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The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

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Use of waste for a specified purpose (U8)
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8.—(1) The use of relevant waste for a specified purpose.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a)the table specifying relevant waste and the limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3)(a) and (b) is set out below;

(b)“specified purpose” is a purpose specified in the third column of the table.

CodesWaste typesSpecified purposeQuantity limit (at any one time)
030105, 191207Untreated wood (including shavings, woodchip and sawdust) and over-sized compost onlyUse in equestrian exercise surfaces1,000 tonnes
191204Shredded or granulated rubber and end-of-life tyres onlyUse in equestrian exercise surfaces1,000 tonnes
191201Shredded paper and cardboardUse as animal bedding100 tonnes
030305, 030310, 030311Paper fibre, de-inked paper pulp and de-inked paper sludge from paper manufacturing onlyUse as animal bedding100 tonnes
030105, 191207Untreated wood (including shavings, woodchip and sawdust) and over-sized compost onlyUse as animal bedding100 tonnes
160103End-of-life tyresUse as a weight on cover sheeting on agricultural premises or use as crash barriers40 tonnes
150102Geotextile bags (flexible intermediate bulk containers) onlyUse as reinforcement in construction100 bags
020202Shellfish shells from which the soft tissue or flesh has been removed onlyUse for ornamental purposes50 tonnes
191205Crushed glass onlyUse for ornamental purposes50 tonnes
200127*, 200128, 080111*, 080112Paints (excluding specialist and industrial paints, wood preservatives, aerosol and spray paints, inks, adhesives and resins)Use as paint1,000 litres
190599Compost produced for the purposes of growing mushrooms onlyUse in growing mushrooms1,000 tonnes
170102, 170904Stones and bricks capable of being used in their existing state onlyUse in construction of buildings, fencing, barriers, containment or similar above ground construction100 tonnes
170201, 191207, 200138Non-hazardous wood including telegraph poles and railway sleepers and lock gates and associated balance beamsUse in construction of buildings, fencing, barriers, containment or similar above ground construction100 tonnes
110105*, 110107*Ferric chloride and aluminium hydroxide onlyUse in treating municipal waste water effluent50 cubic metres
110105*, 110107*Ferric chloride and aluminium hydroxide onlyUse in potable water treatment processes50 cubic metres
190902, 190903, 190906Sludges/solutions from the treatment of water onlyUse in treating municipal waste water effluent50 cubic metres
100201, 100202, 170504, 191209Blast furnace slag and stones onlyUse as filter media at waste water treatment works50,000 tonnes
170204*, 191206*, 200137*Hazardous wooden telegraph poles and railway sleepers and lock gates and associated balance beams onlyUse in construction of buildings, fencing, barriers, containment or similar above ground construction100 tonnes

(3) For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are that—

(a)the total amount of waste used or stored at any one time does not exceed the quantity limit specified in the fourth column,

(b)in relation to any relevant waste to which code 160103 applies (end-of-life tyres), within the quantity limit specified for that waste type, not more than 10 tonnes is stored together,

(c)the waste is not treated or required to be treated prior to use,

(d)in relation to any relevant waste to which code 110105* (ferric chloride), 110107* (aluminium hydroxide), 190902, 190903, 190906 (sludges/solutions from the treatment of water) applies, the waste is stored—

(i)with secondary containment, and

(ii)in a location with sealed drainage, and

(e)in relation to any relevant waste to which code 110105* (ferric chloride), 110107* (aluminium hydroxide) applies, within the quantity limit specified for that waste type, not more than 10 tonnes of waste may be used per day.

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