Register your waste exemptions
Register and pay for exemptions to store, treat, use or dispose of waste. Deregister exemptions you no longer need and update details that have changed.
Applies to England
There’s a charge for most waste exemptions
Read waste exemption charges to find out what the charges and charging bands are.
Read the waste exemptions guidance to check:
- if you need to register
- that you can comply with the conditions
- how much you’ll pay
When you register in the service, you can pay online with a debit or credit card.
You can also pay by bank transfer.
Exemptions are valid for 3 years from when you register.
What you need
To register waste exemptions you need to know: know:
- which exemptions you need – see the list of waste exemptions
- business name, address and contact details
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Deregistering or updating
To deregister an exemption or update your contact details you need:
- your waste exemption (WEX) registration number
number - the email address you used to register the exemption
RegisterRegister, nowderegister or update your details
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Charities and T28 exemptions exemptions
RegistrationExemptions and exemptions are free if you are a charity. To qualifybe as a charity, all of your organisationorganisation’s aims and purposes must workbe exclusively charitable. Your organisation must also operate for athe charitablepublic purpose. benefit.
Read the Charity Commission’s guidancelist onand descriptions of charitable purposes. to find out if your organisation falls within one of the 13 areas of charitable activity.
It’s free to register a T28 waste exemption. You must be authorised under the Misuse of Drugs Regulations 2001.
Call the Environment Agency to register free by phone.
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
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Updated because you can now register exemptions at multiple sites in the online service. Added a link to a new online form and guidance to register exemptions along a linear network.
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Updated with links to information about paying for multiple site and linear registrations. Clarified the guidance on charities and charitable purposes.
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Updated to clarify that all waste exemptions are exempt from VAT.
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Updated with information about waste exemption charges, and organisations that do not have to pay.
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Updated to remove the invite and link to a closed consultation. 'Bulk registrations' are now known as 'multiple site registrations' - the page has been amended to reflect this.
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First published.