Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

SENTRY LIMITED

Organisation or operator
SENTRY LIMITED
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX405558
Address
UNIT 7A, HILLVIEW BUSINESS PARK, OLD IPSWICH ROAD, CLAYDON, IPSWICH, IP6 0AJ
Town or locality
IPSWICH
Postcode
IP6 0AJ
Environment Agency Operational Area
East Anglia
Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

D2 — Depositing waste from a railway sanitary convenience

Where older rolling stock, for example parts of a vintage steam train, has not or cannot be fitted with appropriate collection facilities, this exemption allows it to deposit sanitary waste onto tracks.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

D5 — Depositing waste samples for testing or analysis

Depositing and storing waste samples, where they are required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

D6 — Disposal by incineration

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

D8 — Burning waste at a port under a Plant Health Notice

Burning plant tissue waste and wood packaging and packing material waste, at a port, when a Plant Health Notice has been served to prevent the spread of plant diseases.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

S3 — Storing sludge

Storing sewage sludge at a place where it's to be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T10 — Sorting mixed waste

Small organisations, such as charities, separating recyclable waste so that it can be recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T12 — Manually treating waste

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T13 — Treating waste food

Recovering waste food by decanting or unwrapping it and recovering the packaging.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T14 — Crushing and emptying vehicle waste oil filters

Recovering oil from oil filters, then crushing them so they can be transported and recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T15 — Treating waste aerosol cans

Treating aerosol cans by puncturing or crushing them using specialist treatment equipment so that the metal can be recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T16 — Treating waste toner and ink cartridges

Treating waste toner or ink cartridges by sorting, cleaning, dismantling or refilling them.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T17 — Crushing waste fluorescent tubes

Treating waste fluorescent tubes before collection for recovery.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T18 — Using flocculants to remove water from waste

Treating waste by using flocculants to remove water from the waste so that clay or water-based paints can be recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T19 — Physical and chemical treatment of waste edible oil and fat to produce biodiesel

Small-scale physical and chemical treatment of waste edible oils and fat to produce fuel.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T2 — Recovering textiles

Cleaning waste clothes and textiles to recover them so they can be reused or recycled.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T20 — Treating waste at a water treatment works

Treating certain waste at a water treatment works to reduce the volume for transport, or making it easier to handle before the waste is recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T21 — Recovery of waste at a waste water treatment works

Recovering waste, such as sludge from a septic tank or cesspool, which needs further treatment at a waste water treatment works.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T23 — Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment

Composting small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to produce compost that can be spread to benefit the land by adding nutrients or improving the structure of the soil. Also treating the waste, before you compost it, by chipping or similar activities.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T25 — Anaerobic digestion at premises not used for agriculture and burning resulting biogas

Treating food and other biodegradable waste by anaerobic digestion to produce a digestate, which can be used to benefit land. The gas produced (biogas) must be used for generating energy.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T26 — Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery

Very small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost. The compost can be spread on land to add nutrients or to improve the structure of the soil.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T28 — Sort and denature controlled drugs for disposal

Pharmacies and other similar places complying with the requirements of the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001 by denaturing controlled drugs (making them unsuitable for consumption).

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T29 — Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal

Treating non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land. Pesticide washings treated this way are less likely to damage the environment when discharged to land compared to untreated pesticide washings.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T30 — Recovery of silver

Recovering silver from waste produced in connection with printing or photographic processes.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T31 — Recovery of monopropylene glycol from aircraft antifreeze fluids

Airports treating waste antifreeze to recover monopropylene glycol.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T33 — Recovery of central heating oil by filtration

Filtering central heating oil so that it can be reused.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T5 — Screening and blending waste

Temporarily treating waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a place such as a construction or demolition site.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T6 — Treating waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising

Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste wood and waste plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or converting it into a suitable form to use. The waste treated by these methods must be suitable for its intended use, which can include feedstock for producing products such as panel board, mulch, surfacing tracks (paths and bridleways) or fuel.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

T8 — Mechanically treating end-of-life tyres

Treating small amounts of waste end-of-life tyres by baling, shredding, peeling, shaving or granulating so they can be recovered.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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

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

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U2 — Use of baled end-of-life tyres in construction

Using a small number of end-of-life tyre bales in construction.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U6 — Using sludge to re-seed a waste water treatment plant

Importing sludge from another waste water treatment plant to re-seed the biological process at a waste water treatment plant.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U7 — Using effluent to clean a highway gravel bed

Using effluent from water and waste treatment plants to clean highway gravel beds. This reduces the amount of tap water used where high quality water is not needed.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

U9 — Using waste to manufacture finished goods

Using waste in place of raw materials to manufacture a finished product.

Registration date
2024-05-24
Expiry date
2027-06-20

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