Substructure and ground-bearing floors

5.1

5.1.11Regulatory solutions

Use of recycled or secondary materials shall comply with the relevant waste regulatory requirements.

Table 1: Regulatory solution for fill, including recycled and secondary materials

Location	Materials used on:	Regulatory solution
England and Wales	Site of origin	CL:AIRE Code of Practice.
	Other sites and less than 5000t	Registration under a U1 exemption with the EA is required at the receiving site.
	Other sites and over 5000t	Ensure that the supplier has followed the WRAP protocol.
Northern Ireland and Scotland	Any site	Registration under a paragraph 19 exemption with the SEPA/NIEA is required at the receiving site.

Notes

EA: Environment Agency
CL:AIRE: Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments.
NIEA: Northern Ireland Environment Agency
SEPA: Scottish Environment Protection Agency