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 5Storage of waste other than at the place of production pending its recovery or re-use

SECTION 2Storage of waste

Storage of waste in secure containers (S1)1

1

The storage of relevant waste at a place in a secure container or containers for the purposes of its recovery elsewhere.

2

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

Codes

Waste types

Storage limit (at any one time)

130109* to 130113*

Waste oils

3 cubic metres

130204* to 130208*

130401* to 130403*

130701*

150101, 200101

Cartons

400 cubic metres

150102, 200139

Plastics and plastic packaging

400 cubic metres

150104, 200140

Cans and foil only

400 cubic metres

150101, 200101

Paper and cardboard

400 cubic metres

150107, 200102

Glass

400 cubic metres

150109, 200110, 200111

Textiles and clothes

400 cubic metres

150202*

Absorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified) wiping cloths, protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances

3 cubic metres

150203

Absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing other than those mentioned in 150202

3 cubic metres

160107*

Oil filters

3 cubic metres

3

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

a

the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the third column in the table in sub-paragraph (2),

b

the total quantity of storage containers at the storage place at any one time does not exceed 20,

c

no waste is stored for longer than 12 months,

d

the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or containers or has the consent of the owner,

e

in respect of any waste oils and waste to which code 160107* (oil filters) applies, the waste is stored with secondary containment, and

f

each waste type is stored separately.

Storage of waste in a secure place (S2)2

1

The storage of relevant waste in a secure place for the purposes of its recovery elsewhere.

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

Storage limit (at any one time)

Period

Additional specific conditions

161002

Aqueous paint related waste only

1,000 litres

6 months

A, C

160601*, 160602*, 160603*, 160604, 160605, 200133*, 200134

Batteries

10 tonnes

6 months

A, B

150104, 200140

Cans and foil only

500 tonnes

12 months

140601*

CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs

18 tonnes

6 months

A, C

170101, 170102, 170103, 170107, 170202, 170203, 170401 to 170407, 170504, 170604, 170802

Construction and demolition waste capable of being used in its existing state (non-hazardous) only

100 tonnes

12 months

200125

Edible oil and fat only

5,000 tonnes

12 months

A, C

100207*

Electric arc furnace dust only

2,500 tonnes

3 months

D, E, F

020104

Farm plastics (non-packaging) only

500 tonnes

12 months

D

070213, 150101, 150102, 150105, 200139

Food and drink cartons only

500 tonnes

12 months

101112, 150107, 160120, 170202, 191205, 200102

Glass

5,000 tonnes

12 months

B

020102

Mammalian protein only

60,000 tonnes

12 months

D

020202

Mammalian tallow only

45,000 tonnes

12 months

D

200307

Mattresses only

5 tonnes

3 months

D

010408, 191209

Marble chips only

5,000 tonnes

12 months

020304

Olive pulp/pellet only

5,000 tonnes

3 months

B, C, E

200127*, 200128, 080111*, 080112

Paints (excluding specialist and industrial paints, wood preservatives, aerosol and spray paints, inks, adhesives and resins) pending re-use as paints only

10,000 litres

6 months

A, C

150101, 191201, 200101, 030308, 030307

Paper and cardboard (excluding food and drink cartons) only

15,000 tonnes

12 months

J, K

090107, 090108

Photographic films and papers

50 tonnes

12 months

J

070213, 120105, 150102, 160119, 191204, 200139

Plastic

500 tonnes

12 months

100101

Poultry litter ash only

3,000 tonnes

12 months

D, E

080318, 150102, 160216, 200139

Printer cartridges only

5,000 units

6 months

D

170301*, 170302, 170504

Road planings, waste road chippings, road sub-base only

500 tonnes

12 months

020110, 160117, 160118, 191203, 170401, 170402, 170403, 170404, 170405, 170406, 170407, 191202, 170411

Scrap metal

15,000 tonnes

6 months

B, E

090110, 090111*, 090112

Single use cameras

400 cubic metres

6 months

020401, 020399

Soils from cleaning fruit and vegetables only

100 tonnes

6 months

100316, 100405*, 100504, 100511, 100604, 100811, 100899

Solder metal, skimmings, ashes and residues

100 tonnes

3 months

G

140602*, 140603*, 200113*

Solvents and solvent mixtures

5 cubic metres

6 months

A, C

100101, 100102, 100105, 100115

Synthetic gypsum and pulverised fuel ash only

2,500 tonnes

3 months

D, E, F

040222, 150109, 191208, 200110, 200111

Textiles and clothes

1,000 tonnes

12 months

160103, 191204

Tyres, tyre chip and crumb

40 tonnes

3 months

H

110113*, 120301*, 160708*

Waste cleaning solution containing 2% sodium metasilicate and 1-2% waste oil only

3 tonnes

3 months

A, C

160211*,160213*, 160214, 160216, 200121*, 200123*, 200135*, 200136

WEEE

400 cubic metres

6 months

I

030301, 150102, 150103, 200138

Wine bottle corks only

500 tonnes

12 months

030105, 170201, 170204*,191206*, 191207, 200137*, 200138

Wood including telegraph poles and railway sleepers (hazardous and non-hazardous)

100 tonnes

12 months

030105, 170201, 170204*, 191206*, 191207, 200137*, 200138

3

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

a

the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the third column of the table in sub-paragraph (2),

b

no waste is stored for longer than the period specified in the fourth column of the table,

c

each type of waste is stored separately, and

d

the operation complies with such of the following additional conditions as are specified in the fifth column of the table—

A

the waste is stored in a container;

B

the storage place has sealed drainage;

C

the waste is stored with secondary containment;

D

the waste is stored indoors;

E

the waste is stored at a dock prior to being exported or after being imported;

F

the waste must arrive at the storage place in bags and must be stored there in bags or in drums;

G

the waste is stored in bags or in drums;

H

the total quantity of waste stored together does not exceed 10 tonnes;

I

the waste is stored in accordance with the requirements in paragraph 1 of Annex VIII to the WEEE Directive;

J

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

K

within the quantity limit specified in the third column of the table and notwithstanding additional specific condition J, 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.

Storage of sludge (S3)3

1

The storage of relevant waste.

2

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

Codes

Waste types

190805

Residual sludge from sewage plants treating domestic or urban waste waters and from other sewage plants treating waste waters of a composition similar to domestic and urban waste waters only

200304

Residual sludge from septic tanks and other similar installations for the treatment of sewage only

3

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

a

the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed 1,250 tonnes,

b

no waste is stored for longer than 12 months,

c

the waste is stored in a secure location at the place where it is to be used,

d

the waste is stored at least—

i

10 metres from any watercourse;

ii

50 metres from any spring or well, or from any borehole not used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

iii

250 metres from any borehole used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

e

no waste is stored—

i

within a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

ii

within 0.3 metres of the top of an open storage container or within 0.75 metres of the top of an earthbank tank or lagoon, and

f

after storage, the waste is to be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 M1.