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.
Storing specific waste a secure place that's different to where it was produced, before the waste is transported to another site to be recovered.
Guidance on storing waste in a secure place (opens in new tab)
Treating waste packaging so that it can be reused in its original form. Also cleaning suitable waste to allow it to be recycled.
Guidance on cleaning, washing, spraying or coating relevant waste (opens in new tab)
Temporarily treating waste on a small scale to produce aggregate or soil at a place such as a construction or demolition site.
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.
Treating scrap metal by sorting, grading, shearing by manual feed, baling, crushing or cutting it with hand-held equipment to make it easier to handle and to help recover it.
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)
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)
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)