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

Screening and blending of waste (T5)5

1

The treatment of relevant waste by screening and blending it for the purposes of producing an aggregate or soil and associated prior treatment.

2

The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes

Waste types

010408

Waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 010407

010409

Waste sand and clays

020202

Shellfish shells from which the soft tissue or flesh has been removed only

030101

Untreated waste bark and cork only

030301

Untreated waste bark and wood

100101

Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 100104)

100115

Bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 100114

170101

Concrete

170102

Bricks

170103

Tiles and ceramics

170107

Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 170106

170201

Untreated wood only

170302

Bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 170301

170504

Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 170503

170506

Dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 170505

170508

Track ballast other than those mentioned in 170507

190599

Compost produced pursuant to a treatment described in paragraphs T23 or T26 only

191205

Glass

191209

Aggregates only

191212

Gypsum recovered from construction materials only

191302

Solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 191301

191304

Sludges from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 191303

200202

Soil and stones

3

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

a

in relation to any relevant waste to which code 170302 (bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 170301) applies where the treatment is for the purpose of manufacturing roadstone, the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 3-year period does not exceed 50,000 tonnes,

b

in relation to relevant waste not covered by paragraph (a), the total quantity of waste treated or stored over any 3-year period does not exceed 5,000 tonnes,

c

no waste is stored for longer than 12 months, and

d

the treatment is carried on at the place—

i

of production, or

ii

where the treated waste is to be used.

4

In this paragraph, “associated prior treatment” means crushing relevant waste for the purposes of screening or blending it but does not include crushing of any relevant waste which falls within Part B of Section 3.5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 or within paragraph T7.