Form: Hazardous waste: consignee returns spreadsheet
Summary
The Environment Agency has updated its hazardous waste consignee returns spreadsheet and accompanying guidance, including a privacy notice and instructions for submitting returns. The page also notes a temporary issue affecting spreadsheet submission due to Microsoft security settings, with users advised to retain records until a solution is available.
Why it matters
Surveyors involved in waste-related inspections, refurbishment, or property management may need to understand consignee return obligations where hazardous waste is received or disposed of on site. The update also highlights a compliance risk if businesses are unable to submit returns and must keep records for later submission.
Key points
- Consignee returns report hazardous waste received or disposed of at premises each quarter.
- The Environment Agency has updated the spreadsheet and guidance, including a privacy notice.
- A Microsoft security settings issue is currently preventing spreadsheet submission.
- Users are instructed to keep records until the submission problem is resolved.
- The page references updated return dates and mandatory fields in the spreadsheet.
This is an RPSA summary of a publicly available article. The full content remains with the original publisher.
