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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-12",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2003/493",
  "legislation_title": "The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003",
  "path": "schedule/2/paragraph/12",
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  "number": "12",
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  "text": "(1) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3), carrying on at any place, in respect of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 5 and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table, any of the activities specified in Column 3 of that Table in relation to that type of waste where the activity is carried on with a view to the recovery or re-use of the waste (whether or not by the person carrying on the activity specified in that Table).\n(2) Subject to the conditions specified in sub-paragraph (3), the storage of waste of a type identified by the six-digit EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 5A and referred to by the corresponding waste description in Column 2 of that Table if the waste is to be reused or used for the purpose of—\n(a) an activity specified in Column 3 of Table 5; or\n(b) any other recovery operation.\n(3) The specified conditions are that—\n(a) the total volume of each type of waste on site at any one time does not exceed the limits specified in Column 5 of Table 5 and Column 4 of Table 5A in relation to that type of waste;\n(b) the combined total volume of all wastes on site at any one time does not exceed 100m3 (whether before, during or after processing);\n(c) the waste arrives at the place where the activity is carried on unmixed with any other type of waste;\n(d) each type of waste is treated and stored separately;\n(e) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months;\n(f) the site has, and is operated in accordance with, planning permission, where such permission is required; and\n(g) the activity complies with the additional specified conditions in Column 4 of Table 5 and Column 3 of Table 5A.\nTable 5\nSix-digit EWC Code\nWaste description\nActivities\nAdditional specified conditions\nLimit (at any one time)\nPaper and cardboard\nBaling, sorting or shredding\n100m3\n03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing\n03 03 07\nmechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard\n03 03 08\nwastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 01\npaper and cardboard packaging\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 01\npaper and cardboard\nTextiles\nBaling, sorting or shredding\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 09\ntextile packaging\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 10\nclothes\n20 01 11\ntextiles\nPlastic\nBaling, sorting, shredding, densifying or washing\nWhere the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat.\n02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing\n02 01 04\nwaste plastics (except packaging)\n07 02 waste from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres\n07 02 13\nwaste plastic\n12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics\n12 01 05\nplastics shavings and turnings\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 02\nplastic packaging\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 19\nplastic\n17 02 wood, glass and plastic\n17 02 03\nplastic\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 39\nplastics\nGlass\nSorting, crushing or washing\n10 11 wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products\n10 11 12\nwaste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 07\nglass packaging\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 20\nglass\n17 02 wood, glass and plastic\n17 02 02\nglass\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 02\nglass\nSteel cans, aluminium cans, aluminium foil\nSorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling\nWhere the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 04\nmetallic packaging\nFood or drink cartons\nSorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling\nWhere the treatment involves pulverising waste, the treatment is carried on in an enclosed building.\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 01\npaper and cardboard packaging\n15 01 02\nplastic packaging\n15 01 03\nwooden packaging\n15 01 05\ncomposite packaging\n15 01 06\nmixed packaging\n15 01 07\nglass packaging\n15 01 09\ntextile packaging\nEnd-of-life vehicles and non-hazardous components\nDismantling for use as vehicle parts\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 06\nend-of-life vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components\nThe operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.\nFor the purposes of this paragraph and in relation to an end-of-life vehicle, “depolluted” means that the vehicle has been subjected to all of the operations described in paragraph 3 of Annex 1 to the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive.\n5 vehicles\n16 01 22\ncomponents not otherwise specified\nThe operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.\n5m3\nTable 5A\nSix-digit EWC Code\nWaste description\nAdditional specified conditions\nLimit (at any one time)\nPaper and cardboard\nThe waste is stored in a baled form, in an enclosed building or container.\n100m3\n03 03 wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing\n03 03 07\nmechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard\n03 03 08\nwastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 01\npaper and cardboard packaging\n19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified\n19 12 01\npaper and cardboard\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 01\npaper and cardboard\nTextiles\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 09\ntextile packaging\n19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified\n19 12 08\ntextiles\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 10\nclothes\n20 01 11\ntextiles\nPlastic\n02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing\n02 01 04\nwaste plastics (except packaging)\n07 02 waste from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres\n07 02 13\nwaste plastic\n12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics\n12 01 05\nplastics shavings and turnings\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 02\nplastic packaging\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 19\nplastic\n17 02 wood, glass and plastic\n17 02 03\nplastic\n19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified\n19 12 04\nplastic and rubber\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 39\nplastics\nGlass\n10 11 wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products\n10 11 12\nwaste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 07\nglass packaging\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 20\nglass\n17 02 wood, glass and plastic\n17 02 02\nglass\n19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified\n19 12 05\nglass\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 02\nglass\nSteel cans, aluminium cans, aluminium foil\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 04\nmetallic packaging\nFood or drink cartons\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 01\npaper and cardboard packaging\n15 01 02\nplastic packaging\n15 01 03\nwooden packaging\n15 01 05\ncomposite packaging\n15 01 06\nmixed packaging\n15 01 07\nglass packaging\n15 01 09\ntextile packaging\nWaste articles which are to be used for construction work which are capable of being so used in their existing state\n17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics\n17 01 02\nbricks\n17 01 03\ntiles and ceramics\n17 01 07\nmixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06\n17 02 wood, glass and plastic\n17 02 01\nwood\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 38\nwood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37\nMetal\n02 01 wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing\n02 01 10\nwaste metal\n12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics\n12 01 01\nferrous metal filings and turnings\n12 01 02\nferrous metal dust and particles\n12 01 03\nnon-ferrous metal filings and turnings\n12 01 04\nnon-ferrous metal dust and particles\n15 01 packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)\n15 01 04\nmetallic packaging\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 17\nferrous metal\n16 01 18\nnon-ferrous metal\n17 04 metals (including their alloys)\n17 04 01\ncopper, bronze, brass\n17 04 02\naluminium\n17 04 03\nlead\n17 04 04\nzinc\n17 04 05\niron and steel\n17 04 06\ntin\n17 04 07\nmixed metals\n17 04 11\ncables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10\n19 01 wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste\n19 01 02\nferrous materials removed from bottom ash\n19 10 wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes\n19 10 01\niron and steel waste\n19 10 02\nnon-ferrous waste\n19 12 wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified\n19 12 02\nferrous metal\n19 12 03\nnon-ferrous metal\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 40\nmetals\nSolvents\nThe waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.\n5m3\n02 03 wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation\n02 03 03\nwastes from solvent extraction\n08 04 wastes from MFSU of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products)\n08 04 09*\nwaste adhesives and sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous substances\n09 01 wastes from the photographic industry\n09 01 03*\nsolvent-based developer solutions\n14 06 waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants\n14 06 02*\nother halogenated solvents and solvent mixtures\n14 06 03*\nother solvents and solvent mixtures\n20 01 separately collected fractions (except 15 01)\n20 01 27*\npaint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substances\nRefrigerants\nThe waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.\nFor the purposes of this paragraph, “refrigerants” means dichlorodifluoromethane, chlorotrifluoromethane, dichlorotetrafluoroethane, chloropentafluoroethane, bromotrifluoromethane, chlorodifluoromethane, chlorotetrafluoroethane, trifluoromethane, difluoromethane, pentafluoroethane, tetrafluoroethane, chlorodifluoroethane, difluoroethane, trichlorofluoromethane, trichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorotrifluoroethane, dichlorofluoroethane and mixtures containing any of those substances.\n20m3\n14 06 waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants\n14 06 01*\nchlorofluorocarbons, HCFC, HFC\n14 06 02*\nother halogenated solvents and solvent mixtures\nOils\nThe waste is stored on an impermeable pavement.\n3m3\n13 01 waste hydraulic oils\n13 01 04*\nchlorinated emulsions\n13 01 05*\nnon-chlorinated emulsions\n13 01 09*\nmineral-based chlorinated hydraulic oils\n13 01 10*\nmineral-based non-chlorinated hydraulic oils\n13 01 11*\nsynthetic hydraulic oils\n13 01 12*\nreadily biodegradable hydraulic oils\n13 01 13*\nother hydraulic oils\n13 02 waste engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 02 04*\nmineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 02 05*\nmineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 02 06*\nsynthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 02 07*\nreadily biodegradable engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 02 08*\nother engine, gear and lubricating oils\n13 03 waste insulating and heat transmission oils\n13 03 06*\nmineral-based chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils other than those mentioned in 13 03 01\n13 03 07*\nmineral-based non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils\n13 03 08*\nsynthetic insulating and heat transmission oils\n13 03 09*\nreadily biodegradable insulating and heat transmission oils\n13 03 10*\nother insulating and heat transmission oils\nEnd-of-life vehicles and non-hazardous components\n16 01 end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)\n16 01 06\nend-of-life vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components\nThe operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.\nFor the purposes of this paragraph and in relation to an end-of-life vehicle, “depolluted” means that the vehicle has been subjected to all of the operations described in paragraph 3 of Annex 1 to the End-of-Life Vehicles Directive.\n5 vehicles\n16 01 22\nComponents not otherwise specified\nThe operation is for the purposes of the reuse or recovery of the waste.\n5m3",
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  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 12 substituted (5.9.2016) by The Waste Management Licensing (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/96), regs. 1, 3(2)"
    }
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