Special waste

The Special Waste Regulations (1996) came into force on 1 September 1996 and made the agencies responsible for the supervision of persons and activities specified in the regulations.

Fees were specified in the regulations dependent on the type of waste. Special waste, as defined under the special waste regulations (1996), includes waste which has the potential to cause the most harm to health and/or the environment. Movements of special waste must be accompanied by a coded consignment note.

The types of code are prefixed by:

  • SA: Prefix applies to all other consignments
  • SB: Prefix for consignments consisting entirely of lead acid batteries
  • SC: Prefix for consignments where a fee is not required eg extended carrier rounds and removal of waste from a ship in a harbour area.

    Charge rates

Type of consignment note

Price per consignment

SA

£15

SB

£10

SC

£ 0

Queries about the purchase of special waste consignment notes may be made to the Special Waste Consignment Note Administrator, who can be contacted on the details below:

Special Waste Consignment Note Administrator
SEPA
Erskine Court
Castle Business Park
Stirling
FK9 4TR

Tel: 01786 452445
Fax: 01786 446885


Special waste notes refund policy

SEPA will only issue a credit or refund for unused consignment note codes that have been purchased from SEPA, and are returned in full (five parts). We will deduct a charge of £5 from any credit or refund, to cover processing and administrative costs.

No refunds will be made where consignment notes purchased from SEPA have been marked or completed wholly or in part, or, where a code only has been purchased from SEPA and that code has been used to pre-notify the movement of special waste even if the movement does not consequently take place.

Where numbered consignment notes have been issued, these must be returned to SEPA prior to any credit or refund.

Credit or refund will only be considered for codes purchased from SEPA less than 18 months ago.

All requests for credit or refund should be made to the Special Waste Consignment Note Administrator at the address above.

Further information is available here.