Waste Management Licensing Regulations

Waste Management Licensing Regulations

The Waste Management Licensing Regulations 1994 (S.I. 1994/1056) formerly applied in Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales) to those persons involved in the collection, storage, treatment and disposal of controlled wastes. The regulations dictate the licensing of persons or businesses involved in the management of waste and relate directly to the licensing of a site or activity to carry out the management, processing and disposal of wastes. (Note: The regulations were superseeded in 2007 after the formation of the "permitting regulations".) These activities were previously covered by provisions contained within the Control of Pollution Act 1974 (COPA). The regulations implement certain provisions of European Directive 91/156/EEC and are enacted under the Environmental Protection Act 1990.

A licence is required to authorise the:

  • Deposit of controlled waste to land
  • Disposal of waste by means of plant of equipment, which includes
    • Baling
    • Compacting
    • Incinerating
    • Pulverising
    • Sorting
    • Storing
    • Processing
    • Shredding
    • Composting
  • Treatment, keeping or disposal of controlled waste on land
  • Treatment, keeping or disposal of controlled waste by mobile plant
  • Treatment, keeping or disposal of controlled wastes in a manner likely to cause pollution to the environment or harm to human health

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