Mechanical waste reprocessing
54 Mechanical waste reprocessing
Mechanical waste reprocessing (the relevant activity) consists of operating a facility for receiving and mechanically reprocessing waste.
The relevant activity does not include—
baling or compacting clean paper, cardboard, aluminium cans or plastics; or
reprocessing, including recycling, liquid waste; or
reprocessing, including recycling, clean earth.
In the following table, the aggregate environmental score for the relevant activity is the score stated opposite the threshold within which the relevant activity is carried out.
| Threshold | Aggregate environmental score | 3 |
| 1operating a facility for receiving and mechanically reprocessing, in a year, more than 5,000t of inert, non-putrescible waste or green waste only | 8 | |
| 2operating a facility for receiving and mechanically reprocessing, in a year, the following quantity of general waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 19 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 25 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 31 | C |
| 3operating a facility for receiving and mechanically reprocessing, in a year, the following quantity of category 2 regulated waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 29 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 43 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 56 | C |
| 4operating a facility for receiving and mechanically reprocessing, in a year, the following quantity of category 1 regulated waste— | ||
| (a)5,000t or less | 32 | C |
| (b)more than 5,000t but not more than 10,000t | 50 | C |
| (c)more than 10,000t | 73 | C |
In this section—
mechanically reprocessing waste includes mechanically crushing, milling, grinding, shredding or sorting waste, whether or not for the purpose of recycling the waste.
Examples—
reprocessing, including recycling, waste using a trommel, glass imploder, concrete crusher, green waste shredder or tyre shredder
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