# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010, Paragraph 2: Storage of waste in a secure place (S2)


(1) The storage of relevant waste in a secure place for the purposes of its recovery elsewhere.
(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph and the quantity limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3) is set out below.
Codes
Waste types
Storage limit (at any one time)
Period
Additional specific conditions
161002
Aqueous paint related waste only
1,000 litres
6 months
A, C
160601*, 160602*,
160603*, 160604,
160605, 200133*,
200134
Batteries
10 tonnes
6 months
A, B
150104, 200140
Cans and foil only
500 tonnes
12 months
140601*
CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs
18 tonnes
6 months
A, C
170101, 170102,
170103,170107,
170202, 170203, 170401 to 170407, 170504, 170604, 170802
Construction and demolition waste capable of being used in its existing state (non hazardous) only
100 tonnes
12 months
200125
Edible oil and fat only
5,000 tonnes
12 months
A, C
100207*
Electric arc furnace dust only
2,500 tonnes
3 months
D, E, F
020104
Farm plastics (non packaging) only
500 tonnes
12 months
D
070213, 150101, 150102, 150105,
200139
Food and drink cartons only
500 tonnes
12 months
101112, 150107, 160120, 170202, 191205, 200102
Glass
5,000 tonnes
12 months
B
020102
Mammalian protein only
60,000 tonnes
12 months
D
020202
Mammalian tallow only
45,000 tonnes
12 months
D
200307
Mattresses only
5 tonnes
3 months
D
010408, 191209
Marble chips only
5,000 tonnes
12 months
020304
Olive pulp/pellet only
5,000 tonnes
3 months
B, C, E
200127*, 200128, 080111*, 080112
Paints (excluding specialist and industrial paints, wood preservatives, aerosol and spray paints, inks, adhesives and resins) pending reuse as paints only
10,000 litres
6 months
A, C
150101, 191201, 200101, 030308, 030307
Paper and cardboard (excluding food and drink cartons) only
15,000 tonnes
12 months
J, K
090107, 090108
Photographic films and papers
50 tonnes
12 months
J
070213, 120105, 150102, 160119, 191204, 200139
Plastic
500 tonnes
12 months
100101
Poultry litter ash only
3,000 tonnes
12 months
D, E
080318, 150102,
160216, 200139
Printer cartridges only
5,000 units
6 months
D
170301*, 170302, 170504
Road planings, waste road chippings, road sub-base only
500 tonnes
12 months
020110, 160117, 160118, 191203, 170401, 170402, 170403, 170404, 170405, 170406, 170407, 191202, 170411
Scrap metal
15,000 tonnes
6 months
B, E
090110, 090111*, 090112
Single use cameras
400 cubic metres
6 months
020401, 020399
Soils from cleaning fruit and vegetables only
100 tonnes
6 months
100316, 100405*, 100504, 100511, 100604, 100811, 100899
Solder metal, skimmings, ashes and residues
100 tonnes
3 months
G
140602*, 140603*, 200113*
Solvents and solvent mixtures
5 cubic metres
6 months
A, C
100101, 100102, 100105, 100115
Synthetic gypsum and pulverised fuel ash only
2,500 tonnes
3 months
D, E, F
040222, 150109, 191208, 200110, 200111
Textiles and clothes
1,000 tonnes
12 months
160103, 191204
Tyres, tyre chip and crumb
40 tonnes
3 months
H
110113*, 120301*, 160708*
Waste cleaning solution containing 2% sodium metasilicate and 1-2% waste oil only
3 tonnes
3 months
A, C
160211*,160213*, 160214, 160216, 200121*, 200123*, 200135*, 200136
WEEE
400 cubic metres
6 months
I
030301, 150102,
150103, 200138
Wine bottle corks only
500 tonnes
12 months
030105, 170201, 170204*,191206*, 191207, 200137*, 200138
Wood including telegraph poles and railway sleepers (hazardous and non hazardous)
100 tonnes
12 months
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—
(a) the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the third column of the table in sub-paragraph (2);
(b) no waste is stored for longer than the period specified in the fourth column of the table;
(c) each type of waste is stored separately; and
(d) the operation complies with such of the following additional conditions as are specified in the fifth column of the table—
A
the waste is stored in a container,
B
the storage place has sealed drainage,
C
the waste is stored with secondary containment,
D
the waste is stored indoors,
E
the waste is stored at a dock prior to being exported or after being imported,
F
the waste must arrive at the storage place in bags and must be stored there in bags or in drums,
G
the waste is stored in bags or in drums,
H
the total quantity of waste stored together does not exceed 10 tonnes,
I
the requirements in paragraph 1 of Annex III to the WEEE Directive must be complied with,
J
the waste is stored in a baled form, in a container or indoors,
K
within the quantity limit specified in the third column of the table and notwithstanding additional specific condition J, up to 1,000 tonnes may be stored outdoors so long as it is stored in an enclosure designed and maintained to prevent the escape of litter.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2010/9780111491423/schedule/3/part/1/chapter/5/crossheading/descriptions-and-specific-conditions/paragraph/2 (the official version)
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