Waste - your legal responsibilities
You are legally required to make sure that any waste you get rid of is not at risk of being fly-tipped.
If someone offers to take your old bathroom suite, kitchen units or other bulky waste away for a small charge, they may be dumping your waste illegally.
If anyone illegally dumps waste they have collected from your house, you could be fined an unlimited amount or receive a prison sentence of up to 5 years.
This includes builders or contractors doing work for you, or a man-with-a-van service.
Check your waste is being disposed of legally
- check the Environment Agency's register of waste carriers to make sure that the person taking your waste away is registered
- ask where your waste is being taken
- get a receipt, including a description of the waste
- make a note of their vehicle registration number
If you want to make sure your waste is disposed of legally, we provide a free bulky waste collection service for things like large items of furniture and cookers, fridges and freezers. We also have a collection service for DIY waste for things like doors. bathroom suites, kitchen units, bricks and rubble.