Guidance

Storing fly-tipped waste and waste from trash screens and litter bins: RPS 60

Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store fly-tipped waste, waste from trash screens and public litter bins without an environmental permit.

Applies to England

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to have an environmental permit where one is required; nor to register an activity as exempt where an appropriate exemption is available.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with these legal requirements if you meet the requirements in this RPS.

The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.

Updates to this page

Published 27 March 2014
Last updated 14 August 2025 show all updates
  1. The following changes have been made: - requirement for storage of the waste to be on impermeable surfacing added - requirement to store trash screen waste so that any liquid is captured and contained - proposed as a candidate exemption for future consideration - all content reviewed and updated onto the current template

  2. Updated this regulatory position statement (RPS) to clarify when it applies and how to comply with it. Updated the next review date for this RPS to 12 August 2025.

  3. First published.

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