Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

WITHERS FRUIT FARM LIMITED

Organisation or operator
WITHERS FRUIT FARM LIMITED
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX403533
Site grid reference
SO 70688 40694
Environment Agency Operational Area
West Midlands
Registration date
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

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

Registration date
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

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
2024-05-03
Expiry date
2027-05-02

Official source

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence