National TransFrontier Shipments Offices

Your information is collated in order to comply with (S.I. no. 113 of 2008) the Waste Management (Registration of Broker and Dealers) Regulations 2008. These Regulations provide for the introduction of a registration system for waste brokers and dealers. These Regulations follow on from the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations 2007 (S.I. no. 419 of 2007).

Any individual or business that arranges the collection, recycling, recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of another party must register as a waste broker with the National TFS Office. While the NTFSO does not publish the register, certain information may be provided to other parties in response to enquiries relating to compliance with the Waste Management (Registration of Broker and Dealers) Regulations 2008 and the Waste Management (Shipments of Waste) Regulations 2007 (S.I. no. 419 of 2007). Any copies of the register made available by the NTFSO do not contain personal information relating to any individual. The details released include the registration no., name of the applicant/trade name (if any), date certificate issued, date certificate expires. The waste type classification is also provided, i.e. if the cert covers amber list only, green list waste only or both amber & green list waste. 

Records are retained for a period of not less than five years.