SEPA | Scotland’s environmental regulator is reminding waste carriers of the serious consequences for forging records after serving a £1,000 civil penalty to a man who provided a waste transfer notice with false information.
Calum Morton of Cambuslang was served the Fixed Monetary Penalty (FMP) by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) after the regulator found they had falsely claimed to be a registered waste carrier and provided false information about a waste deposit.
Waste transfer notices ensure that there is a clear audit trail from when waste is produced until disposal, providing an accurate record that enables regulators to track waste movements and check waste has been handled legally.
A waste transfer notice should provide essential information on the type and quantity of waste, where it originated from, and where it will be disposed of or treated. Any person who produces, keeps, or manages controlled waste or has control of it as a broker or dealer, or carriers must complete accurate waste transfer notes and make them available on request.
In May 2023, South Lanarkshire Council provided SEPA with a waste transfer notice identifying Mr. Morton as a registered waste carrier and detailing the collection and transport of waste from The Tudor Inn, Cambuslang, to the NWH Group waste management facility, Glasgow.
Witness statements collected from the Council and NWH Group certified that Mr. Morton had not deposited nor paid for the deposit of waste at the location, while checks of SEPA’s own records indicated that Mr. Morton was not registered as a waste carrier on the date stated on the waste transfer notice.
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