Guidance

Storing waste aerosol containers: RPS 63

Published 16 July 2020

Applies to England

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) applies to washroom service companies who collect waste aerosol containers and store them at their own premises before recovery or disposal elsewhere. These companies would normally need an environmental permit for a waste operation.

However, if you comply with the conditions in this RPS, you can store waste aerosol containers from washrooms and similar hygiene facilities without an environmental permit for a waste operation.

This RPS does not apply to any other activity, even if it is under the same legislation. You may still need other permits or licences for other activities you carry out.

Conditions you must comply with

You must:

You must not store:

  • more than 3 cubic metres of waste aerosols at any one time
  • any one item for more than 3 months

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

Enforcement

An RPS means that the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you for operating without a permit for a waste operation provided:

  • your activity meets the description set out in this RPS
  • you comply with the conditions set out in this RPS
  • your activity does not, and is not likely to, cause environmental pollution or harm human health

When to check back

This RPS will be reviewed by 31 July 2021. You will need to check back then to see if it still applies.

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.

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