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Make a waste transfer note

Fill in a waste transfer note online and download it as a PDF on the Environment Agency's own form, ready to print and sign. Free, no account needed, and nothing is saved.

A. The waste

EWC code(s)

Up to three, separated by commas. Find yours with the EWC code finder.

Description of the waste

Say what it is and how it was produced. 'General waste' isn't enough.

How is it contained?

Other container

Number of containers

Weight (optional)

This weight is an estimate

B. Who's handing the waste over (the transferor)

Your name

Business name

Business address

Address line 1

Address line 2 (optional)

Town or city

Postcode

SIC code (2007)

Your business activity code, as registered at Companies House.

Your council (optional)

Are you:

The producer of the waste The importer of the waste The local authority

Your environmental permit number, if you hold one

Your carrier, broker or dealer registration, if you have one

I confirm I've applied the waste hierarchy (prevent, reuse, recycle, recover, dispose), as the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 require

C. Who's taking the waste (the transferee)

Their name (optional)

Business name

Business address

Address line 1

Address line 2 (optional)

Town or city

Postcode

Their carrier, broker or dealer registration

Check it on the register before you hand the waste over.

Their environmental permit number, if they hold one

Check a permit if they run the receiving site.

D. The transfer

Date of transfer

Time (optional)

The waste is handed over at the transferor’s address

Where the waste is handed over

Address line 1

Address line 2 (optional)

Town or city

Postcode

A broker or dealer arranged this (optional)

Broker or dealer name

Their registration number

Nothing you type here is saved: the note is made and sent straight back to you. Print it, then both of you sign it when the waste changes hands.

What this makes

A waste transfer note on the Environment Agency's own form (WMC2A), filled in with what you enter, ready to print and sign. In England and Wales a note must go with every transfer of non-hazardous waste, and both of you keep a copy for two years. Our guide to waste transfer notes explains what must be on one.

In Scotland and Northern Ireland the same information is needed, under their own codes of practice: the guide covers what differs. Hazardous waste needs a consignment note instead.

How Tippa helps

Tippa makes the transfer note for you from every receipt, already filled in with the waste, the carrier and your site, and keeps it with the record, its photos and signatures.

Pre-filled transfer notes and receipt PDFs, free.
Every carrier's registration checked on the public registers as you record.
Fill a receipt in from a transfer or consignment note someone gives you. Note Uploads add-on

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