Scattering or burying ash at a pet cemetery: LRWP 89
Updated 11 February 2022
Applies to England
This low risk waste position (LRWP) applies if you scatter or bury ash from cremating pets and their immediate wrappings (such as blankets, sheets or towels) at a pet cemetery.
If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can carry out this activity without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Conditions you must comply with
You must:
- only scatter or bury ash at a pet cemetery registered with the Animal and Plant Health Agency
- only bury up to an average of 20kg of ash per square metre
- not bury or scatter ash on land used for grazing animals
You must make sure your activities do not endanger human health or the environment. You must not:
- cause a risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals
- cause a nuisance through noise or odours
- adversely affect the countryside or places of special interest
Enforcement
A LRWP means that the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you provided:
- your activity meets the description set out in this LRWP
- you comply with the conditions set out in this LRWP
- your activity does not, and is not likely to, cause environmental pollution or harm human health
Contact the Environment Agency
Contact the Environment Agency if you need help.
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.