The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

New section 5.4 (disposal, recovery or a mix of disposal and recovery of non-hazardous waste)

This section has no associated Explanatory Memorandum

37.  For Section 5.4 (recovery of waste), substitute—

SECTION 5.4Disposal, recovery or a mix of disposal and recovery of non-hazardous waste

Part A(1)

(a)Disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 50 tonnes per day (or 100 tonnes per day if the only waste treatment activity is anaerobic digestion) involving one or more of the following activities, and excluding activities covered by Council Directive 91/271/EEC concerning urban waste-water treatment—

(i)biological treatment;

(ii)physico-chemical treatment;

(iii)pre-treatment waste for incineration or co-incineration;

(iv)treatment of slags and ashes;

(v)treatment in shredders of metal waste, including waste electrical and electronic equipment and end-of-life vehicles and their components.

(b)Recovery or a mix of recovery and disposal of non-hazardous waste with a capacity exceeding 75 tonnes per day (or 100 tonnes per day if the only waste treatment activity is anaerobic digestion) involving one or more of the following activities, and excluding activities covered by Council Directive 91/271/EEC

(i)biological treatment;

(ii)pre-treatment of waste for incineration or co-incineration;

(iii)treatment of slags and ashes;

(iv)treatment in shredders of metal waste, including waste electrical and electronic equipment and end-of-life vehicles and their components..