What is an exempt waste incinerator?
Exempt incinerators are small incinerators designed to burn waste at a rate of less than 50kg/hour. Many small incinerators do not have measures to control the smoke or gases that are released when wastes are burned in them. You need to be very careful about what wastes you burn in them. Plastics, tyres, polystyrene, used paint tins and used aerosol canisters are not suitable wastes. Small incinerators that release dark smoke, odours or harmful gases cannot be exempt. Drum incinerators used to burn polythene pesticide containers cannot be exempt for the same reason. However, you are able to use your drum incinerators for burning rinsed pesticide containers during the first year after the new regulations come into force. Small carcass incinerators are exempt from the new regulations but should only be used to burn small animal carcasses.
