The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 16 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
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 [F1the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994]—
(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 [F2the Urban Waste Water Treatment (England and Wales) Regulations 1994]—
(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.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Ch. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(7)(a)(i)(aa); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F2Words in Sch. 1 Pt. 2 Ch. 5 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/39), regs. 1, 2(7)(a)(i)(bb); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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