Why unlicensed clearance is a trap
The first thing many landowners do after discovering fly-tipping is search for a local skip company or "man with a van" to clear it quickly. This is one of the most common and costly mistakes made in response to fly-tipping incidents.
Under Section 34 of the Environmental Protection Act 1990, you — as the landowner — have a legal duty of care for every piece of waste that leaves your land. If an unlicensed contractor dumps that waste elsewhere, you can face prosecution and the cost of a second clearance.
CIT only engages EA-registered waste carriers with current licences verified before every job. Every load is documented. Every disposal is traceable.
How to check a contractor is legitimate
Search the Environment Agency waste carrier register — it's free and public. Any contractor who cannot provide a current waste carrier licence number should not be engaged.
Our clearance partner
PBM Contractors — Licensed Waste Clearance
📍 15–17 Green Lane, Small Heath, Birmingham, B9 5BU
EA-registered waste carrier. Hazardous and non-hazardous waste streams. Midlands base with England-wide coverage for large-scale incidents.
CIT co-ordinates the full clearance programme — PBM Contractors never attend your site without a full briefing from CIT's waste testing and classification team. This ensures the right equipment, the right documentation and the right disposal routes are in place before a single load moves.
The clearance process
Waste testing complete (prerequisite)
No clearance is commissioned until CIT's waste testing and classification is complete. The classification report drives the clearance specification.
Clearance specification issued
CIT prepares a detailed clearance specification — waste streams, volumes, required handling method, disposal routes and documentation requirements for each stream.
Licensed contractor briefed and mobilised
PBM Contractors are briefed by CIT, equipment is confirmed and a clearance programme is agreed — including expected duration and any phasing required.
Clearance conducted under CIT supervision
CIT oversees the clearance operation — ensuring correct segregation of waste streams, proper handling of hazardous materials and no departure from the agreed specification.
Documentation completed for every load
Waste Transfer Notes completed for every vehicle movement. Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes completed for all hazardous streams. Disposal facility weighbridge tickets obtained.
Site inspection and completion certificate
CIT conducts a post-clearance site inspection. A completion certificate is issued confirming the site has been cleared to specification — your formal record of compliance.
Documentation provided
Waste Transfer Notes (WTN)
Required for all non-hazardous waste movements. Signed by the carrier and the consignee at the disposal facility.
Hazardous Waste Consignment Notes
Required for all hazardous waste movements under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005. Pre-notification to EA where required.
Carrier licence copies
Current EA waste carrier licence copies on file for every contractor engaged — your due diligence record.
Disposal facility receipts
Weighbridge tickets and acceptance records from licensed disposal facilities — proof that waste was disposed of legally.
Photographic record
Before and after site photography — demonstrating the scope of clearance and condition of land post-completion.
Clearance completion certificate
CIT's signed confirmation that the site has been cleared to specification and all documentation is in order.
This complete documentation package is your proof of Section 34 duty-of-care compliance and is required for any insurance cost-recovery claim.