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44.5 Monitoring and Measurement Techniques Applied<br />

The following section provides an overview <strong>of</strong> the tonnage thresholds applicable to<br />

the treatment <strong>of</strong> C&D waste for both the old and new waste facility permit<br />

Regulations.<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (Permit) (Permit) Regulations Regulations 1998 1998 1998 (Now (Now superseded)<br />

superseded):<br />

superseded)<br />

As part <strong>of</strong> the application process, the applicant identified the relevant activities from<br />

the Third and Fourth Schedules <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Act which relate to<br />

disposal and recovery activities. The activities that could be permitted were outlined<br />

in Part I and Part II <strong>of</strong> the First Schedule <strong>of</strong> the Regulations.<br />

646<br />

� C&D waste recovery operations (other than hazardous waste) (First Schedule<br />

Part I - Class 5)<br />

29/09/09<br />

There were no upper limits set in the Regulations for the recovery <strong>of</strong> waste<br />

(other than hazardous waste) provided 100% recovery is achieved although<br />

the local authority would usually specify a maximum permissible quantity<br />

under the conditions <strong>of</strong> the waste facility permit.<br />

� Disposal <strong>of</strong> C&D waste (other than hazardous waste) at a facility (other than a<br />

landfill facility) where the annual intake does not exceed 5,000 tonnes per<br />

annum. (First Schedule Part I - Class 6)<br />

� A contractor was required to apply for a Certificate <strong>of</strong> Registration from the<br />

local authority when intending to temporarily store quantities <strong>of</strong> hazardous<br />

material on-site (on the premises where it is produced) which exceeds the<br />

limits <strong>of</strong> 25,000 litres liquid waste or 40m 3 non-liquid waste. (First Schedule<br />

Part III)<br />

The operator <strong>of</strong> a waste facility permit is required to maintain specified records for the<br />

activity to which the waste permit relates and must provide such details to the local<br />

authority by the 28th day <strong>of</strong> February each year.<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (Facility (Facility Permit Permit and and Registration) Registration) Regulations Regulations 2007 2007 and and <strong>Waste</strong><br />

<strong>Waste</strong><br />

<strong>Management</strong> <strong>Management</strong> (Facility (Facility Permit) Permit) (Amendment) (Amendment) Regulations Regulations 2008:<br />

2008:<br />

These latest Regulations came into effect on the 1st June 2008. As part <strong>of</strong> the<br />

application process, the applicant identifies the relevant activities from the Third and<br />

Fourth Schedules <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Waste</strong> <strong>Management</strong> Act which relate to disposal and<br />

recovery activities. The activities that can be permitted are outlined in Part I and Part<br />

II <strong>of</strong> the Third Schedule <strong>of</strong> the Regulations. If the application relates to a number <strong>of</strong><br />

classes <strong>of</strong> activities, the principal activity must be identified.<br />

� Recovery <strong>of</strong> Inert C&D waste - less than 50,000 tonnes per annum can be<br />

recovered, under the scope <strong>of</strong> a waste permit, provided that the maximum<br />

quantity <strong>of</strong> residual waste consigned for collection, onward transport and<br />

disposal is less than 15% <strong>of</strong> the total annual waste intake. (Third Schedule<br />

Part I - Class 7)<br />

� Recovery <strong>of</strong> Inert waste (other than excavations or dredgings comprising<br />

natural materials <strong>of</strong> clay, silt, sand, gravel or stone) through deposition for the<br />

purposes <strong>of</strong> the improvement or development <strong>of</strong> land, where the total quantity

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