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Standard rules and bespoke permits for using, treating, storing and disposing of waste. Check if you need a permit and find out how to apply.
Permits for installations, medium combustion plant, specified generator, waste or mining waste operations, water discharge or groundwater activities, or work on or near a main river or sea defence.
Register waste exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
The U1 exemption allows you to use suitable waste in construction as a recovery activity.
The S2 waste exemption allows you to store specific waste at a secure intermediate site, separate to where the waste was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
How to choose the right waste exemptions for your business, comply with exemption conditions, and know if you need to register.
The T28 exemption allows pharmacies and similar places to denature controlled drugs to comply with Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
The T11 exemption allows you to repair, refurbish or dismantle various types of WEEE so that the whole WEEE item or any parts can be reused for their original purpose or recovered.
The T4 exemption allows you to treat waste to reduce its volume for transport to another site for reuse, recycling or to make handling easier.
The S1 waste exemption lets you store certain waste in secure containers at a site separate to where it was produced, before transportation to another site for recovery.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste you have produced when working away from your normal business premises.
The U10 exemption allows you to spread specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials (such as lime) to improve or maintain soil.
The T9 exemption allows you to treat scrap metal for handling or recovery by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting with handheld equipment.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected.
The T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, cut or pulverise waste wood and plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or to convert it for use.
The T23 exemption allows you to compost small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to spread on soil to add nutrients or improve the structure.
The T5 exemption allows you to temporarily treat waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a particular location, such as a construction or demolition site.
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste at a collection point before recovering or disposing of the waste elsewhere.
How to deal with waste, including hazardous waste, and prevent pollution.
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