The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 No. 1154

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

PART 5 E+W Other waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer E+W

3.—(1) The temporary storage of any waste, pending its collection, at a place controlled by the producer of the waste.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the conditions are—

(a) the producer has control over the waste and the storage place,

(b) the waste does not contain or consist of—

(i) unbonded asbestos, or

(ii) any substance with a flash point of less than 21 degrees Celsius,

(c) the operation is not carried on in the course of providing a waste management service to another person,

(d) the waste is stored in a secure place,

(e) where more than one type of waste is stored, the types are not mixed,

(f) no waste is stored for longer than 3 months,

(g) in relation to non-liquid waste, the total quantity stored at any one time does not exceed 50 cubic metres, and

(h) in relation to liquid waste—

(i) the total quantity stored at any one time does not exceed 1,000 litres, and

(ii) the waste is stored in a container with secondary containment.