Guidance

Low risk waste position: food from retailers and producers, including former foodstuffs

The Environment Agency has provided this low risk waste position (LRWP) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
20 August 2019
Last updated
11 June 2021 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Storing and compacting waste coffee grounds to produce a briquette: LRWP 45

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Collecting and storing food waste: LRWP 84

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Details

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 LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.

Published 20 August 2019
Last updated 11 June 2021 + show all updates

  1. Added a new low risk waste position (LRWP) - Collecting and storing food waste: LRWP 84.

  2. First published.

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