Epping Forest City of London

Organisation or operator: Epping Forest City of London
Register: Waste Exemptions
Registration reference: WEX473678
Site grid reference: TL 45105 00583
Environment Agency Operational Area: Hertfordshire and North London
Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

Exemptions

D4 — Depositing agricultural waste consisting of plant tissue under a Plant Health Notice

Depositing diseased crops where they were grown, when a Plant Health Notice has been issued. This is to reduce the risk of spreading plant diseases or pests.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

D5 — Depositing waste samples for testing or analysis

Depositing and storing waste samples, where they are required to comply with or enforce specified regulations, or before testing and analysis for research.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

D7 — Burning waste in the open

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

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

S1 — Storing waste in secure containers

Storing specific waste in secure containers at a different place to where the waste was produced, before it's transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

S2 — Storing waste in a secure place

Storing specific waste a secure place that's different to where it was produced, before the waste is transported to another site to be recovered.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

T23 — Aerobic composting and associated prior treatment

Composting small volumes of vegetation, cardboard and food waste to produce compost that can be spread to benefit the land by adding nutrients or improving the structure of the soil. Also treating the waste, before you compost it, by chipping or similar activities.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

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: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

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: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

U11 — Spreading waste to benefit non-agricultural land

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

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

U13 — Spreading plant matter to provide benefits

Spreading cut plants at the place of production for weed suppression or to provide nutrients to the soil.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

U5 — Using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel

Storing and using biodiesel produced from waste as fuel in portable generators and motor vehicles.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

U7 — Using effluent to clean a highway gravel bed

Using effluent from water and waste treatment plants to clean highway gravel beds. This reduces the amount of tap water used where high quality water is not needed.

Registration date: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

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: 2025-09-23
Expiry date: 2028-09-22

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence