Temporary storage of waste produced somewhere else (NWFD 3 exemption)
This exemption allows you to temporarily store waste you have produced when working away from your normal business premises.
About this exemption
Some waste exemptions do not need to be registered. They are called non-waste framework directive (NWFD) exemptions. NWFD exemptions relate to gathering waste and storing it temporarily.
You must comply with the terms and conditions.
You do not pay for this exemption.
NWFD 3 applies when you produce waste while working away from your site. Examples include a medical or veterinary practice, or a builder.
Activities you can carry out
Storage
You can store waste for up to 3 months. You must have control over the site where you바카라 사이트檙e storing the waste.
You can store at:
- a depot or other storage site
- your normal business premises
Amounts you can store
At any one time you can store up to:
- 50 cubic metres of solid waste
- 1000 litres of liquid waste
All waste must be stored securely. This means it cannot escape its container and the public cannot access it.
Liquid waste must be stored in a container with secondary containment.
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Types of waste
You can store any waste you have produced that does not contain:
- unbonded asbestos
- any substance that has a flash point of less than 21掳C
If you store more than one type of waste, the different types of waste must not be mixed.
Treatments
You can carry out some treatments on the waste to make storage and collection easier.
The treatments must not change the characteristics of the waste.
Examples of such treatments are:
- compacting paper and cardboard, to increase the amount that can be stored in a container
- shredding papers
- separating recyclables such as card, plastic and glass into separate containers
Activities you cannot carry out
You cannot:
- store or treat waste for someone else
- mix different types of waste
Contact the Environment Agency
General enquiries
National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.
Updates to this page
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Updated to confirm that there is no charge for this exemption, and no need to register. Clarifies the exemption conditions, and the meaning of NWFD exemptions.
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First published.