How does an industrial site dispose of waste hydrocarbon fuels?
In brief
An industrial site should have waste hydrocarbon fuels collected by a registered waste carrier and taken to a permitted facility on a consignment note, never poured away or burnt. Process and heating fuels, boiler tank bottoms, and redundant stock when plant changes. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.
The duty of care for waste hydrocarbon fuels
Whoever produces or holds waste must keep it safe, describe it accurately, use a registered carrier and keep the paperwork until the waste reaches the right place.
Containers we collect waste hydrocarbon fuels from at industrial sites
Bulk tanks, IBCs and drums.
How City Fuel Services handles waste hydrocarbon fuels
City Fuel Services buys, collects and handles waste hydrocarbon fuels for businesses, public bodies, farms and households. Describe the load and we come back with terms before booking the collection.
Terms used in this answer
- Waste carrier registration
- Registration with the regulator that allows a business to transport waste. Check it on the public register before handing waste over.
- Duty of care
- The legal duty on anyone who produces or holds waste to keep it safe, describe it accurately, pass it only to an authorised person and keep the paperwork.
| Sector | Manufacturers and industrial sites |
|---|---|
| Typical containers | Bulk tanks, IBCs and drums. |
| Fuel | Other fuels |
| Also called | biodiesel and HVO blends, off-specification fuel blends, process fuels |
| Waste code | 13 07 03* (other fuels (including mixtures)) |
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Other hydrocarbon fuel in brief
Other hydrocarbon fuels are fuel-type liquids that are not one standard grade: for example biodiesel (FAME) and HVO and their blends, off-specification or out-of-date blends, process fuels, and fuels with small amounts of oil mixed in. Value varies widely with the material, its condition and volume; most blends of usable fuel keep some value.
Official guidance: GOV.UK: hazardous waste.