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Hazardous waste: consignee returns spreadsheet

Consignee return spreadsheet for hazardous waste, including our privacy notice.

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Consignee returns spreadsheet

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A consignee return reports what hazardous waste has been received, or disposed of at your premises or place where it is produced, every quarter.

The consignee returns spreadsheet has been updated to fix the previous issue.

You must now:

  • submit your 2025 Q4 return first, on or before 4 March 2026
  • submit your Q2 and Q3 returns as soon as possible after that, on or before 18 March 2026

Follow the guidance on how to complete your consignee return, as the format has changed.

You do not need to resubmit your data if you have already successfully submitted your Q2, Q3 or Q4 returns.

If you have any questions, contact our National Customer Contact Centre. If emailing, put ‘Consignee returns 2025’ in the subject.

Updates to this page

Published 11 January 2013
Last updated 19 February 2026 show all updates
  1. Updated the publication 'Details' to say that the returns spreadsheet has been updated. And that you now need to submit your 2025 returns by the dates specified.

  2. Updated the 'Consignee returns spreadsheet issue' section to explain when the updated spreadsheet should be published, and what you'll need to do when it is.

  3. Added to 'Details':You cannot currently submit your consignee returns using the spreadsheet. This is because an update to Microsoft’s security settings has interfered with the essential components of the spreadsheet. You must keep your records for later submission whilst we find a solution. We will contact past consignees and update this page when you are able to submit your consignee returns.

  4. Uploaded the latest version of the consignee returns spreadsheet.

  5. Updated the Consignee returns spreadsheet.

  6. We've added our consignee returns privacy notice and included a link to information about how to use the spreadsheet to send your return.

  7. We updated the consignee returns spreadsheet. 'Waste Permit Number’ field is now a mandatory field.

  8. This version fixes a technical fault and must be used from 9 September 2016.

  9. Premises registration information has been removed due to changes to legislation.

  10. Amendments to include 2015 and subsequent return dates together with changes to EWC codes and hazardous properties which are to be used from 1st July 2015

  11. Amendments to include 2015 and subsequent return dates together with changes to EWC codes and hazardous properties which are to be used from 1 July 2015.

  12. First published.

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