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11.—(1) Carrying on at any place, in respect of waste of a kind listed in column 1 of Table 5, any of the activities specified in column 2 of that Table in relation to that kind of waste where—S

(a)the activity is carried on with a view to the recovery or reuse of the waste (whether or not by the person carrying on the activity listed in column 2 of that Table); and

(b)the total quantity of any particular kind of waste dealt with at that place does not in any period of 7 days exceed the limit specified in relation to that kind of waste in column 3 of that Table.

Table 5

1 includes special waste.

Kind of wasteActivitiesMaximum total quantity (tonnes per week)
Waste paper or cardboardBaling, sorting or shredding3,000
Waste textilesBaling, sorting or shredding100
Waste plasticBaling, sorting, shredding, densifying, pelletising or washing100
Waste glassSorting, crushing or washing1,000
Waste steel cans, aluminium cans or aluminium foilSorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling100
Waste food or drink cartonsSorting, crushing, pulverising, shredding, compacting or baling100
F1. . .F1. . .F1. . .
Waste woodBaling, compacting, sorting or shredding1,000
Waste paintSorting, bulking or mixing100
Waste batteries1Sorting10

(2) The storage of waste paints intended to be used in reliance on the exemption in sub-paragraph (1).

(3) In the case of any waste batteries, sorting must take place in accordance with the treatment conditions.

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