A consultation on revised waste exemptions from environmental permitting
Defra, the Welsh Assembly Government and the Environment Agency are undertaking a review of the waste exemptions from environmental permitting. The aim of the review is to provide a more risk based and proportionate approach to the regulation of waste recovery and disposal operations, complementing the new environmental permitting regime.
The consultation included a number of proposed measures aimed at increasing the use of exemptions for as wide a range as possible of low risk activities (including most of those operating under an Environment Agency low risk position) whilst removing or restricting the availability of the exemptions for higher risk waste operations by seeking to regulate higher risk operations through one or more standard permits.
The consultation also sought views on a partial impact assessment and a draft set of regulations.
This consultation closed on Thursday 23 October 2008.
The summary of responses to the consultation has been published below. The Government’s response to the consultation will be published in due course.
The original proposal was to implement revised regulations by October 2009. However, the high level of stakeholder engagement during and since the consultation has led to an increased number of policy issues requiring resolution.
Defra, Welsh Assembly Government and the Environment Agency have therefore decided to put back the implementation of new regulations until the next available opportunity in April 2010.
- Consultee letter
- List of consultees
- Consultation document (PDF 900 KB)
- Partial Impact Assessment (PDF 900 KB)
- The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 SI (PDF 500 KB)
- Summary leaflet (PDF 140 KB)
- Summary of responses (PDF 868 KB)
Further information
- Recycling and waste
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding this consultation can be found on the Environment Agency’s website
- Consultation on standard permits developed as part of the exemption review can be found on the Environment Agency’s website (website address below)
www.environment-agency.gov.uk/research/library/consultations/36989.aspx
Page modified: 5 June 2009
Page published: 7 April 2009