Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

Westmorland and Furness Council

Organisation or operator
Westmorland and Furness Council
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX405368
Address
54, WATTSFIELD ROAD, KENDAL, LA9 5JN
Town or locality
KENDAL
Postcode
LA9 5JN
Environment Agency Operational Area
Cumbria and Lancashire
Registration date
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

Exemptions

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
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

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
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

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
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

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
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

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
2024-05-22
Expiry date
2027-05-21

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