What are the rules for waste avgas in Wales?
In brief
In Wales, waste avgas is hazardous waste. In Wales, Natural Resources Wales regulates hazardous waste. Sites producing or storing more than 500 kg of hazardous waste a year must register with NRW, every load moves on a consignment note kept for three years, and since 1 October 2026 permitted receiving sites report through Digital Waste Tracking. Call 07950 582635 or send an enquiry.
Storing avgas in Wales
Fuel storage in Wales falls under the Water Resources (Control of Pollution) (Oil Storage) (Wales) Regulations 2016 for most businesses: bunded tanks holding at least 110% of the largest container, away from drains and watercourses.
How the rules apply to avgas
As waste, avgas is hazardous waste (special waste in Scotland), classed as petrol (13 07 02*). Transport is UN1203, class 3, packing group II. Aviation fuel quality is governed by aviation fuelling standards.
Avgas in practice
Jet fuel in a piston aircraft is a serious safety hazard, so any avgas that might contain jet fuel is quarantined and removed rather than used.
How City Fuel Services handles waste avgas
Every load of waste avgas is assessed before anything is booked. Tell us the quantity, the containers and any contamination; we confirm the terms, collect with a suitable vehicle, and take it to a permitted facility on a consignment note.
Terms used in this answer
- Special waste
- The term used in Scotland for hazardous waste. It moves on a special waste consignment note with a code issued by SEPA.
- Hazardous waste
- Waste with properties that can harm people or the environment, such as being flammable. Drained fuel is hazardous waste.
| Nation | Wales |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Natural Resources Wales |
| Fuel | Avgas |
| Also called | aviation gasoline, aviation spirit, Avgas 100LL |
| Waste code | 13 07 02* (petrol) |
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Official guidance: Natural Resources Wales: completing a hazardous waste consignment note.