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: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

D3 — Depositing waste from a portable sanitary convenience

Burying waste from a portable toilet to avoid small quantities having to be transported long distances to sewage treatment works.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

D4 — Depositing agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health Notice

Depositing diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued. This is to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

D6 — Disposal by incineration

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

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

S1 — Storing waste in secure containers

Storing specific waste in secure containers at a different place to where the waste was produced, before it's transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

S2 — Storing waste in a secure place

Storing specific waste a secure place that's different to where it was produced, before the waste is transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

T4 — Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)

Treating waste to reduce its volume to help transport it to another site for reuse or recycling or make handling easier.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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: 2025-03-25
Expiry date: 2028-03-24

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence

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