Privacy Notice – Domestic Waste

Enveco NW Environmental Services | Privacy Notice – Domestic Waste

Who is responsible for your data?

Blackpool Waste Services trading as Enveco NW is a wholly owned company of Blackpool Council. We have a data sharing agreement between the client and contractor.

Why do we collect your information?

By law, local authorities must be able to provide a domestic waste service to properties within their authority and this is delivered by Enveco NW.

  • The information is processed for the following reasons:
  • Report a missed collection
  • Order new, additional or replacement waste and recycling containers
  • Report missing or damaged containers
  • Request a collection of a bulky item
  • Apply for an assisted collection
  • Request our trade waste disposal and recycling services
  • Make a general service enquiry, comment, or complaint

What is our lawful basis?

The UK GDPR Article 6 lawful basis for Enveco to collect and use your personal information is because:

  • Article 6(c) – Legal Obligation – Compliance with a legal obligation.

The Article 9 condition for processing Special category data is

  • Article 9(a) Explicit consent – this where you have given explicit consent to the processing of special / sensitive data for services such as assisted collections.

The relevant statutes that underpins the processing are;

  • Environment Act 2021
  • Environmental Protection Act 1990
  • The Waste (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014
  • The Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011
  • The Controlled Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

What types of information do we collect?

The data we need to collect to provide you with most of our waste and recycling services includes your name, address, telephone number and e-mail address. In specific circumstances, we also collect financial details to allow payment for applicable services (e.g. trade waste) and information about the number of people in your household (e.g. to receive a larger capacity bin).

Special category personal information, such as health data, may be required for assisted collections or to receive a larger capacity bin on medical grounds.

Who do we share your information with?

Enveco NW may share information with Blackpool Council in accordance with the data sharing agreement if deemed necessary as part of civil/criminal investigations. We will also share your information with others if we are required to do so by law or ordered to do so by a court.

We do not transfer your information to a third country (that is a country outside of the EEA).