April 2012 transitions

If you are a customer who has a Paragraph 13 or Paragraph 21 exemption registered, you will no longer be able to carry out your waste operations after 5 April 2012 unless you have either:

• registered for a new, free of charge waste exemption (if you meet all the conditions and limits) or,
• have made an application for an environmental permit.

If you have a Paragraph 12 exemption, you need to act before 30 April 2012. Follow this link for more information:

• Modernising Waste Regulation Panel

If you do not wish to register the new exemption or apply for a permit you must stop your waste operation.

General documents

Frequently asked questions on the transition:

• Paragraph 13 and 21 transition - frequenty asked questions (published April 2012) (PDF, 186KB)
• Paragraph 12 delayed transition - frequently asked questions (published April 2012) (PDF, 250KB)

Find out more about the standard permits that have been developed to replace Paragraph 12, 13 and 21 waste exemptions:

• Exempt waste operations moving to environmental permits

Paragraph 12 Storage and composting of biodegradable waste

The following exemption is available:

• T23 Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment (published 16 February 2010) (PDF, 129KB)

Paragraph 13 Construction and soil materials

The following exemptions are available:

• T5 Screening and blending of waste (published 16 February 2010) (PDF, 114KB)
• T6 Treatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising (version 3, updated June 2011) (PDF, 70KB)

Paragraph 21 Preparatory treatment of waste plant matter

 The following exemption is available:

• T6 Treatment of waste wood and waste plant matter by chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising (version 3, updated June 2011) (PDF, 70KB)

Other useful pages and documents

Find out more about the new waste exemptions system:

• Waste exemptions

Find out more about registering your waste or water discharge exemption:

• Register your exemption

Applying for a permit

If you do not wish to register the new exemption and wish to continue operating, you must apply for a permit before 6 April 2012 (30 April 2012 for Paragraph 12).

This guidance has been provided to help you move from an exemption to a permit:

• Making the steps to permitting (updated May 2011) (PDF, 137KB)

We have produced a useful summary of permits and charges relevant to Paragraphs 13 and 21:

• Summary of standard permits and charges (published April 2012) (PDF, 107KB)