Paragraph 20 - Cleaning waste textiles for recovery
What the legislation says:
20. —(1) Laundering or otherwise cleaning waste textiles with a
view to their recovery or reuse.
(2) The storage of waste textiles at the place where they are to
be so laundered or cleaned.
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.
Examples of activities that are not suitable for
registration under the Paragraph 20 exemption.
An establishment collects waste textiles at its depot, which are
sorted and despatched elsewhere. The sorting activity does not
qualify for a Paragraph 20 exemption. It may be permissible under
Paragraph 11.
Examples of activities that are suitable for
registration under the Paragraph 20 exemption.
A company collects discarded textiles from household waste sites
which are sorted and, where they are suitable for re-sale, are
cleaned.
The company would need to register a Paragraph 20 exemption at
the place where the cleaning and storing is undertaken. The sorting
of the textiles should also be registered under the paragraph 11
exemption.