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Schedule 2 SCHEDULES 3 AND 3A TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007F1

England and Wales Repealed

“SCHEDULE 3

Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

Paragraph 3(1) of Schedule 2

PART 1

Interpretation

Interpretation

1

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PART 2

Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)

CHAPTER 1

Use of waste

Introductory

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3

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Use of waste in construction

U1

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Use of baled end-of-life tyres in construction

U2

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Use of waste in the construction of entertainment or educational installations etc

U3

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Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance

U4

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Use of waste derived biodiesel as fuel

U5

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Use of sludge for the purposes of re-seeding a waste water treatment plant

U6

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Use of effluent to clean a highway gravel bed

U7

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Use of waste for a specified purpose

U8

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Use of waste to manufacture finished goods

U9

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Spreading waste on agricultural land to confer benefit

U10

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Spreading waste on non-agricultural land to confer benefit

U11

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Use of mulch

U12

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Spreading of plant matter to confer benefit

U13

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Incorporation of ash into soil

U14

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Pig and poultry ash

U15

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Use of depolluted end-of-life vehicles for vehicle parts

U16

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CHAPTER 2

Treatment of waste

Introductory

1

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2

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3

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Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste

T1

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Recovery of textiles

T2

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Treatment of waste metals and metal alloys by heating for the purposes of removing grease etc

T3

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Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)

T4

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Screening and blending of waste

T5

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Treatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising

T6

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Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size

T7

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Mechanical treatment of end-of-life tyres

T8

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Recovery of scrap metal

T9

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Sorting mixed waste

T10

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Repair or refurbishment of WEEE

T11

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Manual treatment of waste

T12

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Treatment of waste food

T13

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Crushing and emptying waste vehicle oil filters

T14

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Treatment of waste aerosol cans

T15

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Treatment of waste toner cartridges by sorting, dismantling, cleaning or refilling

T16

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Crushing waste fluorescent tubes

T17

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Dewatering using flocculants

T18

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Physical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel

T19

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Treatment of waste at a water treatment works

T20

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Recovery of waste at a waste water treatment works

T21

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Treatment of animal by-product waste at a collection centre

T22

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Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment

T23

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Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas

T24

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Anaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas

T25

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Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery

T26

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Treatment of sheep dip for disposal

T27

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Sorting and de-naturing of controlled drugs for disposal

T28

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Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal

T29

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Recovery of silver

T30

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Recovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids

T31

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Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter

T32

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Recovery of central heating oil by filtration

T33

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CHAPTER 3

Disposal of waste

Introductory

1

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2

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3

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Deposit of waste from dredging of inland waters

D1

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Deposit of waste from a railway sanitary convenience

D2

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Deposit of waste from a portable sanitary convenience

D3

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Deposit of agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health notice

D4

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Depositing samples of waste for the purposes of testing or analysing them

D5

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Disposal by incineration

D6

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Burning waste in the open

D7

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Burning waste at a port under a Plant Health notice

D8

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CHAPTER 4

Storage of waste other than at the place of production pending its recovery or reuse

Introductory

1

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2

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3

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Storage of waste in secure containers

S1

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Storage of waste in a secure place

S2

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Storage of sludge

S3

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SCHEDULE 3A

Descriptions and conditions: other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply

Regulation 68(1)

PART 1

General and interpretation

General and interpretation

1

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PART 2

Other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

Temporary storage at the place of production

1

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Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer

2

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Temporary storage at a collection point

3

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Regulations revoked (9.5.2024) by The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Revocation) Regulations 2024 (S.I. 2024/513), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 1