The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2010

Temporary storage of waste at a place controlled by the producer

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3.—(1) The temporary storage of any waste, pending its collection, at a place controlled by the producer of the waste.

(2) For the purposes of this paragraph, the conditions are—

(a)the producer has control over the waste and the storage place;

(b)the waste does not contain or consist of—

(i)unbonded asbestos, or

(ii)any substance with a flash point of less than 21 degrees Celsius;

(c)the operation is not carried on in the course of providing a waste management service to another person;

(d)the waste is stored in a secure place;

(e)where more than one type of waste is stored, the types are not mixed;

(f)no waste is stored for longer than 3 months;

(g)in relation to non-liquid waste, the total quantity stored at any one time does not exceed 50 cubic metres; and

(h)in relation to liquid waste—

(i)the total quantity stored at any one time does not exceed 1,000 litres,

(ii)the waste is stored in a container with secondary containment.