# The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016, Paragraph 9: Use of waste to manufacture finished goods (U9)


(1) The use of relevant waste to manufacture finished goods.
(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph and the quantity limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(a) is set out below.
Codes
Waste types
Quantity limit (at any one time)
Additional specific conditions
100101, 100102
Ash only
500 tonnes
A
101208
Ceramics
100 tonnes
A
101112, 150107, 191205, 200102
Glass
5,000 tonnes
A
100105
Gypsum only
500 tonnes
A
200199
Lion faeces only
5 tonnes
B
120101, 120103, 150104, 160117, 160118, 191001, 191002, 191202, 191203, 200140
Metals
500 tonnes
A
150101, 191201, 200101
Paper and cardboard
15,000 tonnes
C, D
070213, 120105, 150102, 191204, 200139
Plastics
500 tonnes
E
191204
Rubber only
30 tonnes
E, F
040221, 040222, 150109, 191208, 200110, 200111
Textiles
1,000 tonnes
B
030105, 030301, 150103, 191207, 200138
Wood, bark, cork, sawdust, shavings, cuttings, particle board
100 tonnes
B
(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—
(a) the total quantity of waste used or stored at any one time does not exceed the quantity limit specified in the third column of the table in sub-paragraph (2),
(b) the waste is stored in a secure location at the place where the manufacturing is carried on,
(c) the operation does not involve any activity falling within a description in Part A(1) or Part A(2) of Part 2 of Schedule 1, and
(d) the operation complies with such of the following additional specific conditions as are specified in the fourth column of the table—
A
the waste is stored at a location with sealed drainage;
B
the waste is stored indoors or in a secure container;
C
the waste is stored in a baled form, in a container or indoors;
D
within the quantity limit specified in the third column of the table and notwithstanding additional specific condition C, 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;
E
the waste is not subject to heat treatment;
F
the total quantity of waste stored together does not exceed 10 tonnes.
(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, “finished goods” means goods that are ready for use by an end consumer without any further processing.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2016/9780111150184/schedule/3/part/1/chapter/2/crossheading/descriptions-and-specific-conditions/paragraph/9 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-regulations-2016/schedule-3/part-1/chapter-2/crossheading-descriptions-and-specific-conditions/paragraph-9
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