Duty of Care

The duty of care is a law which states you must take all reasonable steps to keep waste safe. It applies to any company which produces or imports, keeps or stores, transports, treats or disposes of waste. The council has an obligation to check businesses have duty of care and all the relevant documentation in place.

To see a explanatory leaflet about duty of care click here. For information on waste transfer notes from the council then please contact the cleansing department on 01595 744800 or e-mail cleansing@shetland.gov.uk