Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

BRIAN RUTTERFORD

Organisation or operator
BRIAN RUTTERFORD
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX498500
Site grid reference
TL6634984470
Environment Agency Operational Area
East Anglia
Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

Exemptions

D1 — Depositing waste from dredging inland waters

Depositing dredging spoil (dredgings) on the banks of the waters it was dredged from and treating it by screening and removing water.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

D7 — Burning waste in the open

Burning plant tissue and untreated wood waste from joinery or manufacturing in the open air.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

T29 — Treatment of non-hazardous pesticide washings by carbon filtration for disposal

Treating non-hazardous pesticide washings before disposing of them to land. Pesticide washings treated this way are less likely to damage the environment when discharged to land compared to untreated pesticide washings.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

T32 — Treatment of waste in a biobed or biofilter

Treating non-hazardous pesticide washings in a biobed or biofilter. The treated washings can be re-used and the biobed material (biomix) can then be spread on land (under an exemption) for agricultural or ecological benefit.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U1 — Use of waste in construction

Use of waste in construction using suitable waste rather than virgin raw material or material which has ceased to be waste - for example by complying with a Quality Protocol.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U10 — Spreading waste to benefit agricultural land

Spreading specific waste on agricultural land to replace manufactured fertilisers or virgin materials such as agricultural lime used to improve or maintain soil.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U12 — Using mulch

Landscapers, farmers or growers spreading mulch as a protective covering onto land around trees, bushes or plants.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U14 — Incorporating ash into soil

Mixing ash back into the soil to return some of the nutrients from burnt crops and vegetation.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U15 — Spreading of pig and poultry ash

Mixing ash from burning pig or poultry carcasses with slurry and/or manure and spreading it on farmland to provide the soil with nutrients.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U4 — Burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance

Using waste as fuel to produce heat or power.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

U8 — Using waste for a specified purpose

Using waste that does not need treating, to reduce the use of virgin or non waste materials.

Registration date
2026-09-22
Expiry date
2029-09-21

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