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T6 exemption allows you to chip, shred, pulverise or cut waste wood and plant matter to make it suitable for a specific purpose.
D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
Businesses such as joiners, gardeners and farmers can burn their own untreated wood and plant waste on a bonfire, at the place it was produced.
U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
03 Wastes are from wood processing and the production of panels, furniture, pulp and paper. Your permit lists the 03 waste codes you can use. You must follow the guidance given in the Before you start section.
Types of waste and maximum amounts you can use for spreading as mulch to benefit land around trees, bushes or plants, under U12 waste exemption.
Waste codes for common wastes produced by mechanical treatment at a waste management facility.
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