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Register a simple exempt waste activity

Our online application service for registering waste exemptions is now available.

The table of activities you can register through this service is below.

To register your exemption, you'll need the following information:

• the name and address of the legal entity registering the exemption; and
• where the activity will take place.

If you have this information it should take no longer than five minutes to complete your application.

You must submit a separate application for each location.

There's no fee for this application.

 

It's quicker to register online. If you can't do this or need help to do this, please contact us.

If you want to communicate with use through sign language, the Contact Scotland BSL service will give you access to an online interpreter.

Activities you can register

You can apply to register the following exempt waste activities using this online service.

Paragraph	Activity
1	Use of waste glass under appropriate authorisation
2	Operation of a scrap metal furnace under authorisation
3	Burning specified waste as a fuel under authorisation
4	Cleaning, washing, spraying or coating of waste packaging
5	Burning waste as a fuel in an authorised appliance, recovery of fuel from waste vegetable oils
6	Burning waste oil as a fuel in an engine
8(1)	Storage of sewage sludge
11	Baling, sorting, shredding etc. of specified wastes
13	Manufacture of specified products from specified wastes
14	Manufacture, repair or refurbishment of finished goods from specified wastes
15	Beneficial use of waste
16	Screening of specific wastes
17	Storage of specified waste in a secure place
18	Storage of specified waste in a secure container
20	Laundering waste textiles
21	Chipping, shredding, cutting or pulverising waste plant matter
22	Recovery of silver from photographic wastes
24	Crushing, grinding or size reduction of waste bricks, tiles or concrete under authorisation
25	Deposit of dredging wastes
26	Recovery/disposal of waste at the place of production as an integral part of the production process
28	Use of autoclaves to sterilise waste
29	Disposal of waste at the place of production by burning in an incinerator
30	Burning plant tissue waste on land in the open
31	Discharge of waste onto the track of a railway
32	Burial of waste from sanitary conveniences
33	Wastes arising from peatworking
34	Keeping or deposit of spent ballast
35	Deposit of waste from an excavation for mineral exploration
36	Temporary storage of specified waste at a harbour
38	Deposit or storage of samples of waste
39	Secure storage of specified wastes at a pharmacy, medical, nursing, vet or needle exchange facility
43	Crushing of waste gas discharge lamps
44	Heating metals in furnaces to remove grease, oil or any other non-metallic contaminant
48	Storage of specified WEEE at a secure place

You'll have to use a different form to register other exempt activities.

The conditions of each registration can be found in our guidance page.