Rubbish Clearance Merton operates as a fully licensed and compliant waste carrier, providing professional rubbish removal services across the London Borough of Merton and nearby areas. Our business is registered with the Environment Agency as an upper tier waste carrier, broker and dealer, and we work strictly in line with all applicable waste management legislation and local borough requirements. This page explains our licence details, how we manage legal compliance, our insurance cover, waste transfer note procedures, and our duty of care to customers and the environment.
Rubbish Clearance Merton holds a current Environment Agency waste carrier licence that authorises us to collect, transport and arrange the disposal and recovery of a wide range of non-hazardous and pre-agreed hazardous waste types from households and businesses. Our registration confirms that we are a legitimate operator and that we have met the necessary regulatory checks to handle controlled waste.
As a licensed upper tier waste carrier, we are required to renew and maintain our registration at the intervals specified by the Environment Agency. Our management team monitors expiry dates and regulatory updates to ensure our licence status remains active and compliant at all times. Copies of our waste carrier registration details are available to customers on request, and our team can provide licence confirmation at the point of booking or on arrival at your premises.
All vehicles used by Rubbish Clearance Merton for rubbish collection activities are operated under the authority of this licence, and our staff are trained in the correct handling, loading and transportation of waste so that each collection is carried out in line with Environment Agency expectations.
We recognise that waste management is a regulated activity and that both our company and our customers have legal responsibilities. Rubbish Clearance Merton works in accordance with the Environmental Protection Act, the Waste Framework Directive as implemented in UK law, and the rules set by the Environment Agency and local authorities.
Our internal procedures are designed to ensure that waste is collected, transported and transferred in a way that prevents pollution, reduces risk of fly-tipping, and supports lawful recycling and disposal. This includes careful selection and ongoing review of the transfer stations, materials recovery facilities and disposal sites we use. We only work with licensed facilities that hold the appropriate environmental permits or exemptions.
Within the London Borough of Merton and neighbouring boroughs, we stay informed of local rules on waste storage, loading hours, restricted access zones and recycling targets. This enables us to plan collections that not only meet national regulations but also respect borough-specific expectations regarding cleanliness, noise, and responsible management of waste streams.
In addition to licensing, Rubbish Clearance Merton maintains comprehensive insurance cover appropriate to professional waste removal services. Our insurance arrangements are reviewed regularly to ensure that the level and scope of cover remain suitable for the types of work we undertake, including domestic clearances, commercial site clearances, and light construction or refurbishment waste collections.
We hold public liability insurance to protect customers, members of the public and third-party property while our teams are operating on-site, on the road or at access points such as communal areas and shared driveways. Where appropriate, we also maintain employers liability insurance in respect of our staff, and our drivers are covered for business use of vehicles in the course of waste collection and transport.
Proof of insurance can be provided to customers, managing agents, facilities managers and site supervisors who require confirmation of cover before work is carried out. This is often important for commercial premises, building sites, residential blocks and managed properties in Merton and surrounding localities.
Accurate documentation is central to lawful waste handling. Rubbish Clearance Merton uses waste transfer notes, often referred to as WTNs, to record each transfer of non-hazardous waste from our customers to our company. These documents form a key part of the audit trail required by law and support transparency and accountability throughout the waste chain.
Our waste transfer notes include the date and time of collection, a description of the waste, the quantity or volume, details of our business as the registered carrier, and details of the receiving facility where the waste will be taken. Where appropriate, European Waste Catalogue codes or other classification information are recorded to ensure the waste is correctly identified and directed to the right treatment route.
For regular commercial customers, such as shops, offices, landlords and small businesses in Merton, we can produce season-based or annual duty of care documentation that covers repeated collections of the same type of waste. For one-off clearances, single transfer notes are issued to record the handover on the day of service.
We retain copies of waste transfer notes for the minimum statutory period, and customers are encouraged to keep their copies as evidence that they have fulfilled their own duty of care responsibilities.
Every person or business that produces waste has a legal duty of care to ensure it is handled safely and lawfully. Rubbish Clearance Merton supports our customers in meeting this duty by operating to high standards of professionalism, transparency and environmental awareness.
Our duty of care commitments include verifying that all waste we collect is taken to licensed, authorised or appropriately exempt sites for recycling, treatment or disposal. We prioritise reuse and recycling options wherever possible, in line with the waste hierarchy, and we work with facilities that recover as much material as reasonably practicable before disposal is considered.
Within Merton and across neighbouring boroughs, local councils expect residents and businesses to choose reputable waste carriers rather than unlicensed operators who may be involved in fly-tipping or illegal dumping. By using a fully licensed and insured company like Rubbish Clearance Merton, customers can demonstrate that they have taken reasonable steps to check the credentials of their chosen waste contractor and to secure a clear audit trail for their rubbish.
Our teams are trained to offer practical advice on separating waste streams, minimising contamination of recyclable materials, and complying with site rules and access conditions. We encourage customers to ask for our licence information, request documentation where needed, and raise any questions about how their waste will be handled.
Regulations, guidance and local expectations relating to waste management continue to evolve. Rubbish Clearance Merton is committed to monitoring changes to Environment Agency rules, government policy and borough-level waste strategies, and updating our procedures accordingly.
We review our staff training, documentation, routes and disposal outlets on a routine basis to maintain high standards of compliance, safety and customer service. By doing so, we aim to provide Merton residents, landlords, businesses and organisations with a reliable rubbish clearance service that manages waste responsibly from collection through to final treatment or disposal.
Customers who would like to see evidence of our Environment Agency registration, insurance certificates or standard waste transfer note format can request copies prior to booking or at any time during the course of our service relationship.
Learn how Rubbish Clearance Merton complies with Environment Agency waste carrier licensing, duty of care, waste transfer notes, and insured operations across Merton and surrounding boroughs.
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