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

Treatment of waste bricks, tiles and concrete by crushing, grinding or reducing in size (T7)7

1

The treatment of relevant waste by crushing, grinding or reducing it in size but not including any treatment activity covered by paragraph (c) in Part B of Section 3.5 of Part 2 of Schedule 1.

2

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

Codes

Waste types

170101

Concrete

170102

Bricks

170103

Tiles and ceramics

170107

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

3

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

a

the total quantity of waste treated over any period of 1 hour does not exceed 20 tonnes,

b

the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed 200 tonnes,

c

the waste is stored in a secure place prior to treatment,

d

the treatment is carried on—

i

at the place of production, or

ii

at the place where the treated waste is to be used, and

e

the operation does not result in the release into the air of a substance listed in paragraph 6(3) of Part 1 of Schedule 1 except in a quantity which is so trivial that it is incapable of causing pollution or its capacity to cause pollution is insignificant.