# The Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, Paragraph 13 Extent: N.I. (1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph and any limitation set down in Column 3 of Table 6 – (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; (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; (c) screening waste which has been composted; and (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. (2) The total quantity of waste treated or stored under sub-paragraph (1) at any one time shall not exceed 200 tonnes. (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 – (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; (b) such storage is part of a scheme for the collection of waste from groups of premises; and (c) the total quantity of waste so stored does not exceed 10 tonnes. (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. Table 6 EWC Code Types of waste Limitation Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing (02 01) 02 01 03 Plant-tissue waste 02 01 06 Animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site 02 01 07 Waste from forestry 02 01 99 Waste not otherwise specified Animal faeces, urine spoiled straw or manure not referred to in 02 01 06 02 01 99 Waste not otherwise specified Sludge from washing buildings or yards used for keeping livestock 02 01 99 Waste not otherwise specified Straw, wood or paper-based bedding waste 02 01 99 Waste not otherwise specified slurry or dirty water from stables or livestock markets 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 (02 03) 02 03 01 Sludges from washing, cleaning, peeling, centrifuging and separation 02 03 05 Sludges from on-site effluent treatment Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture (03 01) 03 01 01 Waste bark and cork 03 01 05 Shaving, cuttings, spoiled timber, particle board and veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04 Wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing (03 03) 03 03 01 Waste bark and wood Wastes from the textile industry (04 02) 04 02 10 Organic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax) Packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (15 01) 15 01 01 Paper and cardboard packaging 15 01 03 Wooden packaging 15 01 09 Textile packaging Wood, glass and plastic (17 02) 17 02 01 Wood Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil (17 05) 17 05 04 Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03 17 05 06 Dredging spoil other than that mentioned in 17 05 05 Wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes (19 05) 19 05 03 Off-specification compost To consist only of biodegradable waste Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified (19 08) 19 08 12 Sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11 19 08 05 Sludges from other treatment of urban waste water 19 08 14 Sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13 Wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use (19 09) 19 09 01 Solid waste from primary filtration and screenings 19 09 02 Sludges from water clarification Wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (e.g. sorting, crushing, compacting, palletising) not otherwise specified (19 12) 19 12 01 Paper and cardboard separately collected fractions of municipal waste( except 15 01 – packaging including separately collected municipal packaging waste) (20 01) 20 01 01 Paper and cardboard 20 01 08 Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste 20 01 10 Clothes Biodegradable materials only 20 01 11 Textiles Biodegradable materials only 20 01 38 Wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37 Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) (20 02) 20 02 01 Biodegradable waste other municipal wastes (20 03) 20 03 02 Waste from markets 20 03 03 Street-cleaning residues 20 03 99 Municipal wastes not otherwise specified slurry or dirty water from stables, zoos or animal parks (5) For the purposes of this paragraph— “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; “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. --- Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2003/493/schedule/2/paragraph/13 (the official version) Page: https://openlegislation.uk/waste-management-licensing-regulations-northern-ireland-2003/schedule-2/paragraph-13 Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. 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