Usually any waste treatment, recovery or disposal operation needs to be authorised by a permit. A waste exemption is a very specific type of low risk waste handling operation that does not require a permit. Most exemptions need to be registered, on the 6 April 2010 new regulations came into force that completely changed the waste exemption system. Waste exemptions registered under the old system are transferring across to the new system over a period of between 18 months to three-and-a-half years.
Organisations who currently have an exemption registered, needed to apply for a new permit or one of the new exemptions, this month this includes activities such as
- Storage and composting of biodegradable waste
- Construction and soil materials
- Preparatory treatment of waste plant matter
For more information visit
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/business/topics/permitting/130158.aspx
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