edoc, electronic duty of care

edoc was a system designed to help you record what happens to the waste you produce or handle.

This project has now closed.

What is edoc?

Electronic duty of care (edoc) was a 4 year project to develop a national online system to track the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste. It ran from January 2011 to December 2014 and was co-financed by the EU’s LIFE+ environment programme.

The edoc Layman’s report provides a simple summary of the project.

Layman's report

PDF, 3.57MB, 15 pages

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Who’s involved

The edoc project was led by Environment Agency with the following partners:

• Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM)
• Waste & Resources Action Plan (WRAP)
• Reconomy
• Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
• Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru/Natural Resources Wales

The project also had the full support of the Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).

Contact details

edoc@environment-agency.gov.uk