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Paragraph 13 - Manufacture of specified goods from specified wastes

What the legislation says:

13. —(1) The manufacture from–

(a) waste which arises from demolition or construction work or tunnelling or other excavations; or

(b) waste which consists of ash, slag, clinker, rock, wood, bark, paper, straw, crushed glass or gypsum, of timber products, straw board, plasterboard, bricks, blocks, roadstone, soil, soil substitutes or aggregate.

(2) The treatment of waste soil or rock which, when treated, is to be spread on land under paragraph 7 or 9, if–

(a) it is carried out at the place where the waste is produced or the treated product is to be spread; and

(b) the total amount treated at that place in any day does not exceed 100 tonnes.

(3) The storage of waste which is to be submitted to any of the activities mentioned in sub paragraphs (1) and (2) if–

(a) the waste is stored at the place where the activity is to be carried out; and (b) the total quantity of waste stored at that place at any time does not exceed–

(i) in the case of the manufacture of roadstone from road planings, 50,000 tonnes; or

(ii) in any other case, 20,000 tonnes.

What this means:

Paragraph 13 (1) (a & b) permits a limited range of wastes to be used in the manufacture of certain materials. You can use demolition, construction, tunnelling and excavation wastes or waste ash, slag, clinker, rock, wood, bark, paper, straw and gypsum in the manufacture of timber products, straw board, plasterboard, brick roadstone and aggregate provided the waste used is non-hazardous.

Paragraph 13 (2) allows up to 100 tonnes per day of waste soil or rock to be treated in order to produce materials that will be fit for use under either a paragraph 7 or paragraph 9 land spreading exemptions. The waste must be processed at the place where it originated or at the place where it will be spread. A seperate registration is required to spread the wastes under Paragraph 7 or 9.

Paragraph 13 (3) allows 20,000 tonnes of wastes which are to be used in the ways described in paragraph 13 (1 – 2), to be stored at the place where they will be used. In the case of road planings which are to be used in the manufacture of roadstone, this is increased to 50,000 tonnes.

Registration Requirements:

Needs to be registered with SEPA but no fee is required.

This exemption can be registered online.

However, establishments and undertakings can still use the paper form should they wish. This form should be sent to the Registrar at your local SEPA area office (addresses are given on the form)

The following questions and answers are provided to help you further understand this exemption:

Q. How long will the registration last? Will it require renewal at any time?
A. The registration of this exemption is not time limited but it can be de-registered by SEPA if it is not managed properly and no longer fulfills the criteria requirements of the exemption or if the activities cause pollution or harm to health. If the activity does comply with the exemption criteria the registration will not have to be renewed except where there is a significant change to the activity.

Q. I will need to segregate wood and plastic from demolition and construction materials before I screen the material to produce an aggregate. Does the paragraph 13 exemption allow me to do this?
A. No, the Paragraph 13 exemption would cover screening of this type of waste to produce an aggregate but not the pre-sorting of the material. As the pre-sorting is not covered by any exemption, this activity would need to be authorised by a waste management licence.

Q. Do I need to register a Paragraph 13 exemption for screening activities if I have a crushing plant which is regulated by SEPA as a PPC Part B process?
A. Yes, you do need to register the screening activity as a Paragraph 13 (2) as the PPC Permit would only cover the crushing activity but not any ancillary activities such as the storage of waste prior to crushing.