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  • Other waste exemptions

    Topics:
    • Resource & Waste Policy, 
    • Online waste management licensing exemptions

    We are currently in the process of putting all of our exemptions online. This work is ongoing so please use the links below to apply for other types of exemptions.

    Please click on the links below for more information on each of the paragraphs.

    ParagraphDescription
    9Land treatment for agricultural benefit or ecological improvement
    10aThe spreading, or storage and spreading of sludge on land which is not land used for agriculture
    10bThe storage of sludge
    11The reclamation, restoration or improvement of land
    13The composting and storage of biodegradable waste
    14The manufacture of products from waste, the treatment of waste soil or rock which is to be spread on land under paragraph 9 or 11, and the storage of waste which is to be submitted to the preceding activities
    15The manufacture of finished goods from waste metal, plastic, glass, ceramics, rubber, textiles, wood, paper or cardboard, and the storage of those wastes
    19The use and/or storage of waste for the purpose of construction, maintenance or improvement of relevant work
    27The baling, compacting, crushing, shredding or pulverising of waste at the place of production
    32The burial on premises of sanitary waste arising from the use on those premises of a sanitary convenience which is equipped with a removable receptacle
    33The keeping or deposit of waste arising from peatworking
    35The deposit of borehole or excavated waste
    37The burial of a dead domestic pet in the garden of a domestic property where the pet lived
    38The storage or deposit of waste samples to be tested or analysed
    39The storage of waste medicines at a pharmacy or storage of waste at the premises of a medical, nursing or veterinary practice
    41The temporary storage of waste, including WEEE, pending its collection, at the place where it is produced
    42The waste management transitional arrangements for the treatment, keeping or disposal at any premises, of scrap metal or waste motor vehicles, which are to be dismantled pending the issue of a licence
    43The waste management transitional arrangements to cover (up to 19 December 2004) the treatment, keeping or disposal of waste
    45The recovery of scrap metal or the dismantling of depolluted end-of-life vehicles
    49The repair, refurbishment, and storage of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
    50The secure storage of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
    51The crushing of waste gas discharge lamps
    52The secure storage of waste batteries and accumulators

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