Paragraph 6 Cleaning, Washing, Spraying or Coating of Waste Packaging or Containers
A guide to the legislation is given below. Read through this to help you decide if this exemption covers the type of activity that you wish to undertake.
Exempted Activity
Paragraph 6 allows the cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of waste consisting of packaging or containers, for the purpose of reuse.
Waste Stream(s) Permitted
Waste consisting of packaging or containers.
Quantity
No more than 1000 tonnes of the waste described above can be treated in any seven day period.
No more than 1 tonne of metal containers used for the transport or storage of any chemical can be dealt with in any seven day period.
Storage and Location
Storage must be at the place where the exempted activity is carried on. The total quantity of waste stored must not exceed 1000 tonnes at any one time.
Additional Conditions
The waste treated in this exemption must be reused following its treatment.
What the legislation says
The full wording of the paragraph 6 exemption can be found in Schedule 2 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003. These Regualtions have been amended a number of times. Subsequent legislative updates can be found on the NIEA website (.PDF 664Kb)
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Relevant Objectives in relation to the disposal or recovery of waste are given in paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 to the Regulations.
If you think that you can meet the requirements of the paragraph 6 exemption and wish to proceed with the registration please contact:-
Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Land and Resource Management
1st Floor Klondyke Building
Cromac Avenue
Gasworks Business Park
Lower Ormeau Road
Belfast
BT7 2JA
Telephone 028 9056 9358
Fax 028 9056 9376
or alternatively click on the links below for printable guidance and application form
