The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016

SECTION 2 E+W Storage of waste

Storage of waste in secure containers (S1) E+W

1.—(1) The storage of relevant waste at a place in a secure container or containers for the purposes of its recovery elsewhere.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph and the storage limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3) is set out below.

Codes	Waste types	Storage limit (at any one time)
130109* to 130113*	Waste oils	3 cubic metres
130204* to 130208*
130401* to 130403*
130701*
150101, 200101	Cartons	400 cubic metres
150102, 200139	Plastics and plastic packaging	400 cubic metres
150104, 200140	Cans and foil only	400 cubic metres
150101, 200101	Paper and cardboard	400 cubic metres
150107, 200102	Glass	400 cubic metres
150109, 200110, 200111	Textiles and clothes	400 cubic metres
150202*	Absorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified) wiping cloths, protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances	3 cubic metres
150203	Absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing other than those mentioned in 150202	3 cubic metres
160107*	Oil filters	3 cubic metres

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

(a) the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the third column in the table in sub-paragraph (2),

(b) the total quantity of storage containers at the storage place at any one time does not exceed 20,

(c) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months,

(d) the person storing the waste is the owner of the container or containers or has the consent of the owner,

(e) in respect of any waste oils and waste to which code 160107* (oil filters) applies, the waste is stored with secondary containment, and

(f) each waste type is stored separately.

Storage of waste in a secure place (S2) E+W

2.—(1) The storage of relevant waste in a secure place for the purposes of its recovery elsewhere.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph and the quantity limits referred to in sub-paragraph (3) is set out below.

Codes	Waste types	Storage limit (at any one time)	Period	Additional specific conditions
161002	Aqueous paint related waste only	1,000 litres	6 months	A, C
160601*, 160602*, 160603*, 160604, 160605, 200133*, 200134	Batteries	10 tonnes	6 months	A, B
150104, 200140	Cans and foil only	500 tonnes	12 months
140601*	CFCs, HCFCs and HFCs	18 tonnes	6 months	A, C
170101, 170102, 170103, 170107, 170202, 170203, 170401 to 170407, 170504, 170604, 170802	Construction and demolition waste capable of being used in its existing state (non-hazardous) only	100 tonnes	12 months
200125	Edible oil and fat only	5,000 tonnes	12 months	A, C
100207*	Electric arc furnace dust only	2,500 tonnes	3 months	D, E, F
020104	Farm plastics (non-packaging) only	500 tonnes	12 months	D
070213, 150101, 150102, 150105, 200139	Food and drink cartons only	500 tonnes	12 months
101112, 150107, 160120, 170202, 191205, 200102	Glass	5,000 tonnes	12 months	B
020102	Mammalian protein only	60,000 tonnes	12 months	D
020202	Mammalian tallow only	45,000 tonnes	12 months	D
200307	Mattresses only	5 tonnes	3 months	D
010408, 191209	Marble chips only	5,000 tonnes	12 months
020304	Olive pulp/pellet only	5,000 tonnes	3 months	B, C, E
200127*, 200128, 080111*, 080112	Paints (excluding specialist and industrial paints, wood preservatives, aerosol and spray paints, inks, adhesives and resins) pending re-use as paints only	10,000 litres	6 months	A, C
150101, 191201, 200101, 030308, 030307	Paper and cardboard (excluding food and drink cartons) only	15,000 tonnes	12 months	J, K
090107, 090108	Photographic films and papers	50 tonnes	12 months	J
070213, 120105, 150102, 160119, 191204, 200139	Plastic	500 tonnes	12 months
100101	Poultry litter ash only	3,000 tonnes	12 months	D, E
080318, 150102, 160216, 200139	Printer cartridges only	5,000 units	6 months	D
170301*, 170302, 170504	Road planings, waste road chippings, road sub-base only	500 tonnes	12 months
020110, 160117, 160118, 191203, 170401, 170402, 170403, 170404, 170405, 170406, 170407, 191202, 170411	Scrap metal	15,000 tonnes	6 months	B, E
090110, 090111*, 090112	Single use cameras	400 cubic metres	6 months
020401, 020399	Soils from cleaning fruit and vegetables only	100 tonnes	6 months
100316, 100405*, 100504, 100511, 100604, 100811, 100899	Solder metal, skimmings, ashes and residues	100 tonnes	3 months	G
140602*, 140603*, 200113*	Solvents and solvent mixtures	5 cubic metres	6 months	A, C
100101, 100102, 100105, 100115	Synthetic gypsum and pulverised fuel ash only	2,500 tonnes	3 months	D, E, F
040222, 150109, 191208, 200110, 200111	Textiles and clothes	1,000 tonnes	12 months
160103, 191204	Tyres, tyre chip and crumb	40 tonnes	3 months	H
110113*, 120301*, 160708*	Waste cleaning solution containing 2% sodium metasilicate and 1-2% waste oil only	3 tonnes	3 months	A, C
160211*,160213*, 160214, 160216, 200121*, 200123*, 200135*, 200136	WEEE	400 cubic metres	6 months	I
030301, 150102, 150103, 200138	Wine bottle corks only	500 tonnes	12 months
030105, 170201, 170204*,191206*, 191207, 200137*, 200138	Wood including telegraph poles and railway sleepers (hazardous and non-hazardous)	100 tonnes	12 months	030105, 170201, 170204*, 191206*, 191207, 200137*, 200138

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

(a) the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed the limit specified in the third column of the table in sub-paragraph (2),

(b) no waste is stored for longer than the period specified in the fourth column of the table,

(c) each type of waste is stored separately, and

(d) the operation complies with such of the following additional conditions as are specified in the fifth column of the table—

A	the waste is stored in a container;
B	the storage place has sealed drainage;
C	the waste is stored with secondary containment;
D	the waste is stored indoors;
E	the waste is stored at a dock prior to being exported or after being imported;
F	the waste must arrive at the storage place in bags and must be stored there in bags or in drums;
G	the waste is stored in bags or in drums;
H	the total quantity of waste stored together does not exceed 10 tonnes;
I	the waste is stored in accordance with the requirements in paragraph 1 of Annex VIII to the WEEE Directive;
J	the waste is stored in a baled form, in a container or indoors;
K	within the quantity limit specified in the third column of the table and notwithstanding additional specific condition J, up to 1,000 tonnes may be stored outdoors so long as it is stored in an enclosure designed and maintained to prevent the escape of litter.

Storage of sludge (S3) E+W

3.—(1) The storage of relevant waste.

(2) The table specifying relevant waste for the purposes of this paragraph is set out below.

Codes	Waste types
190805	Residual sludge from sewage plants treating domestic or urban waste waters and from other sewage plants treating waste waters of a composition similar to domestic and urban waste waters only
200304	Residual sludge from septic tanks and other similar installations for the treatment of sewage only

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

(a) the total quantity of waste stored at any one time does not exceed 1,250 tonnes,

(b) no waste is stored for longer than 12 months,

(c) the waste is stored in a secure location at the place where it is to be used,

(d) the waste is stored at least—

(i) 10 metres from any watercourse;

(ii) 50 metres from any spring or well, or from any borehole not used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

(iii) 250 metres from any borehole used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes,

(e) no waste is stored—

(i) within a zone defined by a 50-day travel time for groundwater to reach a groundwater abstraction that is used to supply water for domestic or food production purposes;

(ii) within 0.3 metres of the top of an open storage container or within 0.75 metres of the top of an earthbank tank or lagoon, and

(f) after storage, the waste is to be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989 M1 .

Marginal Citations

M1 S.I. 1989/1263, amended by S.I. 1990/880, 1996/593, 973, 2000/656, 2010/1159, 1820 (W. 177) and 2013/755 (W. 90).