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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2026/schedule/paragraph-2",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2026/9780348288001",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2026",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-england-regulations-2026",
  "path": "schedule/paragraph/2",
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  "number": "2",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Part 1 of Schedule 3 to the EPR 2016 is to be read as if it were modified as follows.\n(2) In Chapter 2 (use of waste), in Section 2—\n(a) in the table in paragraph 3(2) (U3), in the penultimate entry in the column headed “Codes”, after “200101” insert “, 150101”;\n(b) in the table in paragraph 6(2) (U6), before the existing entries insert—\n“\n190206\nDewatered or partially dewatered sewage sludge from urban wastewater other than those mentioned in 190205*\n”;\n(c) in the table in paragraph 7 (U7), for code 190899 and its corresponding description substitute—\n“\n161002\nFinal effluent from water treatment works or waste water treatment plant\n”;\n(d) in the table in paragraph 8(2) (U8), for code “170904” substitute “170504 (stones only)”;\n(e) in paragraph 9 (U9)—\n(i) in the table in sub-paragraph (2)—\n(aa) in the entry in the fourth column (additional specific conditions) corresponding to the entry in the second column (waste type) for “Rubber only”, omit “E,”;\n(bb) in the final entry in the first column (codes), after “150103” insert “, 170201”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (3)(d), in the table of specific additional conditions, for entry E substitute—\n“\nE\nonly non-brominated plastics or plastics that have been treated to remove brominated plastics may be accepted;\nwhere heat treatment is used, no more than 100 tonnes of waste plastic may be heated per week;\n”;\n(iii) in sub-paragraph (4), at the end insert “, having met relevant end of waste criteria”;\n(f) in the table in paragraph 10(2) (U10)—\n(i) in the second entry in the second column (waste types), after “Sludges” insert “and soils”;\n(ii) in the third entry in the first column (codes), for “020199, 020399” substitute “161002”;\n(iii) in the fourth entry in the first column, for “020305” substitute “161002”;\n(iv) in the fifth entry in the first column, for “020399” substitute “020301, 161002”;\n(v) in the sixth entry in the first column, for “020199” substitute “161002”;\n(vi) in the tenth entry in the first column, for “190599” substitute “190503”;\n(g) in the table in paragraph 11(2) (U11)—\n(i) in the third entry in the first column (codes) for “020399” substitute “020301”;\n(ii) after that entry, insert—\n“\n161002\nSludges from washing and cleaning fruit and vegetables\n50 tonnes per hectare\n200 tonnes\nA\n”;\n(iii) in the seventh entry (not counting the insertion made by paragraph (ii) above), in the first column, for “190599” substitute “190503”.\n(3) In Chapter 3 (treatment of waste), in Section 2—\n(a) in paragraph 1(3) (T1)—\n(i) omit the “and” after paragraph (e);\n(ii) after paragraph (f) insert\n“and—\n(g) only non-brominated plastics or plastics that have been treated to remove brominated plastics may be accepted.”;\n(b) in the table in paragraph 5(2) (T5), for “190599” substitute “190503”;\n(c) in paragraph 11 (T11)—\n(i) in the table in sub-paragraph (2), after the entry for “160214” insert—\n“\n160215*\nPrinted circuit boards, power cables and other plastic containing components only\n”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (3), after paragraph (h) insert—\n“(ha) in relation to waste falling within code 160215*, any relevant waste must be stored with a weatherproof covering,”;\n(d) in the table in paragraph 13(2) (T13), for “200199” substitute “200108”;\n(e) in the table in paragraph 16(2) (T16), omit codes 150102 and 200139 and their corresponding entries in the second column (waste types);\n(f) in the table in paragraph 18(2) (T18), for “010409” substitute “161002”;\n(g) in the table in paragraph 20(2) (T20), for the last entry substitute—\n“\n161002\nWaste water and borehole flushings from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or industrial use\n”;\n(h) in the table in paragraph 21(2) (T21)—\n(i) after the entry for “190805” insert—\n“\n190206\nSludge stabilised using non-waste lime\n190206\nSludge from the dewatering of sludge with the use of chemical additives\n190206\nSludge mixed with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190503\nCompost from aerobic treatment of sludge with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190606\nDigestate from anaerobic treatment of sludge with the addition of treated sewage effluent produced at the sludge producer’s waste water treatment plant\n191212\nWastes from mechanical treatment of sludge\n”;\n(ii) for the entry for “190899” substitute—\n“\n161002\nCentrate liquor from wastewater treatment plants\n”;\n(iii) after the entry for “200304” insert—\n“\n190206\nSeptic tank sludge stabilised using non-waste lime\n190206\nSeptic tank sludge from the dewatering of sludge with the use of chemical additives\n190206\nSeptic tank sludge mixed with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190503\nCompost from aerobic treatment of septic tank sludge with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190606\nDigestate from anaerobic treatment of septic tank sludge with the addition of treated sewage effluent produced at the sludge producer’s waste water treatment plant\n191212\nWastes from mechanical treatment of septic tank sludge\n”;\n(iv) omit “200399” and its corresponding entry in the column headed “Waste types”;\n(i) in Table 1 in paragraph 23(2) (T23)—\n(i) for “020199” substitute “020106”;\n(ii) after “200101” insert “, 150101”;\n(j) in paragraph 24 (T24)—\n(i) in the table in sub-paragraph (2)—\n(aa) omit “020107”;\n(bb) for “020199” substitute “020106”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (3)—\n(aa) after paragraph (b), omit “and”;\n(bb) after paragraph (c), insert\n“, and—\n(d) any gas resulting from the operation during maintenance or breakdown of the appliance, or plant emergencies, is flared for the minimum period necessary in a backup flare or equivalent appliance; there shall be no routine venting of biogas.”;\n(k) in paragraph 25 (T25)—\n(i) in the table in sub-paragraph (2), for “020199” substitute “020106”;\n(ii) in sub-paragraph (3)—\n(aa) after paragraph (b), omit “and”;\n(bb) after paragraph (c), insert\n“, and—\n(d) any gas resulting from the operation during maintenance or breakdown of the appliance, or plant emergencies, is flared for the minimum period necessary in a backup flare or equivalent appliance; there shall be no routine venting of biogas.”;\n(l) in the table in paragraph 26(2) (T26), after “200101” insert “, 150101”;\n(m) in the table in paragraph 30(2) (T30), after the entry for code “090106*” insert—\n“\n090101*\nWater-based developer and activator solutions\n090102*\nWater-based offset plate developer solutions\n090103*\nSolvent-based developer solutions\n090104*\nFixer solutions\n”.\n(4) In Chapter 4 (disposal of waste), in Section 2—\n(a) in the tables in paragraph 2(2) (D2) and paragraph 3(2) (D3), for “200399” substitute “161002”;\n(b) in paragraph 5(2)(g) (D5), at the end insert “, which, for the purposes of this paragraph, means testing and analysis at laboratories, educational establishments and workplaces, including research associated with waste trials, but excludes field research”;\n(c) in the table in paragraph 8(2) (D8)—\n(i) omit “, 200138”;\n(ii) in the corresponding entry in the column headed “Waste types”, at the end insert “(excluding pallets treated with Methyl Bromide - code 150110*)”.\n(5) In Chapter 5 (storage of waste), in Section 2, in paragraph 3(2) (S3), for “190805” and the corresponding entry in the column headed “Waste types” substitute—\n“\n190206\nSludge or septic tank sludge stabilised using non-waste lime\n190206\nSludge or septic tank sludge from the dewatering of sludge with the use of chemical additives\n190206\nSludge or septic tank sludge mixed with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190503\nCompost from aerobic treatment of sludge or septic tank sludge with non-waste straw, non-waste wood or other non-waste plant tissue material\n190606\nDigestate from anaerobic treatment of sludge or septic tank sludge with the addition of treated sewage effluent produced at the sludge producer’s waste water treatment plant\n”.",
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