SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions (specific and general)

CHAPTER 3Treatment of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste (T1)1

1

The treatment of relevant waste by cleaning, washing, spraying or coating it, subject to sub-paragraph (4).

2

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

Codes

Waste types

150105

Composite packaging

160120, 150107, 170202, 191205, 200102

Glass

150101

Paper and cardboard packaging

020104, 070213, 150102, 160119, 170203, 200139

Plastic

150109

Textile packaging

3

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

a

the total quantity of waste treated over any 7-day period does not exceed 300 tonnes;

b

subject to paragraph (e), the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed 300 tonnes;

c

the waste is stored and treated in a location with sealed drainage;

d

no waste is stored for longer than 3 months prior to treatment;

e

where the waste consists of containers that have been used to contain a dangerous substance, the total quantity of waste stored does not exceed 1 tonne over any 7-day period; and

f

the waste is not contaminated by more than 1% of its original volume prior to treatment.

4

The description in sub-paragraph (1) does not include cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of any relevant waste if this falls within Part B of section 6.4 of Part 2 of Schedule 1.

5

In this paragraph, “dangerous substance” has the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Chemicals (Hazard Information and Packaging for Supply) Regulations 2009 M1.

6

References in this paragraph to quantity limits by weight include the weight of any contamination.