Environmental Permits
Waste Exemptions

Sustainable South Brent

Organisation or operator
Sustainable South Brent
Register
Waste Exemptions
Registration reference
WEX486418
Site grid reference
SX7043460279
Environment Agency Operational Area
Devon Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly
Registration date
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

Exemptions

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
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

T26 — Treatment of kitchen waste in a wormery

Very small-scale treatment of waste from kitchens using a wormery to produce compost. The compost can be spread on land to add nutrients or to improve the structure of the soil.

Registration date
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

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
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

U12 — Using mulch

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

Registration date
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

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
2026-03-16
Expiry date
2029-03-15

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Environment Agency Conditional Licence