SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

CHAPTER 3Treatment of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc.) (T4)4

1

The treatment of relevant waste by baling, sorting, shredding, pulverising, densifying, crushing or compacting it.

2

The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph and the quantity limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3) is set out below.

Codes

Waste types

Treatment limit (over 7 days)

Storage limit (at any one time)

150104, 200140

Cans and foils only

100 tonnes where treatment is carried on outdoors

500 tonnes

500 tonnes where treatment is carried on indoors

070213, 150102, 150105

Food and drink cartons only

100 tonnes where treatment is carried on outdoors

500 tonnes

3,000 tonnes where treatment is carried on indoors

150107, 160120, 170202, 191205, 200102

Glass

5,000 tonnes

5,000 tonnes

030308, 030307, 150101, 191201, 200101

Paper and cardboard (excluding food and drink cartons)

500 tonnes where treatment is carried on outdoors

15,000 tonnes

3,000 tonnes where treatment is carried on indoors

020104, 070213, 120105, 150102, 160119, 170203, 191204, 200139

Plastic

100 tonnes where treatment is carried on outdoors

500 tonnes

3000 tonnes where treatment is carried on indoors

040222, 150109, 191208, 200110, 200111

Textiles and clothes

1,000 tonnes where treatment is carried on outdoors

1,000 tonnes

3,000 tonnes where treatment is carried on indoors

3

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

a

subject to paragraph (d), the total quantity of waste treated over any 7-day period does not exceed the limit specified in the third column of the table in sub-paragraph (2),

b

the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the fourth column of the table,

c

no waste is stored for longer than 12 months,

d

where the treatment involves pulverising waste—

i

the total quantity of waste treated over any 7-day period does not exceed 5 tonnes;

ii

the treatment is carried on indoors,

e

where the treatment involves densifying waste, the treatment does not involve the application of heat,

f

the treatment and storage are carried on in a secure place,

g

the waste arrives at the place where the operation is carried on unmixed with any other type of waste,

h

the waste is treated and stored in an unmixed state, and

i

in relation to relevant waste to which any one of codes 030308, 030307, 150101, 191201, 200101 (paper and cardboard) applies—

i

the waste is stored in a baled form, in a container or indoors;

ii

within the storage limit specified in the fourth column of the table, up to 1,000 tonnes may be stored outdoors so long as it is stored in an enclosure designed and maintained to prevent the escape of litter.