Low risk waste positions: wood and plant matter
The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.
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If the Environment Agency provides a LRWP for an activity, you can carry it out without an environmental permit for a waste operation provided that you meet all the conditions.
The Environment Agency may review its LRWPs. It may decide the activity is no longer suitable for a LRWP or that the conditions need changing. You must regularly check that the LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.
Last updated 6 January 2022 + show all updates
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Added 'Treating waste wood from making panels and furniture under a T6 exemption: LRWP 88'.
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Added a new low risk waste position (LRWP) - Storing, treating and sterilising waste coir: LRWP 83.
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We have added a new low risk waste position (LRWP) 'Burning dunnage packing material: LRWP 74'. This LRWP replaces the regulatory position statement (RPS) 'Disposal by burning of waste plant tissue and wood under a Plant Health Notice: RPS 19.
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We have updated 'Burning waste as fuel in a small appliance: LRWP 64' to clarify the waste types you can burn, and how this LRWP links to 'Waste exemption: U4 burning of waste as a fuel in a small appliance'.
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We have made the following changes to low risk waste position 62: We have changed the title to 'Drying paper manufacturing waste to make animal bedding'. We have added List of Waste codes 03 03 05 and 03 03 11 (de-inked paper pulp and de-inked paper sludge from paper manufacturing).
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We have made changes to 'Burning waste as fuel in a small appliance: LRWP 64'. The changes clarify the wastes that can be burnt and where the burning can take place.
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We have added a new low risk waste position: Using waste wood from construction to manufacture finished goods under a U9 exemption: LRWP 73.
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