Paragraph 29   The Disposal of Specified Wastes at the Place of Production in an Incinerator.

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

The disposal of waste at the place where it is produced, by the person producing it, by burning it in an incinerator which has a net rated thermal input¹ of less than 0.3 megawatt if the total amount of waste burned does not exceed 50 kg per hour.

Waste Stream(s) Permitted

Clean wood, Straw, Vegetable Waste and Animal Carcasses².

Quantity

The total amount of waste burned must not exceed 50 kg per hour in an incinerator which has a net rated thermal input of less than 0.3 megawatts.

Storage and location

Waste must be securely stored at the place of production.

Interpretation

¹”Net rated thermal input”, means the rate at which fuel can be burned at the maximum continuous rating of the appliance multiplied by the net calorific value of the fuel and expressed as megawatts thermal.

² Wastes not controlled by the European Council Directive 2000/76/EC (WID). www.wbcsd.ch/web/projects/cement/tf2/2000-76_en.pdf

What the legislation says

The full wording of the paragraph 29 exemption can be found in Schedule 2 of the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003. These Regulations have been amended a number of times. A document containing subsequent legislative updates can be found on the NIEA website at
www.ni-environment.gov.uk/final_amended_wml_regs.pdf (.PDF 664KB)

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 29 exemption and wish to proceed with the registration please contact:-

Northern Ireland Environment Agency
Land and Resource Management
1^st 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

Fees and Charges(.PDF 54KB)

Schedule 2(.PDF 232KB)

Application Form(.PDF 119KB)

Paragraph 29 Guidance(.PDF 139KB)

General Technical Guidance(.PDF 153KB)