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SR2022 No 6: household waste recycling centre

Standard rules for a household waste recycling centre.

Updates to this page

From:
Environment Agency
Published:
18 December 2024
Last updated:
1 May 2026
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  1. Removed the quarterly reporting requirement for non-waste material.

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

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

  4. 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. Clarified that Table 2.1 applies to whole end-of-life tyres. Technique 6 has been changed so that it is the same as the requirements for WEEE set out in SR2022 No4 and SR2022 No5. Added the wording “where this is necessary to prevent pollution of water” to Technique 10. Technique 11 - 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. 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. First published.

Applies to England

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SR2022 no 6: household waste recycling centre

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SR2022 No 6: generic risk assessment – household waste recycling centre

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Details

This standard rules permit allows you to operate a household waste recycling centre, required by the Waste Disposal Authority (including a Unitary Authority). This is a site where non-hazardous and hazardous household wastes can be brought to the site by members of the public. Similar wastes from commercial and industrial sources may also be received. 

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 

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You can apply online for this permit in England.

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