Waste Management Licence Exemptions – Northern Ireland (NI)

Waste Management is a highly complex issue, with all activities regarding waste (storage, treatment or disposal of waste) requiring approval by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA). However, under the Waste Management Licensing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2003, some waste activities can be carried out without a Waste Management Licence (WML) if they meet the criteria in Regulation 17 of the above legislation. Although an activity may be exempt from requiring a Waste Management Licence, it must be successfully registered with the NIEA to be granted a Waste Management Licence Exemption for these activities to be carried out legally.

Building on knowledge our Director, Micheál O’Sullivan, has gained from working both as a regulator within the NIEA Waste Management Team and in carrying out Waste Management Licence Exemptions throughout Northern Ireland, OSM Environmental Consultants are readily equipped to provide expert consultation to your Waste Management Licence Exemption application.

If you are applying for a Waste Management Licence Exemption, contact our expert team at OSM Environmental Consulting for more information.

Waste Management Licence Exemptions available in Northern Ireland Include:

Paragraph 13 – Composting and storage of biodegradable waste
Paragraph 10 – The Spreading, or Storage and Spreading of sludge on land which is not land used for agriculture, within the meaning of the 1990 Regulations
Paragraph 51 – The Crushing of Waste Gas Discharge Lamps
Paragraph 15 – The Manufacture of Finished Goods from Waste Metal, Plastic, Glass, Ceramics, Rubber, Textiles, Wood, Paper or Cardboard
Paragraph 52 – The Secure Storage of Waste Batteries or Accumulators
Paragraph 45 – Recovery of Scrap Metal or Dismantling of Depolluted End-of-Life Vehicles
Paragraph 11 – Spreading Waste for the Purpose of Reclamation, Restoration or Improvement of Land which has been subject to industrial/man made development
Paragraph 9 – Waste Treatment on Land where such Treatment results in Benefit to Agriculture or Ecological Improvement
Paragraph 50 – The Secure Storage of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Paragraph 15 – The Manufacture of Finished Goods from Waste Metal, Plastic, Glass, Ceramics, Rubber, Textiles, Wood, Paper or Cardboard
Paragraph 14 – The Manufacture of Products from Waste, the Treatment of Waste Soil or Rock which is to be Spread on Land under Paragraph 9 or 11
Paragraph 10 – The Storage of Sludge to be Spread under The Sludge (use in Agriculture) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990
Paragraph 19 – Use and/or Storage of Waste for the purpose of Construction, Maintenance or Improvement of Relevant Work
Paragraph 49 – The Repair, Refurbishment, and Storage of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

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