North East households urged not to become 'accidental' waste criminals this Christmas
North East households urged not to become ‘accidental’ waste criminals this Christmas Residents and social media users in the North East that use unregistered waste carriers could find themselves ‘accidental criminals’, warns the Environment Agency. From: 24 December 2020 Waste carriers, like other licensed trades, are required to register and operate in line with a set of rules that protect the environment and their customers. These rules require them to dispose of waste in the right place, store it safely and keep accurate records of its transfer and disposal. There has been rec...