How long records are kept

Checked 22 September 2026.

Waste transfer note records must be kept:

• 2 years for non-hazardous waste.
• 3 years for hazardous waste consignment notes.
• 6 years if you're a landfill operator, for non-hazardous waste, for landfill tax purposes.

Source: Waste duty of care: code of practice.

Tipslip keeps your document archive — waste transfer notes and receipt PDFs — for at least this long. See Finding a waste transfer note to find one, and Exporting your jobs as a CSV to get your job data out at any time.

Whether a specific record falls under the hazardous 3-year rule is a question for your regulator, not Tipslip. Environment Agency: 03708 506 506. Natural Resources Wales: 0300 065 3000.