Privacy notices - Asbestos

Notification of Disposal of Domestic Bonded Asbestos. 

Asbestos is classified as a Special Waste and is subject to specific disposal procedures under the Special Waste Regulations (1996).  Prior notification of disposal from householders is required.

Householders are permitted to dispose of small quantities of bonded asbestos at Highland Council licenced sites.  Personal information is required to administer this. No payment is required.

Your contact details (including your email, if supplied), home address details (origin of the waste) and details of the asbestos are shared with Waste Management Operations Teams at the Household Waste Recycling Centre or Waste Transfer Station where the material will be deposited   

If you don't provide contact information we will be unable to process your request to dispose of asbestos.

We need to process this personal information to comply with the Special Waste Regulations (1996).

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Your personal information is shared with Waste Management Operations Teams at Household Waste Recycling Centres.

In accordance with the Special Waste Regulations (1996) your information will be held for 3 years.

Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.

The data controller is The Highland Council.

Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029
dpo@highland.gov.uk

If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information you can contact the Information Commissioner:

Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/ (external link)