TFS green list waste
Import & Export of Waste - Classifying Green List waste under the ‘Waste Shipments Regulation’
Waste considered low risk to the environment under the Shipments of Waste Regulations is called green list waste. You can export these wastes for recovery without the need for prior authorisation or financial guarantee. For example, you do not have to notify anyone before you export uncontaminated wastepaper for recycling. UK guidance is available online.
Green listed waste may be exported for recovery without the need for prior written notification and consent from the Department. Procedural and control requirements are thus less stringent regarding green listed waste destined for recovery. The requirement is limited to the need for an accompanying Annex VII document.
Waste recovery is recycling, reclaiming and regenerating substances from all or part of waste, e.g.:
- converting waste into a raw material
- using waste to generate energy
If you export green list waste from the Isle of Man for recovery, you must:
- make sure the waste is green list waste
- check the level of control required to export to a specific country - the export may be subject to notification controls or it may be banned
- make sure the waste is not contaminated by other materials, preventing it from being recovered in an environmentally sound manner
- avoid mixing waste types - use the correct European Waste Catalogue (EWC) waste codes and Basel Convention code for each consignment to identify each type of waste - mixed wastes are often not green listed.
The regulations apply from the point of loading the waste until it has been fully recovered of at the destination facility. If you fail to follow them, you may be committing a criminal offence and risk prosecution, financial penalties and/or imprisonment.
You must ensure the following is adhered to:
- make sure the waste is transported safely
- make sure you comply with any other relevant waste regulations, e.g. Duty of Care
- check and keep evidence that the organisation receiving the waste can recover it in an environmentally sound way using similar methods to those used in the European Union.
