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Waste wood is categorized into 4 different types; Grade A-D. This is based on the quality of wood, the utilization of the wood, and type/amount of contaminants<ref name="foo" /> with Grade A being primarily clean wood off-cuts, Grades B and C representing increasing quantities of chipboard, MDF and laminated wood with wood off-cuts, and Grade D representing treated wood that is generally classified as [[Hazardous Waste]] (although at the present time this is not generally segregated for collection and [[treatment]]/[[disposal]] in the UK and is mixed with Grade B and C Wood Waste).

The wood types listed ~~later~~ represent those categories used by local authorities for the wood they manage, primarily at [[HWRC]] sites, which do not correlate with the Grade A to D approach due to the way the data is collected through [[WasteDataFlow]]

The [[EA]] Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 207) - 'Classifying wood waste from mixed waste wood sources'<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-waste-wood-from-mixed-waste-wood-sources-rps-207/classifying-waste-wood-from-mixed-waste-wood-sources-rps-207/ RPS 207], [[EA]] May 2020</ref> applies to all businesses who produce, transport, keep, process, control, use or dispose of [[Wood Waste|waste wood]]. The RPS was updated on the 27 May 20 and was due to expire on 31 Jan 21 but is now being extended until end of July 2021<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wra-to-challenge-agency-over-waste-wood-rps/ LetsRecycle ], Dec 2020</ref>. RPS 207 permits treated or mixed [[Wood Waste|wood waste]] (including chipped waste wood and waste fines), which could be classified as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] or [[Non-Hazardous Waste|non-hazardous]] and has not been assesed and classified in line with the [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] guidance<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719394/Waste-classification-technical-guidance-WM3.pdf Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste. Technical Guidance WM3 V1.1], [[EA]] May 2018</ref> to continue to be classified as non-hazardous. However, the [[Wood Waste|waste wood]] must be destined for:

*an Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Chapter IV compliant permitted incinerator or co-incinerator

*the manufacture of board

The RPS does not apply to [[Wood Waste|waste wood]] that is known and is classified as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] such as:

*railway sleepers

*telegraph poles

*wood treated with creosote

which must continue to be segregated and consigned as [[Hazardous Waste]].

The wood types listed below represent those categories used by local authorities for the wood they manage, primarily at [[HWRC]] sites, which do not correlate with the Grade A to D approach due to the way the data is collected through [[WasteDataFlow]]

== Macro Tonnages ==

The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 3,362,970 tonnes of wood generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]:

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 Waste wood is categorized into 4 different types; Grade A-D. This is based on the quality of wood, the utilization of the wood, and type/amount of contaminants<ref name="foo" /> with Grade A being primarily clean wood off-cuts, Grades B and C representing increasing quantities of chipboard, MDF and laminated wood with wood off-cuts, and Grade D representing treated wood that is generally classified as [[Hazardous Waste]] (although at the present time this is not generally segregated for collection and [[treatment]]/[[disposal]] in the UK and is mixed with Grade B and C Wood Waste).
-The wood types listed later represent those categories used by local authorities for the wood they manage, primarily at [[HWRC]] sites, which do not correlate with the Grade A to D approach due to the way the data is collected through [[WasteDataFlow]]
+The [[EA]] Regulatory Position Statement (RPS 207) - 'Classifying wood waste from mixed waste wood sources'<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/classifying-waste-wood-from-mixed-waste-wood-sources-rps-207/classifying-waste-wood-from-mixed-waste-wood-sources-rps-207/ RPS 207], [[EA]] May 2020</ref> applies to all businesses who produce, transport, keep, process, control, use or dispose of [[Wood Waste|waste wood]]. The RPS was updated on the 27 May 20 and was due to expire on 31 Jan 21 but is now being extended until end of July 2021<ref>[https://www.letsrecycle.com/news/latest-news/wra-to-challenge-agency-over-waste-wood-rps/ LetsRecycle ], Dec 2020</ref>. RPS 207 permits treated or mixed [[Wood Waste|wood waste]] (including chipped waste wood and waste fines), which could be classified as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] or [[Non-Hazardous Waste|non-hazardous]] and has not been assesed and classified in line with the [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] guidance<ref>[https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/719394/Waste-classification-technical-guidance-WM3.pdf Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste. Technical Guidance WM3 V1.1], [[EA]] May 2018</ref> to continue to be classified as non-hazardous. However, the [[Wood Waste|waste wood]] must be destined for:
+*an Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) Chapter IV compliant permitted incinerator or co-incinerator
+*the manufacture of board
+The RPS does not apply to [[Wood Waste|waste wood]] that is known and is classified as [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous]] such as:
+*railway sleepers
+*telegraph poles
+*wood treated with creosote
+which must continue to be segregated and consigned as [[Hazardous Waste]].
+The wood types listed below represent those categories used by local authorities for the wood they manage, primarily at [[HWRC]] sites, which do not correlate with the Grade A to D approach due to the way the data is collected through [[WasteDataFlow]]
 == Macro Tonnages ==
 The most recent information published by [[DEFRA]] <ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/env23-uk-waste-data-and-management UK Statistics on Waste 2020]</ref> is summarized in the pie chart below, with 3,362,970 tonnes of wood generated in the UK in 2016 and is part of the broader tonnage summarized in [[UK Waste Tonnage]]: