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 includes 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 seeks views on a partial impact assessment and a draft set of regulations.
The closing date for responses to this consultation is Thursday 23 October 2008.
- 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)
- Details of Stakeholder Workshops (PDF 58KB)
Further information
- Recycling and waste
- Frequently Asked Questions regarding this consultation can be found on the Environment Agency’s website
Page published: 14 August 2008