R. A. BACKHOUSE FARMS LIMITED

Organisation or operator: R. A. BACKHOUSE FARMS LIMITED
Register: Waste Exemptions
Registration reference: WEX458050
Site grid reference: SE 79237 23360
Environment Agency Operational Area: Yorkshire
Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

Exemptions

D1 — Depositing waste from dredging inland waters

Depositing dredging spoil (dredgings) on the banks of the waters it was dredged from and treating it by screening and removing water.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

D6 — Disposal by incineration

Disposing of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on your site, in an incinerator.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

D7 — Burning waste in the open

Burning plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

T32 — Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter

Treating non-hazardous pesticide washings in a biobed or biofilter. The treated washings can be re-used and the biobed material (biomix) can then be spread on land (under an exemption) for agricultural or ecological benefit.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

U1 — Use of waste in construction

Use of waste in construction using suitable waste rather than virgin raw material or material which has ceased to be waste - for example by complying with a Quality Protocol.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

U10 — Spreading waste to benefit agricultural land

Spreading specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials such as agricultural lime used to improve or maintain soil.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

U12 — Using mulch

Landscapers, farmers or growers spreading mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

U13 — Spreading plant matter to provide benefits

Spreading cut plants at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

Mixing ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from burnt crops and vegetation.

Registration date: 2025-06-17
Expiry date: 2028-06-16

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence