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/support-funding-guidance-0

  • SEPA - An introduction to moving waste between countries

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/transfrontier_shipment/idoc.ashx?docid=11106773-0440-4cc1-a70f-c8820528d31e&version=-1

  • SEPA - Determining the controls on waste exports

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/transfrontier_shipment/idoc.ashx?docid=d626e5f0-ec53-42fc-bacc-f6d3a94b5e05&version=-1

  • SEPA - Moving notified waste between countries

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/transfrontier_shipment/idoc.ashx?docid=7a46466a-9c19-41cf-8e9e-939d3d6333b7&version=-1

  • SEPA - Determining the controls on waste imports

http://www.sepa.org.uk/waste/waste_regulation/transfrontier_shipment/idoc.ashx?docid=492fc227-924c-46b4-9500-e63f3c2b0eaf&version=-1

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