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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-13",
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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/13",
  "kind": "paragraph",
  "number": "13",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 6 –\n(a) the composting of food waste at the premises of a food business and of biodegradable waste identified by EWC Code in Column 1 of Table 6 and referred to in Column 2 of that Table;\n(b) the chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising such waste for the purpose of composting at the place where the composting activity is or is to be carried out;\n(c) screening waste which has been composted; and\n(d) the secure storage of compost and biodegradable waste referred to in sub-paragraph (1)(a) at the place where the composting activity is or is to be carried out.\n(2) The total quantity of waste treated or stored under sub-paragraph (1) at any one time shall not exceed 200 tonnes.\n(3) The secure storage of biodegradable waste which is to be composted in reliance upon sub-paragraph (1) at a place other than the place where such composting is or is to be carried on where –\n(a) the waste is stored for a period not exceeding 48 hours and is to be taken directly from the storage site to that place;\n(b) such storage is part of a scheme for the collection of waste from groups of premises; and\n(c) the total quantity of waste so stored does not exceed 10 tonnes.\n(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, “composting” means the autothermic and thermophilic biological decomposition and stabilisation of biodegradable waste under controlled conditions that are aerobic or anaerobic and results in a stable sanitised material that can be applied to land for the benefit of agriculture or ecological improvement.\nTable 6\nEWC Code\nTypes of waste\nLimitation\nWastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01)\n02 01 03\nPlant-tissue waste\n02 01 06\nAnimal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site\n02 01 07\nWaste from forestry\n02 01 99\nWaste not otherwise specified\nAnimal faeces, urine spoiled straw or manure not referred to in 02 01 06\n02 01 99\nWaste not otherwise specified\nSludge from washing buildings or yards used for keeping livestock\n02 01 99\nWaste not otherwise specified\nStraw, wood or paper-based bedding waste\n02 01 99\nWaste not otherwise specified\nslurry or dirty water from stables or livestock markets\nWastes 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 (02 03)\n02 03 01\nSludges from washing, cleaning, peeling, centrifuging and separation\n02 03 05\nSludges from on-site effluent treatment\nWastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture (03 01)\n03 01 01\nWaste bark and cork\n03 01 05\nShaving, cuttings, spoiled timber, particle board and veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04\nWastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03)\n03 03 01\nWaste bark and wood\nWastes from the textile industry (04 02)\n04 02 10\nOrganic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)\nPackaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (15 01)\n15 01 01\nPaper and cardboard packaging\n15 01 03\nWooden packaging\n15 01 09\nTextile packaging\nWood, glass and plastic (17 02)\n17 02 01\nWood\nSoil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05)\n17 05 04\nSoil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03\n17 05 06\nDredging spoil other than that mentioned in 17 05 05\nWastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes (19 05)\n19 05 03\nOff-specification compost\nTo consist only of biodegradable waste\nWastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified (19 08)\n19 08 12\nSludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11\n19 08 05\nSludges from other treatment of urban waste water\n19 08 14\nSludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13\nWastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use (19 09)\n19 09 01\nSolid waste from primary filtration and screenings\n19 09 02\nSludges from water clarification\nWastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (e.g. sorting, crushing, compacting, palletising) not otherwise specified (19 12)\n19 12 01\nPaper and cardboard\nseparately collected fractions of municipal waste( except 15 01 – packaging including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (20 01)\n20 01 01\nPaper and cardboard\n20 01 08\nBiodegradable kitchen and canteen waste\n20 01 10\nClothes\nBiodegradable materials only\n20 01 11\nTextiles\nBiodegradable materials only\n20 01 38\nWood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37\nGarden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20 02)\n20 02 01\nBiodegradable waste\nother municipal wastes (20 03)\n20 03 02\nWaste from markets\n20 03 03\nStreet-cleaning residues\n20 03 99\nMunicipal wastes not otherwise specified\nslurry or dirty water from stables, zoos or animal parks\n(5) For the purposes of this paragraph—\n“business” includes the undertaking of a canteen, club, school, hospital or institution, whether carried on for profit or not, and any undertaking or activity carried on by a district council;\n“food business” means an undertaking, whether for profit or not, and whether public or private, carrying out any activity related to the processing, distribution, preparation or sale of food.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 13(1)(a) inserted (14.2.2015) by The Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/14), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(i)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Sch. 2 Pt. 1 para. 13(5) inserted (14.2.2015) by The Food Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/14), regs. 1(1), 5(4)(a)(ii)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Sch. 2 para. 13 in operation at 19.12.2003, see reg. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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