Article 2
Column 1 Group | Column 2 Description of material | Column 3 Conditions |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocks and soils | Naturally occurring |
| 2 | Ceramic or concrete materials | |
| 3 | Minerals | Processed or prepared |
| 4 | Furnace slags | |
| 5 | Ash | |
| 6 | Low activity inorganic compounds | |
| 7 | Calcium sulphate | Disposed of in a landfill cell where no biodegradable waste is accepted |
| 8 | Calcium hydroxide and brine | Deposited in a brine cavity |
Notes
(1) Group 1 comprises only—
(a)rock;
(b)clay;
(c)sand;
(d)gravel;
(e)sandstone;
(f)limestone;
(g)crushed stone;
(h)china clay;
(i)construction stone;
(j)stone from the demolition of buildings or structures;
(k)slate;
(l)sub-soil;
(m)silt; and
(n)dredgings.
(2) Group 2—
(a)comprises only—
(i)glass, including fritted enamel;
(ii)ceramics, including bricks, bricks and mortar, tiles, clay ware, pottery, china and refractories; and
(iii)concrete, including reinforced concrete, concrete blocks, breeze blocks and aircrete blocks; and
(b)does not include—
(i)glass fibre and glass-reinforced plastic; or
(ii)concrete plant washings.
(3) Group 3—
(a)comprises only—
(i)moulding sands, including used foundry sand;
(ii)clays, including moulding clays and clay absorbents (including Fuller’s earth and bentonite);
(iii)mineral absorbents;
(iv)man-made mineral fibres, including glass fibres;
(v)silica;
(vi)mica; and
(vii)mineral abrasives; and
(b)does not include—
(i)moulding sands containing organic binders; or
(ii)man-made mineral fibres made from glass-reinforced plastic and asbestos.
(4) Group 4 comprises only—
(a)vitrified wastes and residues from thermal processing of minerals where, in either case, the residue is both fused and insoluble; and
(b)slag from waste incineration.
(5) Group 5—
(a)comprises only—
(i)bottom ash and fly ash from wood or waste combustion: and
(ii)bottom ash and fly ash from coal or petroleum coke combustion (including when burnt together with biomass); and
(b)does not include fly ash from sewage sludge, municipal, clinical and hazardous waste incinerators.
(6) Group 6 comprises only—
(a)calcium based reaction wastes from titanium dioxide production;
(b)calcium carbonate;
(c)magnesium carbonate;
(d)magnesium oxide;
(e)magnesium hydroxide;
(f)iron oxide;
(g)ferric hydroxide;
(h)aluminium oxide;
(i)aluminium hydroxide;
(j)zirconium dioxide.
(7) Group 7 includes calcium sulphate, gypsum and calcium sulphate based plasters but does not include plasterboard.