Waste carriers - operating in different parts of the UK

Registered in Northern Ireland

If you are registered as a waste carrier with the NIEA you are able to collect and carry waste in Northern Ireland.

If you wish to carry waste in Scotland, England or Wales you will need to either have a transporter of waste registration authorisation from SEPA, or you must register as a waste carrier in England or Wales.

Register with the regulator in the country you carry out most work. This will allow you to carry waste anywhere in Great Britain (Scotland, England and Wales).

Registered in Scotland

If you are registered as a transporter of waste with SEPA, you can operate anywhere in Great Britain (that is in Scotland, England and Wales).

If you are registered as a waste carrier with either the Environment Agency in England or with Natural Resources Wales, you can also operate anywhere in Great Britain, including Scotland.

If you want to carry waste in Northern Ireland, you will need to apply for a waste carriers’ licence from the NIEA as well.