[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":186},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Fguides\u002Fwaste-carrier-permits":3},{"page":4,"pages":169},{"id":5,"title":6,"body":7,"description":153,"extension":154,"image":155,"meta":161,"navigation":162,"order":163,"path":164,"placeholder":165,"seo":166,"stem":167,"__hash__":168},"guides\u002Fguides\u002Fwaste-carrier-permits.md","Waste carrier registration is becoming a permit",{"type":8,"value":9,"toc":142},"minimark",[10,14,19,23,27,48,51,55,58,72,86,90,93,97,100,104,127,131,139],[11,12,13],"p",{},"If you collect other people's waste in England, you've got an upper tier waste carrier registration, the number starting CBDU. That registration is being replaced by an environmental permit. Nothing changes this year, but it's worth knowing when your turn comes.",[15,16,18],"h2",{"id":17},"the-dates-at-a-glance","The dates at a glance",[20,21],"article-timeline",{":items":22},"[{\"date\":\"22 July 2026\",\"text\":\"The regulations replacing carrier registration in England are made.\"},{\"date\":\"July 2027\",\"text\":\"Most of them come into force, 12 months after they were made.\"},{\"date\":\"The day after your registration's expiry date\",\"text\":\"A carrier with an existing upper tier registration needs the permit from this day.\"},{\"date\":\"Within 12 months of the new system going live\",\"text\":\"Lower tier firms register an exemption or apply for a permit, says the policy paper.\"}]",[15,24,26],{"id":25},"what-the-new-law-says","What the new law says",[11,28,29,30,47],{},"The ",[31,32,38,39],"a",{"href":33,"rel":34,"target":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.legislation.gov.uk\u002Fuksi\u002F2026\u002F873\u002Fmade",[35,36],"noopener","noreferrer","_blank","Environmental Permitting (Waste Controlling or Transporting) and Relevant Functions of Primary Authorities (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026",[40,41,42],"span",{},[40,43,46],{"className":44},[45],"sr-only"," (opens in a new tab)"," were made on 22 July 2026. Most of them come into force 12 months after that, in July 2027.",[11,49,50],{},"From then, a carrier in England needs either an environmental permit for a \"waste controlling or transporting activity\", or to register an exempt one. The old registration rules in the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 stop applying in England.",[15,52,54],{"id":53},"when-you-have-to-switch","When you have to switch",[11,56,57],{},"You don't all switch on the same day. Regulation 28(2) says a carrier with an existing registration only has to have the permit \"on the day after the date on which that carrier, broker or dealer's registration was scheduled to expire\".",[11,59,60,61,71],{},"GOV.UK's ",[31,62,65,66],{"href":63,"rel":64,"target":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fgovernment\u002Fpublications\u002Freforming-the-waste-carrier-broker-and-dealer-system\u002Freforming-the-waste-carrier-broker-and-dealer-system",[35,36],"policy paper on the reform",[40,67,68],{},[40,69,46],{"className":70},[45]," puts it the same way: upper tier carriers \"apply for the relevant permit when their registration is due for renewal\", spreading the move over 3 years. Lower tier registrations, for firms that only carry their own waste, don't expire, so those firms have 12 months from the new system going live to register an exemption or apply for a permit.",[11,73,74,75,85],{},"So the date that matters is your registration's expiry date. Upper tier registrations have to be ",[31,76,79,80],{"href":77,"rel":78,"target":37},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gov.uk\u002Fwaste-carrier-or-broker-registration",[35,36],"renewed every 3 years",[40,81,82],{},[40,83,46],{"className":84},[45],".",[15,87,89],{"id":88},"your-number-on-adverts-and-vans","Your number on adverts and vans",[11,91,92],{},"The policy paper says \"it will be a permit condition that permit numbers are displayed on advertising\", and that the number must be \"readily accessible\" when a vehicle is inspected. For exempt activities, the regulations themselves require your advertising to include the activity's registration number, and your driver to carry it. Once you have your permit, plan to put its number on your website and adverts, and make sure each driver can show it.",[15,94,96],{"id":95},"wales-scotland-and-northern-ireland","Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland",[11,98,99],{},"These regulations apply to England only, as their title says, and the policy paper is headed \"Applies to England\". Firms in Wales register with Natural Resources Wales, in Scotland with SEPA, and in Northern Ireland with DAERA. If you work across the border, check with the regulator for each nation you collect in.",[15,101,103],{"id":102},"what-to-do-now","What to do now",[105,106,107,111,124],"ul",{},[108,109,110],"li",{},"Find your registration's expiry date and put it in the diary.",[108,112,113,114,123],{},"Keep renewing as normal until then. GOV.UK's ",[31,115,117,118],{"href":77,"rel":116,"target":37},[35,36],"registration page",[40,119,120],{},[40,121,46],{"className":122},[45]," still describes the current process and doesn't yet say how to apply for the permit.",[108,125,126],{},"Watch for the Environment Agency's guidance on applying. We'll update this guide when it's published.",[15,128,130],{"id":129},"in-doroutes","In DoRoutes",[11,132,133,134,138],{},"Your registrations live in ",[135,136,137],"strong",{},"Settings → Waste → Kinds, sites & registrations",", each with its expiry date, and DoRoutes leaves an expired one off your waste notes. When permits arrive, you'll add the permit number there in the same way.",[11,140,141],{},"Checked against legislation.gov.uk and GOV.UK on 29 October 2026.",{"title":143,"searchDepth":144,"depth":144,"links":145},"",2,[146,147,148,149,150,151,152],{"id":17,"depth":144,"text":18},{"id":25,"depth":144,"text":26},{"id":53,"depth":144,"text":54},{"id":88,"depth":144,"text":89},{"id":95,"depth":144,"text":96},{"id":102,"depth":144,"text":103},{"id":129,"depth":144,"text":130},"From July 2027, carriers in England move from a waste carrier registration to an environmental permit, each when its registration would have expired. 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