About our Transport and Storage sector Recycling Guide

This guide deals with non-hazardous municipal waste produced by businesses and non-domestic premises – the sorts of waste materials also produced in the home. We won’t be covering how to manage hazardous or other specialist waste your organisation may produce, such as tyres, oil, fuel or (in the case of ports or airports) international catering waste.  

Good to know  

There’s plenty of information and guidance out there for the transport and storage sector to help you manage other types of waste, including:    

• The National Cup Recycling Scheme – for information on single-use cup recycling   

• The Foodservice FOG Management Guide – specific guidance on managing fats, oils and grease by-products, which hospitality environments may produce   

• The Reuse Network – helps you reach out to charity or voluntary reuse organisations to avoid having to dispose of good-quality unwanted or dumped items generated from storage facilities   

• Government guidance is available for:   

  • Storage of non-hazardous waste collected at transport hubs   

  • The handling and disposing of international catering waste    

  • Producers, storers or transporters of hazardous waste   

  • Oil storage regulations for businesses   

Transport businesses or workplaces located in England may have employees or fleets that regularly travel or cross into other UK nations, including Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. As waste is a devolved matter, the recycling rules between these countries may differ. Visit our sister sites for Wales or Northern Ireland to learn more about recycling there. You can also read similar guidance for Scotland.  Considerations must be made to where the transport terminates, and the requirements of each nation, separation requirements should be in line with the termination site and offloading of the waste materials.