The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003

• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (3) and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 3, the treatment of waste –

• (a) identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 3 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table, on land used for agriculture where such treatment results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement; or

• (b) listed in Part I of Table 3 and identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 3 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table for the treatment of –

• (i) operational land of a railway, light railway, or any Government Department; or

• (ii) land which is a forest, woodland, park, garden, verge, bank of an inland waterway, landscaped area, sports ground, recreation ground, churchyard or cemetery,

where the land in question is not used for agriculture and such treatment results in ecological improvement.

• (2) The storage, in a secure container, lagoon or place, at the place where it is to be treated, of not more than 1000 cubic metres of waste intended to be used in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1), provided that the waste is not stored at a distance less than –

• (a) 10 metres from any waterway;

• (b) 50 metres from any spring or well, or from any borehole not used for a public water supply; or

• (c) 250 metres from any borehole used for a public water supply.

• (3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) apply only if –

• (a) no more than 250 tonnes or, in the case of dredgings from inland waters, 5,000 tonnes of waste per hectare are spread on the land in any period of twelve months; ...

• (b) in the case of blood and gut contents, the waste has been treated in accordance with the Community Regulation ; and

• (c) where the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 applies treatment shall be carried out in accordance with those Regulations.

• (4) ... For the purposes of this paragraph, waste is subject to treatment only when it is spread on land or is injected or otherwise introduced into the surface of that land.

EWC Code	Types of Waste	Limitation
PART I	PART I	PART I
	Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)
02 01 03	Plant-tissue waste
	Wastes from sugar processing (02 04)
02 04 01	Soil from cleaning and washing beet
	Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture (03 01)
03 01 01	Waste bark and cork
03 01 05	Sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board or veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04	Except whole wood, particle board and plastic veneer
	Wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)
03 03 01	Waste bark and wood
	Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)
17 05 04	Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03
	Wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes (19 05)
19 05 03	Off-specification compost	Consisting only of biodegradable waste
	Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20 02)
20 02 01	Biodegradable waste
20 02 02	Soil and stones
PART II	PART II	PART II
	Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)
02 01 99	Waste not otherwise specified	Straw, wood or paper-based bedding waste, slurry or dirty water from stables, zoos, animal parks or livestock markets only
	Wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin (02 02)
02 02 04	Sludges from on-site effluent treatment	Following ‘conventional treatment’ or ‘enhanced treatment’
	Wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production; molasses preparation and fermentation (02 03)
02 03 01 to 02 03 05	All types within 02 03 01 to 02 03 05
	Wastes from sugar processing (02 04)
02 04 01 to 02 04 03	All types within 02 04 01 to 02 04 03
	Wastes from the dairy products industry (02 05)
02 05 01 to 02 05 02	All types within 02 05 01 to 02 05 02
	Wastes from the baking and confectionery industry (02 06)
02 06 01 to 02 06 03	All types within 02 06 01 to 02 06 03
	Wastes from the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (except coffee, tea and cocoa) (02 07)
02 07 01 to 02 07 05	All types within 02 07 01 to 02 07 05
	Wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)
03 03 05	De-inking sludges from paper recycling
03 03 09	Lime mud waste
03 03 99	Waste not elsewhere specified	De-inked paper pulp from paper recycling
	Wastes from the leather and fur industry (04 01)
04 01 07	Sludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment free of chromium
	Wastes from the textile industry (04 02)
04 02 10	Organic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)
04 02 15	Wastes from finishing other than those mentioned in 04 02 14
04 02 20	Sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19
04 02 21	Wastes from unprocessed textile fibres
04 02 22	Wastes from processed textile fibres
	Wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster, and articles and products made from them (10 13)
10 13 04	Wastes from calcination and hydration of lime
	Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)
17 05 06	Dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05
	Wastes from anaerobic treatment of waste (19 06)
19 06 03	Liquor from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste
19 06 04	Digestate from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste
19 06 05	Liquor from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste
19 06 06	Digestate from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste
	Wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or for industrial use (19 09)
19 09 02	Sludges from water clarification

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• (1) The spreading of sludge on land which is not land used for agriculture within the meaning of the 1990 Regulations if—

• (a) it results in ecological improvement or in the case of spreading on land used for non-food crops not grown in short term rotation with food crops, it results in benefit to agriculture;

• (b) it does not cause the concentration in the soil of any of the elements listed in column 1 of the soil table set out in Schedule 2 to the 1990 Regulations to exceed the limit specified in column 2 of the table; and

• (c) where the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 applies the spreading shall be carried out in accordance with those Regulations

• (2) Subject to sub-paragraph (3), the storage in a secure container or lagoon (or, in the case of dewatered sludge, in a secure place) on land –

• (a) of sludge which is to be used in accordance with the 1990 Regulations;

• (b) of sludge intended to be spread in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1).

• (3) Sub-paragraph (2) applies only if the following conditions are satisfied –

• (a) the sludge is stored at the place where it is to be spread;

• (b) no sludge is stored at a distance less than –

• (i) 10 metres from any waterway;

• (ii) 50 metres from any spring or well, or from any borehole not used for a public water supply; or

• (iii) 250 metres from any borehole used for a public water supply; and

• (c) no sludge shall be stored for a period of more than six months.

• (4) In this paragraph –

• “the 1990 Regulations” means the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990[^f00070];

• “used”, in relation to sludge, has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the 1990 Regulations; and

• “agriculture” has the same meaning as in the 1990 Regulations.

• (5) In this paragraph, and in paragraph 11, “sludge” has the meaning given by regulation 2(1) of the 1990 Regulations and “spreading” shall include the injection of sludge into the surface of the land.

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• (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 4, the spreading of any of the wastes –

• (a) identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Part I of Table 4 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table on any land; or

• (b) identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Part II of Table 4 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table on any land where that activity results in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement.

• (2) The secure storage, for a period not exceeding six months at the place where it is to be spread, of waste intended to be spread in reliance upon sub-paragraph (1)(a) or (b).

• (3) Sub-paragraphs (1) and (2) apply only where –

• (a) the spreading is carried out for the purpose of reclamation, restoration or improvement of land which has been subject to industrial or other man made development and the use to which that land could be put would be improved by the spreading;

• (b) the spreading is carried out in accordance with any planning permission where such a permission is required;

• (c) the waste is spread to a depth not exceeding the lesser of 2 metres or the final cross sections shown on any plan required to be submitted in accordance with regulation 19 and Part II to this Schedule; ...

• (d) the waste spread does not exceed 20,000 cubic metres per hectare ; and

• (e) where the Nutrient Action Programme Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 applies the spreading shall be carried out in accordance with those Regulations

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• (1) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3), carrying on at any place, in respect of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 5 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table, any of the activities specified in Column 3 of that Table in relation to that type of waste where the activity is carried on with a view to the recovery or re-use of the waste (whether or not by the person carrying on the activity specified in that Table).

• (2) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3), the storage of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 5A and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table if the waste is to be reused or used for the purpose of—

• (a) an activity specified in Column 3 of Table 5; or

• (b) any other recovery operation.

• (3) The specified conditions are that—

• (a) the total volume of each type of waste on site at any one time does not exceed the limits specified in Column 5 of Table 5 and Column 4 of Table 5A in relation to that type of waste;

• (b) the combined total volume of all wastes on site at any one time does not exceed 100m³ (whether before, during or after processing);

• (c) the waste arrives at the place where the activity is carried on unmixed with any other type of waste;

• (d) each type of waste is treated and stored separately;

• (e) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months;

• (f) the site has, and is operated in accordance with, planning permission, where such permission is required; and

• (g) the activity complies with the additional specified conditions in Column 4 of Table 5 and Column 3 of Table 5A.

Six-digit EWC Code	Waste description	Activities	Additional specified conditions	Limit (at any one time)
	Paper and cardboard	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
03 03 07	mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
03 03 08	wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
15 01 01	paper and cardboard packaging	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
20 01 01	paper and cardboard	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	Textiles	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
15 01 09	textile packaging	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
20 01 10	clothes	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
20 01 11	textiles	Baling, sorting or shredding		100m³
	Plastic	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
02 01 04	waste plastics (except packaging)	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	07 02 waste from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
07 02 13	waste plastic	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
12 01 05	plastics shavings and turnings	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
15 01 02	plastic packaging	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
16 01 19	plastic	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
17 02 03	plastic	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
20 01 39	plastics	Baling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing	Where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.	100m³
	Glass	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	10 11 wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
10 11 12	waste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
15 01 07	glass packaging	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
16 01 20	glass	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
17 02 02	glass	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
20 01 02	glass	Sorting, crushing or washing		100m³
	Steel cans, aluminium cans, aluminium foil	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 04	metallic packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
	Food or drink cartons	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 01	paper and cardboard packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 02	plastic packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 03	wooden packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 05	composite packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 06	mixed packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 07	glass packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
15 01 09	textile packaging	Sorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling	Where the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.	100m³
	End-of-life vehicles and non-hazardous components	Dismantling for use as vehicle parts
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)	Dismantling for use as vehicle parts
16 01 06	end-of-life vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components	Dismantling for use as vehicle parts	The operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.For the purposes of this paragraph and in relation to an end-of-life vehicle, “depolluted” means that the vehicle has been subjected to all of the operations described in paragraph 3 of Annex 1 to the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive.	5 vehicles
16 01 22	components not otherwise specified	Dismantling for use as vehicle parts	The operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.	5m³
Six-digit EWC Code	Waste description	Additional specified conditions	Limit (at any one time)
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	Paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
	03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
03 03 07	mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
03 03 08	wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
15 01 01	paper and cardboard packaging	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
19 12 01	paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
20 01 01	paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.	100m³
	Textiles		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 09	textile packaging		100m³
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified		100m³
19 12 08	textiles		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)		100m³
20 01 10	clothes		100m³
20 01 11	textiles		100m³
	Plastic		100m³
	02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing		100m³
02 01 04	waste plastics (except packaging)		100m³
	07 02 waste from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres		100m³
07 02 13	waste plastic		100m³
	12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics		100m³
12 01 05	plastics shavings and turnings		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 02	plastic packaging		100m³
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)		100m³
16 01 19	plastic		100m³
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic		100m³
17 02 03	plastic		100m³
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified		100m³
19 12 04	plastic and rubber		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)		100m³
20 01 39	plastics		100m³
	Glass		100m³
	10 11 wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products		100m³
10 11 12	waste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 07	glass packaging		100m³
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)		100m³
16 01 20	glass		100m³
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic		100m³
17 02 02	glass		100m³
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified		100m³
19 12 05	glass		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)		100m³
20 01 02	glass		100m³
	Steel cans, aluminium cans, aluminium foil		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 04	metallic packaging		100m³
	Food or drink cartons		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 01	paper and cardboard packaging		100m³
15 01 02	plastic packaging		100m³
15 01 03	wooden packaging		100m³
15 01 05	composite packaging		100m³
15 01 06	mixed packaging		100m³
15 01 07	glass packaging		100m³
15 01 09	textile packaging		100m³
	Waste articles which are to be used for construction work which are capable of being so used in their existing state		100m³
	17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics		100m³
17 01 02	bricks		100m³
17 01 03	tiles and ceramics		100m³
17 01 07	mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06		100m³
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic		100m³
17 02 01	wood		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)		100m³
20 01 38	wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37		100m³
	Metal		100m³
	02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing		100m³
02 01 10	waste metal		100m³
	12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics		100m³
12 01 01	ferrous metal filings and turnings		100m³
12 01 02	ferrous metal dust and particles		100m³
12 01 03	non-ferrous metal filings and turnings		100m³
12 01 04	non-ferrous metal dust and particles		100m³
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)		100m³
15 01 04	metallic packaging		100m³
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)		100m³
16 01 17	ferrous metal		100m³
16 01 18	non-ferrous metal		100m³
	17 04 metals (including their alloys)		100m³
17 04 01	copper, bronze, brass		100m³
17 04 02	aluminium		100m³
17 04 03	lead		100m³
17 04 04	zinc		100m³
17 04 05	iron and steel		100m³
17 04 06	tin		100m³
17 04 07	mixed metals		100m³
17 04 11	cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10		100m³
	19 01 wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste		100m³
19 01 02	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash		100m³
	19 10 wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes		100m³
19 10 01	iron and steel waste		100m³
19 10 02	non-ferrous waste		100m³
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified		100m³
19 12 02	ferrous metal		100m³
19 12 03	non-ferrous metal		100m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)		100m³
20 01 40	metals		100m³
	Solvents	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	02 03 wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
02 03 03	wastes from solvent extraction	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	08 04 wastes from MFSU of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products)	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
08 04 09*	waste adhesives and sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous substances	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	09 01 wastes from the photographic industry	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
09 01 03*	solvent-based developer solutions	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	14 06 waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
14 06 02*	other halogenated solvents and solvent mixtures	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
14 06 03*	other solvents and solvent mixtures	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
20 01 27*	paint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substances	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	5m³
	Refrigerants	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.For the purposes of this paragraph, “refrigerants” means dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropentafluoroethane, bromotrifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, difluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane and mixtures containing any of those substances.	20m³
	14 06 waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.For the purposes of this paragraph, “refrigerants” means dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropentafluoroethane, bromotrifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, difluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane and mixtures containing any of those substances.	20m³
14 06 01*	chlorofluorocarbons, HCFC, HFC	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.For the purposes of this paragraph, “refrigerants” means dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropentafluoroethane, bromotrifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, difluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane and mixtures containing any of those substances.	20m³
14 06 02*	other halogenated solvents and solvent mixtures	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.For the purposes of this paragraph, “refrigerants” means dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropentafluoroethane, bromotrifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, difluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane and mixtures containing any of those substances.	20m³
	Oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
	13 01 waste hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 04*	chlorinated emulsions	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 05*	non-chlorinated emulsions	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 09*	mineral-based chlorinated hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 10*	mineral-based non-chlorinated hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 11*	synthetic hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 12*	readily biodegradable hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 01 13*	other hydraulic oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
	13 02 waste engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 02 04*	mineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 02 05*	mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 02 06*	synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 02 07*	readily biodegradable engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 02 08*	other engine, gear and lubricating oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
	13 03 waste insulating and heat transmission oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 03 06*	mineral-based chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils other than those mentioned in 13 03 01	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 03 07*	mineral-based non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 03 08*	synthetic insulating and heat transmission oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 03 09*	readily biodegradable insulating and heat transmission oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
13 03 10*	other insulating and heat transmission oils	The waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.	3m³
	End-of-life vehicles and non-hazardous components
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
16 01 06	end-of-life vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components	The operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.For the purposes of this paragraph and in relation to an end-of-life vehicle, “depolluted” means that the vehicle has been subjected to all of the operations described in paragraph 3 of Annex 1 to the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive.	5 vehicles
16 01 22	Components not otherwise specified	The operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.	5m³

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• (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 6 –

• (a) the composting of food waste at the premises of a food business and of biodegradable waste identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 6 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table;

• (b) the chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising such waste for the purpose of composting at the place where the composting activity is or is to be carried out;

• (c) screening waste which has been composted; and

• (d) the secure storage of compost and biodegradable waste referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) at the place where the composting activity is or is to be carried out.

• (2) The total quantity of waste treated or stored under sub-paragraph (1) at any one time shall not exceed 200 tonnes.

• (3) The secure storage of biodegradable waste which is to be composted in reliance upon sub-paragraph (1) at a place other than the place where such composting is or is to be carried on where –

• (a) the waste is stored for a period not exceeding 48 hours and is to be taken directly from the storage site to that place;

• (b) such storage is part of a scheme for the collection of waste from groups of premises; and

• (c) the total quantity of waste so stored does not exceed 10 tonnes.

• (4) For the purposes of this paragraph, “composting” means the autothermic and thermophilic biological decomposition and stabilisation of biodegradable waste under controlled conditions that are aerobic or anaerobic and results in a stable sanitised material that can be applied to land for the benefit of agriculture or ecological improvement.

EWC Code	Types of waste	Limitation
	Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)
02 01 03	Plant-tissue waste
02 01 06	Animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site
02 01 07	Waste from forestry
02 01 99	Waste not otherwise specified	Animal faeces, urine spoiled straw or manure not referred to in 02 01 06
02 01 99	Waste not otherwise specified	Sludge from washing buildings or yards used for keeping livestock
02 01 99	Waste not otherwise specified	Straw, wood or paper-based bedding waste
02 01 99	Waste not otherwise specified	slurry or dirty water from stables or livestock markets
	Wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation (02 03)
02 03 01	Sludges from washing, cleaning, peeling, centrifuging and separation
02 03 05	Sludges from on-site effluent treatment
	Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture (03 01)
03 01 01	Waste bark and cork
03 01 05	Shaving, cuttings, spoiled timber, particle board and veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04
	Wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)
03 03 01	Waste bark and wood
	Wastes from the textile industry (04 02)
04 02 10	Organic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)
	Packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (15 01)
15 01 01	Paper and cardboard packaging
15 01 03	Wooden packaging
15 01 09	Textile packaging
	Wood, glass and plastic (17 02)
17 02 01	Wood
	Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)
17 05 04	Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03
17 05 06	Dredging spoil other than that mentioned in 17 05 05
	Wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes (19 05)
19 05 03	Off-specification compost	To consist only of biodegradable waste
	Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified (19 08)
19 08 12	Sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11
19 08 05	Sludges from other treatment of urban waste water
19 08 14	Sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13
	Wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use (19 09)
19 09 01	Solid waste from primary filtration and screenings
19 09 02	Sludges from water clarification
	Wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (e.g. sorting, crushing, compacting, palletising) not otherwise specified (19 12)
19 12 01	Paper and cardboard
	separately collected fractions of municipal waste( except 15 01 – packaging including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (20 01)
20 01 01	Paper and cardboard
20 01 08	Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
20 01 10	Clothes	Biodegradable materials only
20 01 11	Textiles	Biodegradable materials only
20 01 38	Wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
	Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20 02)
20 02 01	Biodegradable waste
	other municipal wastes (20 03)
20 03 02	Waste from markets
20 03 03	Street-cleaning residues
20 03 99	Municipal wastes not otherwise specified	slurry or dirty water from stables, zoos or animal parks

• (5) For the purposes of this paragraph—

• “business” includes the undertaking of a canteen, club, school, hospital or institution, whether carried on for profit or not, and any undertaking or activity carried on by a district council;

• “food business” means an undertaking, whether for profit or not, and whether public or private, carrying out any activity related to the processing, distribution, preparation or sale of food.

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• (1) The manufacture from –

• (a) waste which arises from demolition or construction work or tunnelling or other excavations; or

• (b) waste which consists of ash, slag, clinker, rock, wood, bark, paper, straw, gypsum,

of timber products, straw board, plasterboard, bricks, blocks, roadstone or aggregate.

• (2) The manufacture of soil or soil substitutes from any of the wastes listed in sub-paragraph (1) if –

• (a) the manufacture is carried out at the place where either the waste is produced or the manufactured product is to be applied to land; and

• (b) the total amount manufactured at that place on any day does not exceed 500 tonnes.

• (3) The treatment of waste soil or rock which, when treated, is to be spread on land under paragraph 9 or 11, if –

• (a) it is carried out at the place where the waste is produced or the treated product is to be spread; and

• (b) the total amount treated at that place in any day does not exceed 100 tonnes.

• (4) The storage of waste which is to be submitted to any of the activities mentioned in sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) if –

• (a) the waste is stored at the place where the activity is to be carried on; and

• (b) the total quantity of waste stored at that place does not exceed 20,000 tonnes.

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• (1) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (4),the manufacture of finished goods from waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 7 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table.

• (2) The storage of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 7 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table intended to be used in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1).

• (3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “finished goods” means goods that are ready for use by an end consumer without any further processing.

• (4) The specified conditions are that—

• (a) the combined total volume of all wastes on site at any one time does not exceed 100m³ (whether before, during or after processing);

• (b) the waste arrives at the place where the manufacturing is carried on unmixed with any other type of waste;

• (c) prior to manufacturing, each type of waste is stored separately;

• (d) the waste is stored at the place of manufacture;

• (e) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months;

• (f) the site has, and is operated in accordance with, planning permission, where such permission is required; and

• (g) the activity complies with the additional specified conditions listed in Column 3 of Table 7.

Six-digit EWC code	Waste description	Additional specified conditions
	Metal
	02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
02 01 10	waste metal
	12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
12 01 01	ferrous metal filings and turnings
12 01 02	ferrous metal dust and particles
12 01 03	non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
12 01 04	non-ferrous metal dust and particles
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 04	metallic packaging
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
16 01 17	ferrous metal
16 01 18	non-ferrous metal
	17 04 metals (including their alloys)
17 04 01	copper, bronze, brass
17 04 02	aluminium
17 04 03	lead
17 04 04	zinc
17 04 05	iron and steel
17 04 06	tin
17 04 07	mixed metals
17 04 11	cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10
	19 01 wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste
19 01 02	ferrous materials removed from bottom ash
	19 10 wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes
19 10 01	iron and steel waste
19 10 02	non-ferrous waste
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 02	ferrous metal
19 12 03	non-ferrous metal
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 40	metals
	Plastics
	02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
02 01 04	waste plastics (except packaging)
	07 02 wastes from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres
07 02 13	waste plastic
	12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
12 01 05	plastics shavings and turnings
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 02	plastic packaging
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
16 01 19	plastic
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic
17 02 03	plastic
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 04	plastic and rubber
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 39	plastics
	Glass
	10 11 wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products
10 11 12	waste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 07	glass packaging
	16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
16 01 20	glass
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic
17 02 02	glass
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 05	glass
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 02	glass
	Ceramics
	10 12 wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction products
10 12 08	waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)
	17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
17 01 03	tiles and ceramics
17 01 07	mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06
	Rubber
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 04	plastic and rubber
	Textiles
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 09	textile packaging
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 08	textiles
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 10	clothes
20 01 11	textiles
	Wood
	03 01 wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture
03 01 05	sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board and veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 03	wooden packaging
	17 02 wood, glass and plastic
17 02 01	wood
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
19 12 07	wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 38	wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
	Paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
	03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
03 03 07	mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
03 03 08	wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
	15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
15 01 01	paper and cardboard packaging	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
	19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
19 12 01	paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
	20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container
20 01 01	paper and cardboard	The waste is stored in an enclosed building or container

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• (1) The beneficial use of waste if –

• (a) it is put to that use without further treatment; and

• (b) that use of the waste does not involve its disposal.

• (2) The storage of waste intended to be used in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1) at the site where the waste is to be used insofar as that storage does not amount to disposal of the waste.

• (3) This paragraph does not apply to the use or storage of waste if that activity is covered by an exemption conferred by paragraph 9, 10, 11, 19 or 25, or would be so covered but for any condition or limitation to which that exemption is subject by virtue of any provision contained in the paragraph by which that exemption is conferred.

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19

• (1) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (5),the use of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 8 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table for the purposes of relevant work.

• (2) The storage on a site where relevant work is taking place or is to take place, of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 8 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table.

• (3) For the purposes of this paragraph, “relevant work” means work for the purposes of the construction, maintenance or improvement of—

• (a) a building, road, railway, airport, dock or other transport facility;

• (b) recreational facilities;

• (c) drainage; or

• (d) a waterway;

20

• (1) Laundering or otherwise cleaning waste textiles with a view to their recovery or reuse.

• (2) The storage of waste textiles at the place where they are to be so laundered or cleaned.

21

• (1) Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter (including wood or bark), or sorting and baling sawdust or wood shavings, on any premises if –

• (a) those activities are carried on for the purposes of recovery or reuse; and

• (b) no more than 1,000 tonnes of such waste are dealt with on those premises in any period of seven days.

• (2) The storage of waste in connection with any activity mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) at the premises where it is carried on if the total amount of waste stored at those premises does not at any time exceed 1,000 tonnes.

22

• (1) The recovery, at any premises, of silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photographic processing if no more than 50,000 litres of such waste are dealt with on those premises in any day.

• (2) The storage, at those premises, of waste which is to be submitted to such a recovery operation as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1).

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• (1) The recovery of waste consisting of animal by-products at one of the collection centres in accordance with an authorisation under regulation 27 of the Animal By-Products Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003 if the total quantity of waste being recovered at that collection centre at any time does not exceed 10 tonnes.

• (2) The storage of the waste intended to be submitted to such a recovery operation as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) if—

• (a) storage takes place in a secure place; and

• (b) no waste is stored for more than twelve months.

• (3) In this paragraph, “collection centres” has the same meaning as in the Community Regulation.

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• (1) Crushing, grinding or other size reduction of waste bricks, tiles or concrete, under an authorisation granted under the Industrial Pollution Control Order, to the extent that it is or forms part of a process within paragraph (b) of Part C of section 3.4 (other mineral processes) of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations or under a permit under the 2003 Regulations, to the extent that it is or forms part of an activity within paragraph (a) of Part B of section 3.5 (other mineral activities) of Part I of Schedule 1 to the 2003 Regulations.

• (2) Where any such crushing, grinding or other size reduction is carried on otherwise than at the place where the waste is produced, the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1) only applies if those activities are carried on with a view to recovery or reuse of the waste.

• (3) The storage, at the place where the process is carried on, of any such waste which is intended to be so crushed, ground or otherwise reduced in size, if the total quantity of such waste so stored at that place at any one time does not exceed 20,000 tonnes.

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraphs (2) to (4), the deposit of waste arising from dredging inland waters, or from clearing plant matter from inland waters, if either –

• (a) the waste is deposited along the bank or towpath of the waters where the dredging or clearing takes place; or

• (b) the waste is deposited along the bank or towpath of any inland waters so as to result in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement.

• (2) The total amount of waste deposited along the bank or towpath under sub-paragraph (1) on any day must not exceed 50 tonnes for each metre of the bank or towpath along which it is deposited.

• (3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to waste deposited in a container or lagoon.

• (4) Sub-paragraph (1)(a) only applies to an establishment or undertaking where the waste deposited is the establishment or undertaking’s own waste.

• (4A) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

• (5) The treatment by screening or dewatering of such waste as is mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) –

• (a) on the bank or towpath of the waters where either the dredging or clearing takes place or the waste is to be deposited, prior to its being deposited in reliance upon the exemption conferred by the foregoing provisions of this paragraph;

• (b) on the bank or towpath of the waters where the dredging or clearing takes place, or at a place where the waste is to be spread, prior to its being spread in reliance upon the exemption conferred by paragraph 9(1) or (2); or

• (c) in the case of waste from dredging, on the bank or towpath of the waters where the dredging takes place, or at a place where the waste is to be spread, prior to its being spread in reliance upon the exemption conferred by paragraph 11(1).

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• (1) The recovery or disposal of waste, at the place where it is produced, as an integral part of the process that produces it.

• (2) The storage, at the place where it is produced, of waste which is intended to be so recovered or disposed of.

• (3) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the final disposal of waste by deposit in or on land.

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• (1) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3), baling, compacting, crushing, shredding or pulverising waste at the place where it is produced.

• (2) The temporary storage, at the place where it is produced, of waste which is intended to be used in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1).

• (3) The specified conditions are that—

• (a) the combined total volume of all wastes on site at any one time does not exceed 200m³ (whether before, during or after processing);

• (b) each type of waste is treated and stored separately;

• (c) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months; and

• (d) the site has, and is operated in accordance with, planning permission, where such permission is required.

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• (1) The disposal of waste at the place where it is produced, by the person producing it, by burning it in an incinerator which is an exempt incinerator for the purposes of section 5.1 (incineration) of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Regulations ....

• (2) The secure storage at that place of any such waste intended to be submitted to such burning.

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), burning waste on land in the open if –

• (a) the waste consists of plant tissue;

• (b) it is agricultural waste or it is produced on land which is operational land of a railway, light railway, tramway, or any Government Department, or which is a forest, woodland, park, garden, verge, landscaped area, sports ground, recreation ground, bank of inland waterway, churchyard or cemetery, or it is produced on other land as a result of demolition work;

• (c) it is burned on the land where it is produced; and

• (d) the total quantity burned in any period of 24 hours does not exceed 10 tonnes.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) only applies to the burning of waste by an establishment or undertaking where the waste burned is the establishment or undertaking’s own waste.

• (3) The storage pending its burning, on the land where it is to be burned, of waste which is to be burned in reliance upon the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1).

• (4) The incorporation into soil of ash from cereal straw or cereal stubble burned in reliance of the exemption conferred by sub-paragraph (1) if—

• (a) the incorporation is on the land where the ash was produced; and

• (b) the ash is not, without reasonable excuse, allowed to remain on the soil for longer than 24 hours after the time of commencement of the burning, but is incorporated into the soil—

• (i) within that period; or

• (ii) in a case where to do so would be likely, having regard to wind conditions, to cause nuisance, as soon as conditions allow.

• (5) For the purposes of this paragraph “plant tissue” includes any linseed residues, oil-seed rape residues, field beans harvested dry residues, peas harvested dry residues, cereal straw or cereal stubble.

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The discharge of waste onto the track of a railway from a sanitary convenience or sink forming part of a vehicle used for the carriage of passengers on the railway if the discharge in question does not exceed 25 litres.

32

The burial on premises of waste arising from the use on those premises of a sanitary convenience which is equipped with a removable receptacle if the total amount buried in any period of twelve months does not exceed 5 cubic metres.

33

• (1) The keeping or deposit of waste consisting of excavated materials arising from peatworking at the place where that activity takes place.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) only applies to the keeping or deposit of waste by an establishment or undertaking where the waste kept or deposited is the establishment or undertaking’s own waste.

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• (1) The keeping or deposit on land at the place where it is produced of spent ballast if the land is operational land of a railway, light railway or tramway and the total amount kept or deposited at that place does not exceed 10 tonnes for each metre of track from which the ballast derives.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) only applies to the keeping or deposit of waste by an establishment or undertaking where the waste kept or deposited is the establishment or undertaking’s own waste.

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• (1) The deposit of waste consisting of excavated material from a borehole or other excavation made for the purpose of mineral exploration if –

• (a) it is deposited in or on land at the place where it is excavated; and

• (b) the total quantity of waste so deposited over any period of 24 months does not exceed 45,000 cubic metres per hectare.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) only applies if –

• (a) the drilling of the borehole or the making of any other excavation is development for which planning permission is granted by Article 3 of, and Schedule 1 Part 16 to, the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993[^f00071]; and

• (b) the conditions subject to which the development is permitted are observed.

• (3) Expressions used in this paragraph which are also used in the Planning (General Development) Order (Northern Ireland) 1993 shall have the same meaning as in that Order.

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• (1) The temporary storage of waste consisting of garbage, at waste reception facilities subject to and in accordance with the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003[^f00072], where such storage is incidental to the collection or transport of the waste and so long as –

• (a) the amount of garbage so stored at such waste reception facilities at any time does not exceed 20 cubic metres for each ship from which garbage has been landed; and

• (b) no garbage is so stored for more than seven days.

• (2) The temporary storage of waste consisting of tank washings, at waste reception facilities subject to and in accordance with the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Port Waste Reception Facilities) Regulations 2003, where such storage is incidental to the collection or transport of the waste and so long as –

• (a) the amount of tank washings consisting of dirty ballast so stored at such waste reception facilities at any time does not exceed 30% of the total deadweight of the ships from which such washings have been landed;

• (b) the amount of tank washings consisting of waste mixtures containing oil so stored at such waste reception facilities at any time does not exceed 1% of the total deadweight of the ships from which such washings have been landed.

• (3) In this paragraph –

• “garbage” and “tank washings” have the same meaning as in paragraph 20(2) of Schedule 3 to the Controlled Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2002[^f00073];

• “ship” means a vessel of any type whatsoever operating in the marine environment including submersible craft, floating craft and any structure which is a fixed or floating platform.

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• (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), the burial of a dead domestic pet in the garden of domestic property where the pet lived.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply if –

• (a) the dead domestic pet may prove hazardous to anyone who may come into contact with it; or

• (b) the burial is carried out by an establishment or undertaking.

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The deposit or storage of samples of waste which are being or are to be subjected to testing and analysis if the samples are taken –

• (a) in the exercise of any power under the Radioactive Substances Act 1993[^f00074], the 1978 Order, the 1997 Order, the Water Order, the Industrial Pollution Control Order or the Environment (Northern Ireland) Order 2002[^f00075];

• (b) by or on behalf of the holder of a waste management licence, a disposal licence or a resolution in pursuance of the conditions of that licence or resolution;

• (c) by or on behalf of a person carrying on in relation to the waste, an activity described in Part I of this Schedule or in regulation 16(1);

• (d) by or on behalf of the owner or occupier of the land from which the samples are taken;

• (e) by or on behalf of any person to whom –

• (i) Article 5 of the 1997 Order applies in connection with his duties under that Article; or

• (ii) the Special Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1998[^f00076] applies; or

• (f) for the purposes of research.

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• (1) The secure storage at a pharmacy, pending their disposal there or elsewhere, of waste medicines which have been returned to the pharmacy from households or by individuals if –

• (a) the total quantity of such returned waste medicines at the pharmacy does not exceed 5 cubic metres at any time; and

• (b) any waste medicine so returned to the pharmacy is not stored there for longer than six months.

• (2) The secure storage at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice of waste produced in carrying on that practice if –

• (a) the total quantity of that waste at the premises does not at any time exceed 5 cubic metres; and

• (b) no such waste is stored at those premises for longer than three months.

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• (1) The storage, pending its collection or transport, of non-liquid waste at any site other than the premises where it is produced including the temporary storage of WEEE or waste batteries or accumulators pending its recovery if –

• (a) it is stored in a secure container or containers, does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres in total and is not kept for a period longer than 3 months;

• (b) the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or has the consent of the owner; ...

• (c) the container in which it is stored is not on a site which is otherwise being used for the reception of waste with a view to its being disposed of or recovered elsewhere ; and

• (d) the person storing the waste ensures that no waste collected and transported in accordance with Article 5(2E) of the 1997 Order is mixed with any other waste or any material, to the extent that mixing would hamper future recycling.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the storage of waste at a place used for the recovery of scrap metal or the dismantling of waste motor vehicles.

• (3) The temporary storage, pending their collection or transport, of scrap rails on operational land of a railway, light railway or tramway if the total quantity of that waste in any one place does not at any time exceed 10 tonnes.

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• (1) The temporary storage, pending its collection, of waste (including WEEE or waste batteries or accumulators) on the site where it is produced.

• (2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the storage of waste at a place used for the recovery of scrap metal or the dismantling of waste motor vehicles.

• (3) Sub-paragraph (1) shall apply to hazardous waste if –

• (a) it is stored on the site for no more than twelve months;

• (b) in the case of liquid waste, it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 23,000 litres; and

• (c) in any other case –

• (i) it is stored in a secure container and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 80 cubic metres; or

• (ii) it is stored in a secure place and the total volume of that waste does not at any time exceed 50 cubic metres.

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• (1) The treatment, keeping or disposal by any person at any premises of waste consisting of scrap metal or waste motor vehicles which are to be dismantled if –

• (a) he was carrying on the activity in question at those premises before 19th December 2003; and

• (b) he has applied, before that date, for a disposal licence under Part II of the 1978 Order authorising that activity and that application is pending on that date.