Paragraph 8 Use of waste for a specified purpose (U8)
The use of relevant waste for a specified purpose.
For the purposes of this paragraph—
the table specifying relevant waste and the limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b) is set out below;
“specified purpose” is a purpose specified in the third column of the table.
Codes | Waste types | Specified purpose | Quantity limit (at any one time) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 030105, 191207 | Wood shavings, woodchip, oversized compost, sawdust only | Use in horse menages | 1,000 tonnes |
| 191204 | Shredded or granulated rubber and end-of-life tyres only | Use in horse menages | 1,000 tonnes |
| 191201 | Shredded paper and cardboard | Use as animal bedding | 100 tonnes |
| 030305, 030311 | Paper pulp and paper sludge from paper recycling only | Use as animal bedding | 100 tonnes |
| 030105, 191207 | Wood shavings, woodchip, oversized compost, sawdust only | Use as animal bedding | 100 tonnes |
| 160103 | End-of-life tyres | Use as a weight on cover sheeting on agricultural premises or use as crash barriers | 40 tonnes |
| 150102 | Geotextile bags (flexible intermediate bulk containers) only | Use as reinforcement in construction | 100 bags |
| 020202 | Shellfish shells from which the soft tissue or flesh has been removed only | Use for ornamental purposes | 50 tonnes |
| 191205 | Crushed glass only | Use for ornamental purposes | 50 tonnes |
| 200127*, 200128, 080111*, 080112 | Paints (excluding specialist and industrial paints, wood preservatives, aerosol and spray paints, inks, adhesives and resins) | Use as paint | 1,000 litres |
| 190599 | Compost produced for the purposes of growing mushrooms only | Use in growing mushrooms | 1,000 tonnes |
| 170102, 170904 | Stones and bricks capable of being used in their existing state only | Use in construction of buildings, fencing, barriers, containment or similar above ground construction | 100 tonnes |
| 170201, 191207, 200138 | Non-hazardous wood including telegraph poles and railway sleepers | Use in construction of buildings, fencing, barriers, containment or similar above ground construction | 100 tonnes |
| 110105*, 110107*, 190902, 190903, 190906 | Aluminium hydroxide (A1OH) and ferric chloride (FeCl) and sludges/solutions from the treatment of water only | Use in treating waste water effluent and in water treating processes | 50 cubic metres |
| 100201, 100202, 170504, 191209 | Blast furnace slag and stones only | Use as filter media at waste water treatment works | 50,000 tonnes |
For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—
the total amount of waste used or stored at any one time does not exceed the quantity limit specified in the fourth column;
in relation to any relevant waste to which code 160103 applies (end-of-life tyres), within the quantity limit specified for that waste type, not more than 10 tonnes is stored together;
the waste is not treated or required to be treated prior to use; and
in relation to any relevant waste to which code 110105* (aluminium hydroxide),110107* (ferric chloride), 190902, 190903 or 190906 (sludges/solutions from the treatment of water) applies, the waste is stored—
with secondary containment, and
in a location with sealed drainage.