SCHEDULE 3Exempt facilities and waste operations to which section 33(1)(a) of the 1990 Act does not apply: descriptions and conditions

PART 1Exempt waste operations: descriptions and conditions

CHAPTER 3Treatment of waste

SECTION 2Descriptions and specific conditions

Crushing waste fluorescent tubes (T17)17

1

The crushing of relevant waste for the purposes of volume reduction prior to collection.

2

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

Codes

Waste types

200121*

Fluorescent tubes only

3

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

a

the fluorescent tubes were used or intended to be used by the producer of the waste before becoming waste,

b

the crushing is carried out by the producer of the waste at the place of production,

c

the total quantity of waste crushed does not exceed 2 tonnes per year,

d

the equipment used for crushing is owned by the producer,

e

the mercury exposure limit is not exceeded,

f

best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques are used,

g

the waste is stored in accordance with paragraph 1 of Annex VIII to the WEEE Directive, and

h

the waste is crushed in accordance with paragraph 2 of Annex VIII to the WEEE Directive.

4

In this paragraph—

  • “best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques” has the meaning given in paragraph 11(4) of this Section;

  • “mercury exposure limit” means the workplace exposure limit for mercury set out in the document entitled “EH/40/2005 Workplace Exposure Limits” (second edition) issued by the Health and Safety Executive and published in 2011 M1.