PLEASE NOTE: THIS DATASET IS NOW RETIRED. These exemptions have been superseded and no longer exist. Current exemptions came into force in April 2010 and can be found via the Public Registers Online on the Waste Exemptions Register.
This record is for Approval for Access product AfA005. Former Waste Management Licence (WML) Exemption data as required by Schedule 3 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (as amended) lists the activities which are normally exempt from WML in England and Wales. Circular 11/94 in England and Circular 26/94 in Wales provides additional information. Typical exemptions include:
- Cleaning or coating of waste packaging, containers and textiles
- Burning waste as a fuel in an exempt appliance
- Burning waste as a fuel in an engine
- Secure storage of waste
- Treatment of waste for recovery of materials
- Burning of waste in an exempt incinerator at place of production
- Depositing of mineral exploration waste
- Storing WEE for recovery elsewhere
Some activities may be excluded from WML where the activity is controlled under other regimes.
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