Agricultural waste guidance

Guidance on minimising farm-produced waste and complying with waste regulations is available from the relevant sections on the navigation menu.

Since the introduction of Waste (Scotland) regulations 2005  (effective from 21st January 2005), farms, like any other business, have a Duty of Care to ensure that the waste they produce is disposed of safely through licensed waste management facilities, without harm to the environment.

While this may pose a challenge to many farmers in finding alternative methods of disposal, it also presents important opportunities to promote more sustainable farm waste management systems.

Guidance is available from a number of sources including: PEPFAA code  and NetRegs Agricultural guidance . Additional guidance can be found in Publications e.g. NetRegs farming  (535k). 

See also:

• Output from Vegetable Sorting Lines  (24k)
  
• Agricultural Waste: Frequently Asked Questions  (40k)
  
• Activities exempt from Waste Management Licensing
  
• Oil Storage Regulations
  
• Agricultural Landfill Conditioning Plan Form  (220k)
  
• Special Waste FAQ
  
• A guide to consigning special waste  (1.4mb)
  
• Duty of Care: Waste Transfer Note  (15k)
  
• Special Waste Advisory Note
  
• Other SEPA Waste Guidance
  
• Find out if the waste carrier is registered with SEPA 
  
• Water abstraction, impoundment and discharge
   
• Farm Waste Roadshows - A Time to Change Presentations:
  
  Plastic recycling  (23k)
  Waste regulations  (78k)
  On-farm composting  (31k)
  Waste minimisation  (53k)
  
• Dumb Dumper campaign: If you see anyone dumping rubbish
  illegally then call the Dumb Dumpers Stop Line on 0845 2 30 40 90 or
  visit http://www.dumbdumpers.org/
  
• Recycling Directory: The Business Recycling Directory provides
  information on local and national recycling and reuse services from a
  range of service providers http://www.wasteawarebusiness.org.uk/