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Low risk waste positions: miscellaneous

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

Updates to this page

From:
Environment Agency
Published:
20 August 2019
Last updated:
13 January 2026
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  1. Recovering silver from waste developing and fixing solutions: LRWP 1 was withdrawn on 15 January 2026. It has been replaced by the 'Recovering silver from waste developer and fixer solutions: RPS 360'.

  2. LRWP 76 was withdrawn. It has been replaced by the regulatory position statement 'Storing and treating waste spectacles: RPS 348'.

  3. 'Storing and bottling wash water from flushing bottling machines: LRWP 4' has been withdrawn. It is no longer required as the Environment Agency no longer consider the material is a waste.

  4. LRWP 78 has been withdrawn. It has been replaced by 'Storing and treating waste oyster shells: RPS 347'.

  5. 'Repairing, refurbishing and cleaning intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) formally used in the food industry: LRWP 67' has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

  6. 'Storing and bagging spent mushroom compost: LRWP 15' has been withdrawn as it is no longer needed.

  7. Change made to 'Storing and treating used electrical insulating oil for reuse: LRWP 57': we have corrected a formatting error that made the waste codes in LRWP 57 appear without an asterisk for hazardous waste. All these waste codes now have an asterisk as they are all hazardous waste. Also change made to ‘Recycling waste spectacles: LRWP 76’: List of Waste code was 20 03 01 now 20 01 99.

  8. We have published a new low risk waste position - 'Storing and treating waste oyster shells: LRWP 78'.

  9. We have added 'Recycling waste spectacles: LRWP 76'.

  10. First published.

Applies to England

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Storing and treating used gun cartridges: LRWP 12

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Storing and treating horticultural rockwool for reuse: LRWP 26

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Storing and dismantling waste shop fittings: LRWP 42

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Storing and draining domestic oil storage tanks and their residues: LRWP 47

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Storing and treating waste plastic by cleaning, washing, spraying or coating: LRWP 50

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Storing and treating used electrical insulating oil for reuse: LRWP 57

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Burning landfill gas in a small appliance: LRWP 58

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Storing and treating waste to make biochar: LRWP 60

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Storing empty lubricating oil containers for recovery: LRWP 69

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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 the LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.

Miscellaneous LRWPs that have been withdrawn

These LRWPs have been withdrawn as they are no longer required:

  • Storing and bagging spent mushroom compost: LRWP 15
  • Repairing, refurbishing and cleaning intermediate bulk containers (IBCs) formally used in the food industry: LRWP 67
  • Storing and bottling wash water from flushing bottling machines: LRWP 4

LRWP 78 was withdrawn on 21 July 2025. It has been replaced by the regulatory position statement (RPS) Storing and treating waste oyster shells: RPS 347.

LRWP 76 was withdrawn on 2 December 2025. It has been replaced by the RPS Storing and treating waste spectacles: RPS 348.

Recovering silver from waste developing and fixing solutions: LRWP 1 was withdrawn on 15 January 2026. It has been replaced by the RPS Recovering silver from waste developer and fixer solutions: RPS 360

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