{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/schedule-2",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked/schedule-2.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2009/3381",
  "legislation_title": "The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2009 (revoked)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/environmental-permitting-england-and-wales-amendment-no-2-regulations-2009-revoked",
  "path": "schedule/2",
  "kind": "schedule",
  "number": "2",
  "heading": "SCHEDULES 3 AND 3A TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERMITTING (ENGLAND AND WALES) REGULATIONS 2007",
  "text": "“SCHEDULE 3\nExempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions\nParagraph 3(1) of Schedule 2\nPART 1\nInterpretation\nInterpretation\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPART 2\nExempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)\nCHAPTER 1\nUse of waste\nIntroductory\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of waste in construction\nU1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of baled end-of-life tyres in construction\nU2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of waste in the construction of entertainment or educational installations etc\nU3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nBurning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance\nU4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of waste derived biodiesel as fuel\nU5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of sludge for the purposes of re-seeding a waste water treatment plant\nU6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of effluent to clean a highway gravel bed\nU7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of waste for a specified purpose\nU8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of waste to manufacture finished goods\nU9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSpreading waste on agricultural land to confer benefit\nU10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSpreading waste on non-agricultural land to confer benefit\nU11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of mulch\nU12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSpreading of plant matter to confer benefit\nU13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nIncorporation of ash into soil\nU14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPig and poultry ash\nU15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nUse of depolluted end-of-life vehicles for vehicle parts\nU16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCHAPTER 2\nTreatment of waste\nIntroductory\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste\nT1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of textiles\nT2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste metals and metal alloys by heating for the purposes of removing grease etc\nT3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPreparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)\nT4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nScreening and blending of waste\nT5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising\nT6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size\nT7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nMechanical treatment of end-of-life tyres\nT8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of scrap metal\nT9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSorting mixed waste\nT10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRepair or refurbishment of WEEE\nT11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nManual treatment of waste\nT12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste food\nT13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCrushing and emptying waste vehicle oil filters\nT14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste aerosol cans\nT15 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste toner cartridges by sorting, dismantling, cleaning or refilling\nT16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCrushing waste fluorescent tubes\nT17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDewatering using flocculants\nT18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPhysical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel\nT19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste at a water treatment works\nT20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of waste at a waste water treatment works\nT21 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of animal by-product waste at a collection centre\nT22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAerobic composting and associated prior treatment\nT23 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAnaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas\nT24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nAnaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning of resultant biogas\nT25 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of kitchen waste in a wormery\nT26 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of sheep dip for disposal\nT27 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSorting and de-naturing of controlled drugs for disposal\nT28 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal\nT29 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of silver\nT30 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids\nT31 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTreatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter\nT32 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nRecovery of central heating oil by filtration\nT33 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCHAPTER 3\nDisposal of waste\nIntroductory\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDeposit of waste from dredging of inland waters\nD1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDeposit of waste from a railway sanitary convenience\nD2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDeposit of waste from a portable sanitary convenience\nD3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDeposit of agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health notice\nD4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDepositing samples of waste for the purposes of testing or analysing them\nD5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nDisposal by incineration\nD6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nBurning waste in the open\nD7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nBurning waste at a port under a Plant Health notice\nD8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nCHAPTER 4\nStorage of waste other than at the place of production pending its recovery or reuse\nIntroductory\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nStorage of waste in secure containers\nS1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nStorage of waste in a secure place\nS2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nStorage of sludge\nS3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nSCHEDULE 3A\nDescriptions and conditions: other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply\nRegulation 68(1)\nPART 1\nGeneral and interpretation\nGeneral and interpretation\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nPART 2\nOther waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions\nTemporary storage at the place of production\n1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTemporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer\n2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\nTemporary storage at a collection point\n3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .”",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": "repealed",
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "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"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2009/3381/schedule/2",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T02:57:35.932725+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}