R smith

Organisation or operator: R smith
Register: Waste Exemptions
Registration reference: WEX390738
Site grid reference: SX 74744 57392
Environment Agency Operational Area: Devon Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

Exemptions

D6 — Disposal by incineration

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

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

T1 — Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste

Treating waste packaging so that it can be reused in its original form. Also cleaning suitable waste to allow it to be recycled.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

T12 — Manually treating waste

Sorting, repairing or refurbishing waste to reuse it, or sorting and dismantling it so it can be recovered.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

T24 — Anaerobic digestion at premises used for agriculture and burning resulting biogas

Farmers anaerobically digesting manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate that can be used as a fertiliser or soil conditioner. The anaerobic digestion (AD) process also produces biogas, which can be burnt to generate energy, for use on the farm, or exported to the National Grid.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

T9 — Recovering scrap metal

Treating scrap metal by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting it with hand-held equipment to make it easier to handle and to help recover it.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

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: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

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: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U11 — Spreading waste to benefit non-agricultural land

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

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

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: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U15 — Spreading of pig and poultry ash

Mixing ash from burning pig or poultry carcasses with slurry and/or manure and spreading it on farmland to provide the soil with nutrients.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U16 — Using depolluted end-of-life vehicles for parts

Reusing parts from depolluted end-of-life vehicles in other vehicles.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U3 — Construction of entertainment or educational installations

Groups such as schools, colleges and theatres using waste such as off-cuts of wood creatively.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U4 — Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U5 — Using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel

Storing and using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

U8 — Using waste for a specified purpose

Using waste that does not need treating, to reduce the use of virgin or non waste materials.

Registration date: 2023-12-20
Expiry date: 2026-12-19

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence