Register or renew as a waste carrier, broker or dealer

You must register if your business does any of the following:

  • transports waste (a carrier)
  • buys, sells or disposes of waste (a dealer)
  • arranges for someone else to buy, sell or dispose of waste (a broker)

You can get an unlimited fine if you do not register.

There is a different process for registering as a waste carrier in , and .

Before you start

Registration is usually free if you only transport waste you produce yourself. Otherwise, registration costs £154.

If waste is your main business, you’ll need:

  • names and dates of birth of the organisation’s executives, owners, directors or partners
  • details of any environmental offences they’ve committed
  • a way to pay (for example, a debit or credit card)

What happens after you register

Once you’ve registered, your organisation’s details appear in the .

Renew your registration

When you register, you’ll be told whether your registration is ‘upper tier’ or ‘lower tier’.

If you have an upper tier registration, you must every 3 years. It costs £105.

You do not need to renew a lower tier registration.

What to do if your details change

You must contact the Environment Agency within 28 days to update your registration if:

  • your organisation’s contact details change
  • your organisation’s management changes
  • someone in management is convicted of an environmental offence
  • your organisation changes what it does, for example you’re registered as a waste carrier but start acting as a waste broker as well

It costs £40 to change what your organisation does.

You must make a new registration if:

  • your business type has legally changed, for example if you change from a sole trader to a limited company
  • you’re changing from a lower tier to an upper tier registration

It costs £154 to make a new registration.

Contact the Environment Agency if you’re not sure what to do.

Contact the Environment Agency

Quote your registration number. You’ll find it on your registration letter or email - it starts with ‘CB’.

nccc-carrierbroker@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone: 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK: +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm
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Environment Agency general enquiries
National Customer Contact Centre
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99 Parkway Avenue
Sheffield
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