Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs
Depositing dredging spoil (dredgings) on the banks of the waters it was dredged from and treating it by screening and removing water.
Guidance on depositing waste from dredging inland waters (opens in new tab)
Burying waste from a portable toilet to avoid small quantities having to be transported long distances to sewage treatment works.
Guidance on depositing waste from a portable sanitary convenience (opens in new tab)
Depositing diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued. This is to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.
Burning plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.
Storing sewage sludge at a place where it's to be used in accordance with the Sludge (Use in Agriculture) Regulations 1989.
Farmers anaerobically digesting manure, slurry and vegetation on their farms to produce digestate that can be used as a fertiliser or soil conditioner. The anaerobic digestion (AD) process also produces biogas, which can be burnt to generate energy, for use on the farm, or exported to the National Grid.
Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste wood and waste plant matter to make it easier to store and transport, or converting it into a suitable form to use. The waste treated by these methods must be suitable for its intended use, which can include feedstock for producing products such as panel board, mulch, surfacing tracks (paths and bridleways) or fuel.
Use of waste in construction using suitable waste rather than virgin raw material or material which has ceased to be waste - for example by complying with a Quality Protocol.
Spreading specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials such as agricultural lime used to improve or maintain soil.
Guidance on spreading waste to benefit agricultural land (opens in new tab)
Landscapers, farmers or growers spreading mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.
Mixing ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from burnt crops and vegetation.
Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.
Guidance on burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance (opens in new tab)
Storing and using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.
Guidance on using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel (opens in new tab)
Using waste that does not need treating, to reduce the use of virgin or non waste materials.
Guidance on using waste for a specified purpose (opens in new tab)