4.—(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2), cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of waste consisting of packaging or containers so that it can be reused if the total quantity of such waste so dealt with at any place does not exceed 1,000 tonnes in any period of seven days.
(2) An operation does not fall within this paragraph if the cleaning, washing, spraying or coating falls within Part B of Section 6.4 (coating activities and printing) of Part 2 of Schedule 1.
(3) Storing waste in connection with the carrying on of an operation described in sub-paragraph (1) at the place where the operation is carried on unless—
(a)the total quantity of such waste stored at that place exceeds 1,000 tonnes; or
(b)more than 1 tonne of metal containers used for the transport or storage of any chemical are dealt with in any period of seven days.