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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-18",
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  "legislation": "ukdsi/2007/9780110788760",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007",
  "path": "schedule/3/paragraph/18",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "18",
  "heading": "Waste in secure containers",
  "text": "(1) The storage on any premises in a secure container or containers of waste of a kind listed in the Table in sub-paragraph (2) if—\n(a) the storage capacity of the container or containers does not exceed 400 cubic metres in total;\n(b) there are no more than 20 containers on those premises;\n(c) the waste is stored for the purpose of recovery;\n(d) each kind of waste listed in the Table and stored on the premises is kept separately;\n(e) the waste is not stored on the premises for longer than—\n(i) in the case of hypodermic syringes and sharps, 1 month,\n(ii) in any other case, 12 months;\n(f) the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or has the consent of the owner; and\n(g) the other requirements specified in relation to that kind of waste in the Table are met.\n(2) The Table referred to in sub-paragraph (1) is set out below.\nKind of Waste\nOther requirements\nWhere a description of a waste follows a 6 digit code, only that kind of waste falling within the code is included.\n13 01 09* to 13 07 01* except 13 03 01* to 13 03 10* and 13 05 01* to 13 05 08* (waste oils)\nThe waste is stored at a distance of at least 10 metres from any inland or coastal waters and 50 metres from any well, borehole or similar work sunk into underground strata for the purpose of any water supply;\nThe storage capacity of any container or containers used for the waste does not exceed 3 cubic metres in total;\nProvision is made to prevent oil escaping into the ground.\n15 01 01, 20 01 01 (cartons)\n15 01 02, 20 01 39 (plastics and plastic packaging)\n15 01 04, 20 01 40 (cans and foil)\n20 01 99 (hypodermic syringes and sharps)\nThe storage capacity of the container or containers used for the waste does not exceed 2 cubic metres in total\n15 01 01, 20 01 01 (paper and cardboard)\n15 01 07, 20 01 02 (glass)\n15 01 09, 20 01 10, 20 01 11 (textiles and clothes)\n20 01 33* (sorted or unsorted separate collections of batteries containing hazardous batteries)\n20 01 34 (sorted or unsorted separate collections of batteries not containing hazardous batteries)",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "Where a description of a waste follows a 6 digit code, only that kind of waste falling within the code is included."
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-30T15:17:33.841180+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}