Burning dunnage packing material: LRWP 74
Updated 6 January 2022
Applies to England
This low risk waste position (LRWP) allows you to burn dunnage packing material (plant tissue and wood used to support cargo) under a Plant Health Notice at the place where the goods are delivered.
If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can burn dunnage without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Conditions you must comply with
You can only burn dunnage using these List of Waste codes:
- 02 01 03, 02 01 07, 02 03 04 and 20 02 01 (plant tissue)
- 15 01 03 and 20 01 38 (wood used to support cargo including packing material, spacers and pallets)
You must:
- make sure you are authorised to burn dunnage under a Plant Health Notice
- only store or burn up to 10 tonnes of dunnage over any 24 hour period
- store the dunnage securely before you burn it
- burn the dunnage as soon as practicable after you’ve removed the product from its packaging
- keep records for 6 months to show you have complied with this LRWP – you must make these records available to the Environment Agency on request
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
Contact the Environment Agency
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.