Written question asked by Bill O'Brien (Labour) on Monday, 28 February 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 9 March 2005. It was answered by Elliot Morley (Labour) on Wednesday, 9 March 2005 on behalf of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what category of installations and plant that burn wastes will not be covered by the Waste Incineration Directive when it comes into force.

Answer: Mr. Bill O'Brien: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what category of installations and plant that burn waste will not be covered by the waste incineration directive when it comes into force. [219538] Mr. Morley: Article 2(2) of the waste incineration directive excludes from that directive's scope: (a) plants treating only the following wastes: (i) vegetable waste from agriculture and forestry; (ii) vegetable waste from the food processing industry, if the heat generated is recovered; (iii) fibrous vegetable waste from virgin pulp production and from production of paper from pulp, if it is co-incinerated at the place of production and the heat generated is recovered; (iv) wood waste with the exception of wood waste which may contain halogenated organic compounds or heavy metals as a result of treatment with wood-preservatives or coating, and which includes in particular such wood waste originating from construction and demolition waste; (v) cork waste; (vi) radioactive waste; (vii) animal carcasses as regulated by Council Directive 90/667/ EEC without prejudice to its future amendments; (viii) waste resulting from the exploration for, and the exploitation of, oil and gas resources from off-shore installations and incinerated on board the installation; (b) experimental plants used for research, development and testing in order to improve the incineration process and which treat less than 50 tonnes of waste per year.

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