Waste Licence Exemptions

Certain Waste Activities are exempt from licensing or permiting under the Waste Management Act 1996 as amended:

 Section 39(7) exemptions:

• waste operations at an Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control (IPPC) facility
• household waste disposed of within the curtilage of the same dwelling
• deposit of litter in a litter bin
• transfer of waste to a Local Authority, UDC, Borough Council, or IPPC activity

Section 51 exemption:

• sludge for use in agriculture

Temporary Storage of waste on the site of its production:

• Classes D15 and R13 of the Third and Fourth Schedules of the above Acts.  See also the definition of temporary storage in Section 4(1) of the above Acts.
• certain limitations for WEEE (see Article 39(1a) of SI 340 of 2005)

Other Temporary Storage:

• Storage of <180m3 take-back tyres at tyre suppliers
• Storage by registered charities of certain WEEE (see Article 39(1b) of SI 340 of 2005

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Waste Management Act 1996

Note:- The Waste Management Act 1996 has been amended by the following:-

• Planning & Development Act 2000;
• Waste Management (Amendment) Act 2001;
• Protection of the Environment Act 2003;
• European Communities (Amendment of Waste Management Act, 1996) Regulations, 1998 (SI 166 of 1998);
• Waste Management (Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Regulations 2005 (SI 290 of 2005);
• Waste Management (Environmentl Levy)(Plastic Bag) Order 2007 (SI 62 of 2007);
• Waste Management (Facility Permit and Registration) Regulations (SI 821 of 2007);
• Waste Management (Registration of Brokers and Dealers) Regulations 2008 (SI 113 of 2008);
• Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2008 (SI 168 of 2008);
• Waste Management (Certification of Historic Unlicensed Waste Disposal and Recovery Activity) Regulations 208 (SI 524 of 2008);
• Waste Management (Landfill Levy) Order 2010 (SI 13 of 2010);
• European Communities (Waste Directive) Regulations 2011 (SI 126 of 2011);

Protection of the Environment Act, 2003