Temporary storage where waste is produced (NWFD 2 exemption)
You can temporarily store any waste at the place of production before it’s collected. You do not need to register this exemption.
About this exemption
Some waste exemptions do not need to be registered. They are called non-waste framework directive (NWFD) exemptions. NWFD exemptions relate to gathering waste and storing it temporarily.
You must comply with the terms and conditions.
You do not pay for this exemption.
Activities you can carry out
Storage
You can store any type of waste for up to 12 months, if all the following conditions apply:
- you produced the waste yourself
- you are storing it at the place you produced it
- the waste is stored securely
‘Stored securely’ means that the waste cannot escape from its container and the public cannot access it.
Treatments
You can carry out some treatments on the waste to make storage and collection easier.
The treatments must not change the characteristics of the waste.
Examples of such treatments are:
- compacting paper and cardboard, to increase the amount that can be stored in a container
- shredding papers
- separating recyclables such as card, plastic and glass into separate containers
Activities you cannot carry out
You cannot:
- store waste that was produced somewhere else
- store waste for longer than 12 months
Contact the Environment Agency
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
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Updated to confirm that you do not need to register or pay for this exemption.
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First published.