The Environmental Authorisations (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2025

Regulation 9(2)

SCHEDULE 3 NEW SCHEDULE 12 TO BE INSERTED INTO THE 2018 REGULATIONS

Regulation 6(1)

“SCHEDULE 12 HAZARDOUS WASTE MIXING AND WASTE OIL MIXING, AND TREATMENT OF WASTE OIL

PART 1 Scope

Scope

1.   This schedule applies to the waste management activities of—

(a) hazardous waste mixing,

(b) waste oil mixing,

(c) treatment of waste oil.

PART 2 Amendments to common framework provisions

Authorisations: hazardous waste mixing

2.— (1) The activities in sub-paragraph (3) must not be authorised under these Regulations unless SEPA is satisfied that conditions can be imposed so as to ensure—

(a) the level of environmental harm is not increased as a result of the activities, and

(b) the mixing operation conforms to best available techniques.

(2) The activities in sub-paragraph (3) may only be authorised by permit or registration.

(3) The activities are—

(a) the mixing of different categories of hazardous waste,

(b) the mixing of hazardous waste with waste which is not hazardous waste, or with other substances or materials, including the dilution of hazardous substances.

Authorisations: separation of mixed hazardous waste

3.— (1) SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for the management of hazardous waste includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that where such waste is already mixed with other waste, substances, or materials, separation is effected as soon as reasonably practicable where—

(a) technically feasible,

(b) necessary in order to prevent environmental harm.

(2) Where separation of mixed hazardous waste in accordance with sub-paragraph (1) is not technically feasible or necessary, mixed hazardous waste must only be treated in a facility authorised by SEPA to treat mixed hazardous waste.

Authorisations: waste oils

4.   SEPA must ensure that an authorisation for a waste management activity involving the treatment of waste oils includes such conditions as it considers appropriate to ensure that—

(a) waste oils are treated, giving priority to regeneration or alternatively to other recycling operations delivering an equivalent or better overall environmental outcome than regeneration,

(b) waste oils of different characteristics are not mixed, and waste oils are not mixed with other kinds of waste or substances, if such mixing impedes their regeneration or other recycling operations delivering an equivalent or better overall environmental outcome than regeneration.”