Guidance

Register your waste exemptions

Register waste exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
12 December 2024

Applies to England

Before you start

Before you start, read the guidance about waste exemptions to check if you need to register an exemption. Check you can comply with exemption conditions.  

To register you’ll need to know:  

  • which exemptions you need – see the list of waste exemptions 

  • name, address and contact details of the person or business carrying out the waste activity  

  • company registration number and registered address if you’re a limited company or limited liability partnership

  • site location – address and postcode or grid reference where the waste activity will take place (the site location may be different to the business address) 

Waste exemptions last for 3 years. You’ll get an email when it’s time to renew.

To deregister or update your contact details you’ll need: 

  • your waste exemption (WEX) registration number  

  • the email address you used to register the exemption

Register, deregister or update your details

Start

 

Linear networks and bulk registrations 

Linear networks 

If your waste activity involves maintenance work along a road, canal, track or other type of linear network, you may need to use the bulk and linear networks registration form instead of the digital service. 

Bulk registrations 

If you want to register the same exemption at 30 or more sites (known as bulk registration) you should use the bulk and linear networks registration form instead of the digital service. 

For more information, read the guidance about waste exemptions.  

Waste exemptions are changing

Find out how waste exemptions are changing in the government response to consultation on reform.

The Environment Agency is proposing to introduce charges for waste exemptions. You can take part in the consultation on charge proposals until 20 January 2025.

Contact

General enquiries

National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY

Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

Telephone 03708 506 506

Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312

Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

Updates to this page

Published 12 December 2024

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