Regulation 35 Incineration and co-incineration of waste

omit the paragraph headed “Interpretation of Section 5.1”;

for Part A(1) substitute—

“Part A(1)

(a)

The incineration of hazardous waste in a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant with a capacity exceeding 10 tonnes per day.

(b)

The incineration of non-hazardous waste in a waste incineration plant or waste co-incineration plant with a capacity exceeding 3 tonnes per hour.

(c)

The incineration, other than incidentally in the course of burning landfill gas or solid or liquid waste, of any gaseous compound containing halogens.”;

omit Part A(2);

in Part B, for paragraph (a) substitute—

“(a)

The incineration in a small waste incineration plant with an aggregate capacity of 50 kilogrammes or more per hour of the following waste—

(i)

vegetable waste from agriculture and forestry;

(ii)

vegetable waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered;

(iii)

fibrous vegetable waste from virgin pulp production and from production of paper from pulp, if it is co-incinerated at the place of production and the heat generated is recovered;

(iv)

cork waste;

(v)

wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood preservatives or coatings;

(vi)

animal carcasses.”.