SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

CHAPTER 3Treatment of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment (T23)

23.

(1)

The treatment of relevant waste by aerobic composting and associated prior treatment.

(2)

The tables specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph are set out below.

Table 1

Codes

Waste types

170506

Plant tissue waste from inland waters only

020103, 200201

Plant tissue waste

020106

Horse manure and farmyard manure only

020107

Biodegradable waste from forestry only

020199

Fully biodegradable animal bedding

200101

Paper and cardboard

200201

Biodegradable waste plant matter only

Table 2

Codes

Waste types

020202

Animal tissue waste

020501, 020601

Materials unsuitable for consumption or processing

200108

Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste

200302

Biodegradable waste from markets only

(3)

For the purposes of this paragraph, the specific conditions are—

(a)

the total quantity of waste treated or stored at any one time does not exceed 80 tonnes where—

(i)

the operation is carried on at the place of production, and

(ii)

the treated waste is being or is to be used at that place,

(b)

the total quantity of waste treated or stored at any one time does not exceed 60 tonnes where—

(i)

the waste is produced at a place other than where the operation is carried on, or

(ii)

the treated waste is not to be used at the place where the operation is carried on,

(c)

within the quantity limits in paragraphs (a) and (b), the waste does not consist at any one time of more than the following quantities—

(i)

10 tonnes of paper or cardboard;

(ii)

20 tonnes of manure;

(iii)

10 tonnes of any relevant waste listed in Table 2,

(d)

in relation to relevant waste listed in Table 1, no waste is stored for longer than 1 month prior to treatment,

(e)

in relation to relevant waste listed in Table 2, no waste is stored for longer than 7 days prior to treatment,

(f)

no waste is stored for a period of longer than 12 months after treatment, and

(g)

the treatment results in a stable sanitised material that can be applied to land for the benefit of agriculture or to improve the soil structure or nutrients in land.

(4)

In this paragraph—

“aerobic composting” means the autothermic and thermophilic biological decomposition and stabilisation of biodegradable waste under controlled conditions that are aerobic;

“associated prior treatment” means screening, chipping, shredding, cutting, pulverising or sorting waste for the purposes of aerobic composting.