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Exemption reference |
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Exempt waste activity or operation |
England and Wales |
Northern Ireland |
Scotland |
| Storing waste in secure containers in certain cases, eg storing up to 3 cubic metres of waste oil |
S1
Must be registered |
Paragraph 18
Must be registered |
Paragraph 18
Must be registered |
| Storing waste for recovery or recycling in a secure place in certain cases, eg storing up to 500 tonnes of waste plastic for up to 12 months |
S2
Must be registered |
Paragraph 17
Must be registered |
Paragraph 17
Must be registered |
| Storing sludge in certain cases, eg storing residual sludge from septic tanks |
S3
Must be registered |
Paragraph 10A and 10B
Must be registered |
Paragraph 8
Must be registered |
| Storing waste (non-hazardous or hazardous/special) temporarily on the site where it is produced in a secure place for no longer than 12 months, eg waste solvents, waste oil, plastic packaging, paper and cardboard |
NWFD exemption
There are no quantity limits for storing hazardous waste
No need to register |
Paragraph 41
There are quantity limits for storing hazardous waste
No need to register |
Paragraph 41
There are quantity limits for storing special waste
No need to register |
| Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating waste packaging and containers in certain cases, eg paper and cardboard packaging |
T1
Must be registered |
Paragraph 6
Must be registered |
Paragraph 4
Must be registered |
| Laundering and cleaning textiles for recovery |
T2
Must be registered |
Paragraph 12
Must be registered |
Paragraph 20
Must be registered |
| Treating waste by baling, sorting, shredding, pulverising, crushing or compacting it, eg cans and foils, glass, and food and drink cartons |
T4
Must be registered |
Paragraph 12
Must be registered |
Paragraph 11
Must be registered |
| Treating waste wood and waste plant matter for recovery, by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising |
T6
Must be registered |
Paragraph 21
Must be registered |
Paragraph 21
Must be registered |
| Treating waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size |
T7
Must be registered with your local council |
Paragraph 24
Must be registered |
Paragraph 24
Must be registered |
| Recovering scrap metal |
T9
Must be registered |
Paragraph 45
Must be registered |
Paragraph 45
Must be registered |
| Repairing and refurbishing WEEE |
T11
Must be registered |
Paragraph 49
Must be registered |
Paragraph 47
Must be registered |
| Treating certain waste for reuse or recovery, eg bicycles, clothing, furniture, wooden pallets |
T12
Must be registered |
Paragraph 15
Must be registered |
Paragraph 14
Must be registered |
| Recovering silver from printing and photographic waste |
T30
Must be registered |
Paragraph 22
Must be registered
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Paragraph 22
Must be registered
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