Guidance

Low risk waste positions: electrical equipment, including constituent parts and accessories

The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 20 August 2019
• Last updated: 19 June 2025
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  1. 19 June 2025

     'Storing and dismantling waste domestic gas meters: LRWP 11' has been withdrawn and replaced by Storing and dismantling waste domestic gas meters: RPS 338

  2. 1 April 2025

     Withdrawn the low risk waste position 'Storing and treating waste domestic gas boilers: LRWP 40'. Directed to T11 waste exemption for this activity instead.

  3. 5 February 2025

     'Storing and treating scroll compressors from air conditioning and refrigeration units: LRWP 48' has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

  4. 24 January 2025

     The LRWP 'Shredding computer hard drives: LRWP 20' has been replaced by 'Shredding electronic storage media containing confidential or sensitive material: RPS 309' and 'Accepting shredded electronic storage media at sites permitted to accept hazardous WEEE: RPS 324'.

  5. 15 November 2021

     Edited 'Storing and treating waste domestic gas boilers: LRWP 40': Under the heading 'Conditions you must comply with', changed the List of Waste code to 20 01 35* or 20 01 36.

  6. 21 April 2021

     Added 2 new low risk waste positions: 'Storing hazardous components from WEEE at existing S2 exempt operations: LRWP 81', and 'Storing and treating hazardous components from WEEE at existing T11 exempt operations: LRWP 82'.

  7. 20 August 2019

     First published.

Applies to England

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Storing hazardous components from WEEE at existing S2 exempt operations: LRWP 81

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Storing and treating hazardous components from WEEE at existing T11 exempt operations: LRWP 82

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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.

LRWPs for electrical equipment that have been withdrawn

‘Storing and treating waste domestic gas boilers: LRWP 40’ has been withdrawn. Check if you can use the T11 waste exemption to authorise this activity instead.

‘Storing and treating scroll compressors from air conditioning and refrigeration units: LRWP 48’ has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

‘Shredding computer hard drives: LRWP 20’ has been replaced by the regulatory position statements:

• Shredding electronic storage media containing confidential or sensitive material: RPS 309
• Accepting shredded electronic storage media at sites permitted to accept hazardous WEEE: RPS 324

‘Storing and dismantling waste domestic gas meters: LRWP 11’ has been withdrawn and replaced by Storing and dismantling waste domestic gas meters: RPS 338.