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Types of activity you can carry out

These include:

• storing waste oil in a tank at an intermediate site before it鈥檚 moved to another site to be recovered
• storing and bulking-up plastic packaging in a container at a place before it鈥檚 moved to another site to be recovered

Types of activity you cannot carry out

You cannot:

• treat waste under this exemption
• store waste destined to be disposed of
• store mixed waste
• mix hazardous with non-hazardous waste

Types of waste you can store

The waste codes are those listed in the List of Wastes (LoW) Regulations. You need to make sure your waste fits within the relevant waste code and description.

Waste code	Type of waste
13聽01聽09* to 13聽01聽13* 13聽02聽04* to 13聽02聽08* 13聽04聽01* to 13聽04聽03* 13听07听01*	waste oils
15听01听01 20听01听01	cartons
15听01听02 20听01听39	plastics and plastic packaging
15听01听04 20听01听40	cans and foil only
15听01听01 20听01听01	paper and cardboard
15听01听07 20听01听02	glass
15听01听09 20听01听10 20听01听11	textiles and clothes
15听02听02*	absorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified), wiping cloths, protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances
15听02听03	absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths, protective clothing not contaminated by hazardous substances
16听01听07*	oil filters

(*) An asterisk at the end of a code means the waste is hazardous.

Quantity of waste you can store

You can store up to 400 cubic metres each of the following waste at any one time:

• cartons
• plastics and plastic packaging
• cans and foils
• paper and cardboard
• glass
• textiles and clothes

You can store up to 3 cubic metres each of the following waste at any one time:

• waste oils
• hazardous absorbents, filter material, wiping cloths and protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances
• non-hazardous absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing
• oil filters

You can store the waste in up to 20 containers at any one time but the total amount of waste stored must not exceed the maximum allowed under this exemption.

Conditions

The conditions are:

• no waste is stored for longer than 12 months
• the containers must be secure
• the person storing the waste must own the containers or have the owner鈥檚 consent
• waste oils and oil filters must be stored with secondary containment
• the waste is being stored before it鈥檚 recovered elsewhere
• each waste type is stored separately

What else you need to know

Hazardous waste is subject to the Hazardous Waste Regulations.

Related exemptions

T1: Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste

T2: Recovering textiles

T4: Preparatory treatments (baling, sorting, shredding etc)

S2: Storing waste in a secure place

Related permits

You will need an environmental permit if you want to store:

• waste at an intermediate site for treatment or use not covered in related exemptions or under a permit for recovery
• mixed waste at an intermediate site for treatment
• waste prior to disposal
• these wastes in quantities larger than allowed in this exemption

Find out more about environmental permits for waste.

Register an S1 exemption