Waste Exemptions: Site List and Summary by Paragraph Type for England

A daily-updated dataset from the Environment Agency summarizing waste exemptions by paragraph type and listing sites in England. Waste operations exempt from environmental permits are categorized into four groups: Using waste (U1-U16), Disposing of waste (D1-D8), Storing waste (S1-S3), and Treating waste (T1-T33). Registration is free and lasts for three years, except for the T11 exemption for repairing or refurbishing waste electrical equipment.

Use Cases

• Monitoring exempt waste operations based on the four categories (U, D, S, T) and their specific paragraph numbers.
• Analyzing the distribution of waste exemption types across England based on the detailed site list.
• Tracking compliance with exemption limits and conditions, such as the 3-year registration period.
• Assessing the prevalence of specific exemptions like T11 for repairing waste electrical equipment.

Strengths

• Data is updated daily, providing current operational information.
• Exemptions are clearly categorized into four distinct groups with specific paragraph numbers (U1-U16, D1-D8, S1-S3, T1-T33).
• Registration details are specified, including a free cost and a standard 3-year duration.

Limitations

• The dataset is retired and no longer available in this format; users must access the Public Register Online.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency

Collection Method

Extracted from the Public Register Online.

Freshness

Daily updates, with quarterly extracts taken.

Geography

England