Residential landlords: removing waste from your property
Advice for residential landlords on removing waste from their rental property.
Your responsibilities
As a landlord, your rental property is classed as a business. Any waste material that comes from clearing or maintaining your property is not household waste, it is business waste.
You must deal with this business waste in line with the waste duty of care.
While your property has tenants
The tenants should use their local authority collection in the same way as other householders.
You should:
- provide waste bins and bags for tenants as well as somewhere safe to store them
- help tenants understand how to dispose of their waste appropriately and follow the local authority's guidelines, for example:
- know waste collection days
- use the right bins and bags
Clearing a vacant property
Once your tenants have left the property, you should:
- check that anyone you pay to remove waste for you has a waste carrier licence
- get a waste carrier licence if you intend on transporting and disposing of business waste yourself - check that the waste facility you want to take the waste to will accept business waste
- keep any waste transfer notes as proof that your business waste has been legally disposed of
- check if there is anywhere you can recycle items on Wales Recycles
Waste from work on your property
If a tradesperson carries out work on your property, they are responsible for the waste they produce including its transport and disposal.
If, for example, an electrician replaces an old fuse box or light fittings, they are the waste producer and must properly dispose of the waste. The cost of its disposal is often included in their charge for the work.