Waste acceptance procedures
12.—(1) The operator shall visually inspect the waste at the entrance to the landfill and at the point of the deposit and shall satisfy himself that it conforms to the description provided in the documentation submitted by the holder.
(2) The operator shall, in accordance with such procedures as are specified by the Environment Agency, test waste to establish whether it corresponds to the description in the accompanying documents and, if representative samples are taken for analysis, the operator shall retain the samples and results of any analysis for at least one month.
(3) The operator shall keep a register showing—
(a)the quantities of waste deposited;
(b)its characteristics;
(c)its origin;
(d)the dates of its delivery;
(e)the identity of the producer or, in the case of municipal waste, the collector; and
(f)in the case of hazardous waste, its precise location on the site.
(4) The information required to be kept under paragraph (3) shall be made available to the Environment Agency on request.
(5) The operator on accepting each delivery of waste shall provide a written receipt to the person delivering it.
(6) Where waste is not accepted at a landfill, the operator shall inform the Environment Agency of that fact as soon as reasonably possible.