CRC Trade Access Permit Terms and Conditions
1. General
Our Community Recycling Centre (CRC) Trade Access Permit only covers waste and recycling produced by the permit holder and cannot be used by Waste Management Companies to dispose of third party waste. Waste management companies are defined as companies that as part of their core activities collect commercial or household waste either in a skip or refuse collection vehicle or any vehicle over 3.5 tonnes.
Permits are intended for businesses registered in the Scottish Borders area, however companies carrying out work in our area can purchase a permit by contacting us.
2. Duration
The permit tickets are valid for one year from date of issue.
3. Types of permit
We offer four types of CRC Trade Access Permits with differing load size options:
The Recycling Permit
The Recycling Permit allows businesses to dispose of dry, mixed recyclables such as paper, cardboard, card, cans and plastics (in line with the current kerbside collection service), scrap metal, green waste and wood.
Tickets are available in small, medium and large load size.
The Recycling and General Waste Permit
The Recycling and General Waste Permit allows businesses to dispose of:
- green waste
- rubble
- soil
- stones
- general waste
- dry mixed recyclables such as paper, cardboard, card, cans and plastics (in line with the current kerbside collection service)
- scrap metal
- wood
Tickets are available in small, medium and large load size. Please note disposal of rubble and soil is limited to the equivalent of a small load size per day.
The Charity Disposing of Donated Household Goods Permit
The Charity Disposing of Donated Household Goods Permit allows disposal of:
- donated household items charities could not reuse or recycle in their shop
- wood ie furniture
- scrap metal
- general waste
- domestic WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment ie computers, white goods, fluorescent tubes and light bulbs, TVs, monitors etc.)
- batteries
- books
- CDs
- textiles
Tickets are available in small, medium and large load size.
The Electrical Household Clearance Permit
The Electrical Household Clearance Permit allows businesses carrying out house clearances to dispose of domestic WEEE obtained during house clearances.
Tickets are available in small load size. One ticket will allow disposal of multiple small electrical items or one large electrical item, such as:
- fridge
- freezer
- fridge freezer
- cooker
- dishwasher
- washing machine
Only the wastes specified for each permit will be accepted.
Permits for Recycling Waste, Recycling and General Waste and Charity disposing of donated Household Goods can be bought in small, medium and large load sizes. We have a maximum limit of one large load per customer per day.
Electrical Household Clearance Permits are only available in small load sizes.
One ticket will allow disposal of multiple small electrical items or one large electrical item, for example a fridge, freezer, fridge freezer, cooker, dishwasher or washing machine.
Selkirk CRC will accept small load sizes only.
When we refer to sack sizes we consider a sack to be a 30 litre hessian sack, or waste of an equivalent volume. Our site attendants will use their judgement to determine load size.
- Small: equivalent of 1-4 sacks – small car load
- Medium: equivalent of 5-9 sacks – estate var, car derived van and 4x4
- Large: equivalent of 10-15 sacks – large and small panel vans, microvans, mini vans and transit vans not exceeding 3.5 tonnes gross vehicle weight (GVW)
With the exception of the Electrical Household Clearance Permit where some of the accepted electrical items are hazardous, no hazardous waste is accepted under these permits. Examples of hazardous waste include asbestos, clinical waste and chemicals.
We do not accept any liquid waste under the permit.
Contact the Trade Waste team regarding the disposal of any material you are unsure of prior to arriving at the CRC.
We reserve the right to amend the list of materials that the permit allows you to recycle, upon giving not less than 14 days’ notice. Businesses will be emailed with any changes.
No refunds to the charge will be made if the list of materials is changed.
4. Vehicles
Permits can be purchased for up to four vehicles that require admittance to the CRCs.
The permits are only available for vehicles up to and including a GVW of 3.5 tonnes. Any vehicles exceeding this will not be eligible to participate in this scheme.
If you are accessing the site using a trailer or large vehicle, you must book a time slot.
The following vehicles will not be allowed admittance to any of the sites:
- vehicles over 3.5 tonnes (GVW)
- agricultural vehicles (tractors)
- motorhomes or caravans
- tippers or tail-lifts
- horseboxes
- horse trailers
5. Disposal sites
Permit holders will have access to recycle waste at all CRCs, which are licensed to accept trade waste. Selkirk CRC will accept a small load size only.
All recycling material must be pre-sorted and only deposited into a container appropriate for that waste type. It is the responsibility of the permit holder and their employees to clean up any breakages, spillages, etc on site as they occur.
We reserve the right to refuse any material that is deemed unacceptable.
Any CRC may in unforeseen circumstances be closed on a temporary basis at any time. Where there is a planned closure of a CRC, we will aim to give not less than 14 days’ notice. Businesses will be emailed with any changes.
The permits do not entitle businesses to use our Recycling Points (non-manned containers collecting glass, textiles and occasionally other materials) to recycle material, as these sites are provided for the use of householders only.
Permit holders disposing of waste at the CRCs do so at their own risk. We will not accept responsibility or liability for any injury incurred as a result of the disposing of waste or the lifting or moving of waste materials.
6. Participating Community Recycling Centres
7. Trade access hours
When sites are open, trade access hours are:
Summer
- Monday to Fridays: 10am-1.15pm and 2pm-4.45pm.
- Saturday: 9am-1.15pm
Winter
- Monday to Friday: 9am-1.15pm and 2pm-4.45pm
- Saturday: 9am-1.15pm
Trade access will not be permitted on Saturday afternoons and Sundays. Check your CRC for specific closure days.
Trade vehicles will not be allowed access to CRCs out with these times.
8. Prices
How much are the permits for 2024-25? (Prices coming into effect from 1 April 2024)
Recycling Permit
- Small load - £8.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £40.00)
- Medium load - £12.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £60.00)
- Large load - £15.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £75.00)
Recycling & General waste permit
- Small load – £14.80 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £74.00)
- Medium load - £26.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £130.00)
- Large load - £36.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £180.00)
Charity disposing of donated Household Goods permit
- Small load - £2.60 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £13.00)
- Medium load - £5.00 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £25.00)
- Large load - £7.60 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £38.00)
Electrical Household Clearance items permit
- Small load - £2.60 per ticket (minimum purchase 5 tickets - £13.00)
9. Payment terms and refunds
Full payment must be made in advance by debit or credit card. On receipt of payment your permit tickets will be sent to you within five working days.
No refunds will be made if there are any changes or interruption to service.
No refunds will be made for any Permits lost, damaged or stolen.
Please note we can only accept payment with debit or credit card.
10. How to apply
You can apply online or by phoning Customer Advice and Support on 0300 100 1800.
When applying for a permit, you will need:
- your Waste Carriers Licence or Professional Transporter and Carrier of Waste registration number
- your business’s relevant Standard Industry Classification (SIC) codes
- a credit/debit card
11. Duty of care - waste transfer note
As a business, you have a legal responsibility and duty of care to ensure that you produce, store, transport and dispose of your business waste without harming the environment. You are responsible for your waste until you have transferred it to an authorised person. You must segregate, store and transport your waste appropriately and securely, making sure that you do not cause any pollution or harm to human health and check that your waste is transported and handled by people or businesses that are authorised to do so.
The Trade Permit and attached carbon ticket(s), once accepted, will constitute a Waste Transfer Note for the purposes of the Environmental Protection Act 1990 Section 34 (Duty of Care). You should retain the top part of your Permit booklet, along with the attached carbon copies of the tickets, for your records and keep them for at least two years. This is required to fulfill your duty of care.
12. Special Waste Consignment Note
A Special Waste Consignment Note (SWCN) is needed if you are transporting Hazardous waste.
The hazardous waste items which are accepted at our CRCs under the Electrical Household Clearance Permit are as follows (no other hazardous wastes are accepted):
- Fluorescent Tubes and low energy- excluding LED
- Cathode ray tube (CRT), flatscreen (plasma or LCD) TVs
- Laptop computers, tablets, and mobile phones with screens
- Fridges and freezers
- White goods (such as washing machines, dishwashers and tumble driers) with hazardous components
- Mixed batteries – unsorted (excludes vehicle batteries)
13. Compliance
Failure to comply with any requirements in these terms and conditions or inappropriate behaviour (which we will determine) by permit holders or their staff may result in your permit being cancelled. Permits cancelled due to non-compliance or inappropriate behaviour will not be eligible for full or partial refunds.