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Low risk waste positions: furniture and household items

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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From:
Environment Agency
Published:
20 August 2019
Last updated:
19 December 2024
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  1. 'Treating waste carpet and carpet tiles for recovery: LRWP 8' has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

  2. Storing and recovering cropper dust and carpet shearings from carpet manufacture: LRWP 9 has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed. Storing waste carpet from the manufacturing sector: LRWP 10 has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed. Waste carpet from the manufacturing sector could be stored under Non Waste Framework Directions where appropriate.

  3. Withdrawn LRWP 86 as it has been replaced by the regulatory position statement 'Storing and treating uPVC plastic and rubber: RPS 312'.

  4. Removed ‘Using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfaces: LRWP 43’, as it was withdrawn in December 2020 and it stopped being used on 17 June 2021. Clarified that people should check if they can follow the regulatory position statement on using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfacing (RPS 248) instead.

  5. Added a new low risk waste position - Treating uPVC plastic and rubber: LRWP 86.

  6. Added a link to 'Using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfacing: RPS 248' which replaces LRWP 43.

  7. We have withdrawn 'Using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfaces: LRWP 43'. However, you can continue using this low risk waste position until 17 June 2021.

  8. We have changed the List of Waste code that LRWP 41 applies to from 17 02 03 to 17 09 04.

  9. We've added a new low risk waste position - Manual treatment of waste windows and doors: LRWP 71.

  10. First published.

Applies to England

Documents

Storing waste uPVC window frames: LRWP 41

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Storing and treating waste divan bed bases: LRWP 54

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Manual treatment of waste windows and doors: LRWP 71

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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 will review the LRWPs. They 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 furniture and household items that have been withdrawn

The regulatory position statement Storing and treating uPVC plastic and rubber: RPS 312 replaced LRWP 86 on 23 September 2024.

Using shredded waste carpet in equestrian surfacing: RPS 248 replaced LRWP 43 in December 2020.

‘Treating waste carpet and carpet tiles for recovery: LRWP 8’ has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

‘Storing and recovering cropper dust and carpet shearings from carpet manufacture: LRWP 9’ has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

‘Storing waste carpet from the manufacturing sector: LRWP 10’ has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed. Waste carpet from the manufacturing sector could be stored under Non Waste Framework Directions where appropriate.

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