Guidance

Low risk waste positions: landspreading

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

Applies to England

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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LRWPs for landspreading that have been withdrawn

The LRWP ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: LRWP 13’ has been replaced by the regulatory position statement (RPS) ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: RPS 313’.

The LRWP ‘Storing and spreading biochar to benefit land: LRWP 61’ has been replaced by the regulatory position statement (RPS) ‘Storing and spreading biochar to benefit land: RPS 366’.

Updates to this page

Published 20 August 2019
Last updated 26 February 2026 show all updates
  1. 'Storing and spreading biochar to benefit land: LRWP 61' has been withdrawn and replaced by 'Storing and spreading biochar to benefit land: RPS 366'.

  2. The LRWP 'Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: LRWP 13' has been replaced by the regulatory position statement 'Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: RPS 313'.

  3. Added an additional waste type 03 01 05 to LRWP 61.

  4. First published.

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