# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007, Paragraph 21: Preparatory treatments of waste plant matter


(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2),—
(a) chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter, including wood or bark; or
(b) sorting and baling sawdust or wood shavings,
on any premises.
(2) An operation does not fall within sub-paragraph (1) unless—
(a) it is carried on for the purposes of recovery or reuse; and
(b) no more than 1,000 tonnes of such waste is dealt with on those premises in any period of 7 days.
(3) Storage of waste in connection with an operation mentioned in sub-paragraph (1) at the premises where it is carried on if the total amount of waste stored at those premises does not at any time exceed 1,000 tonnes.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2007/9780110788760/schedule/3/paragraph/21 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2007/schedule-3/paragraph-21
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