Guidance

SR2022 No 4: non-hazardous waste recycling with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage

Standard rules to operate a household, commercial and industrial waste transfer station with treatment. These rules also allow the storage of asbestos, batteries, cable and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE).

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 18 December 2024
• Last updated: 1 May 2026
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  1. 1 May 2026

     Removed the quarterly reporting requirement for non-waste material.

  2. 27 February 2026

     Charging information removed because it is incorporated into The Environment Agency (Environmental Permitting and Abstraction Licensing) (England) Charging Scheme 2022 (as amended).

  3. 12 February 2026

     Updated the 'Details' section to linked to the new service for applying for a environmental permit online in England.

  4. 6 November 2025

     Added that the Environment Agency is testing a new online service for permit applications in England. Added a link so you can sign up to use the new service and give feedback.

  5. 28 April 2025

     In Table 2.1 clarified that its whole end-of-life tyres. Condition 2.2.3 has been changed to apply the limits to the storage and treatment outdoors of wastes listed in table 2.3b. Technique 9 - Separately collected food. The requirement for disinfection has been removed the requirement for spillages of food waste to be cleaned up has been changed to “as soon as practicable and in any event within an hour of them occurring” rather than immediately. Technique 15 - a clarified that lithium-ion batteries which have been sorted must be marked as a fire hazard and stored accordingly. Table 2.3a - waste code 16 01 03 has been amended to whole end-of-life-tyres. Corrected an error in the charge for the minor variation and surrender. Added a link to 'Extension to comply with new standard rules permits: RPS 331' - this regulatory position statement has extended the deadline for complying or applying for a permit for existing permit holders..

  6. 18 December 2024

     First published.

Applies to England

Documents

SR2022 No 4: non-hazardous waste recycling with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage

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SR2022 No 4: generic risk assessment – non-hazardous waste recycling with asbestos, hazardous batteries, cable and WEEE storage

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Details

This standard rules permit allows you to operate a waste facility transferring and treating a range of non-hazardous wastes. These rules also allow storage of asbestos, batteries, cable and WEEE.

You can apply for this standard rules permit if:

• your activity meets the rules set out in the permit
• you can manage the potential risks as set out in the generic risk assessment

Apply online

You can apply online for this permit in England.