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In essence this means that a [[Waste Broker]] is any person, business or organisation that arranges waste transportation and management of waste on behalf of another party, such as organisations contracting out waste collection services e.g. local authorities, supermarkets, producer responsibility compliance schemes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-duty-of-care-code-of-practice/waste-duty-of-care-code-of-practice/ DEFRA Code of Practice], 2018</ref> or companies that arrange for the collection of an organisations [[Waste|waste]] (usually in the form of [[RDF]] or [[SRF]]) and then deliver it into [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) facilities or [[Combined Heat and Power]] ([[CHP]]) plants across Europe. | In essence this means that a [[Waste Broker]] is any person, business or organisation that arranges waste transportation and management of waste on behalf of another party, such as organisations contracting out waste collection services e.g. local authorities, supermarkets, producer responsibility compliance schemes<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/waste-duty-of-care-code-of-practice/waste-duty-of-care-code-of-practice/ DEFRA Code of Practice], 2018</ref> or companies that arrange for the collection of an organisations [[Waste|waste]] (usually in the form of [[RDF]] or [[SRF]]) and then deliver it into [[Energy from Waste]] ([[EfW]]) facilities or [[Combined Heat and Power]] ([[CHP]]) plants across Europe. | ||
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Revision as of 14:20, 8 December 2020
A Waste Broker is defined within Article 3(8) of the Waste Framework Directive as 'any undertaking arranging the recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of others, including such brokers who do not take physical possession of waste.
In essence this means that a Waste Broker is any person, business or organisation that arranges waste transportation and management of waste on behalf of another party, such as organisations contracting out waste collection services e.g. local authorities, supermarkets, producer responsibility compliance schemes[1] or companies that arrange for the collection of an organisations waste (usually in the form of RDF or SRF) and then deliver it into Energy from Waste (EfW) facilities or Combined Heat and Power (CHP) plants across Europe.
References
- ↑ DEFRA Code of Practice, 2018