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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 D6 exemption allows you to dispose of small amounts of specific waste that have been produced on site in an incinerator.
When household waste recycling centres (HWRCs) can accept hazardous waste wood from households and store it with non-hazardous household waste wood.
The D7 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
Standard rules SR2015 No 23: treatment of waste wood for recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on the storage and treating of hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities.
The U4 exemption allows you to use waste plant material or untreated wood as fuel in a small appliance to produce heat or power.
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.
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
When you can store and dry waste wood before burning as fuel in a standalone Part B co-incinerator without an environmental permit.
The U12 exemption allows landscapers, farmers and growers to spread mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.
Standard rules for treatment of waste wood for recovery.
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can burn waste wood during community events such as Guy Fawkes’ bonfires and Scout and Guide campfires.
The D8 exemption allows you to burn plant tissue waste, wood packaging and packing material waste at a port when a Plant Health Notice has been issued, to prevent the spread of plant diseases.
The Environment Agency has blocked access to the site in Ashford, Kent, to prevent further 'illegal' tipping.
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