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Treating food waste where the food was served and consumed: RPS 229

Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can treat food waste at the premises where the food was served and consumed without an environmental permit.

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Environment Agency
Published
7 July 2020
Last updated
21 July 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Treating food waste where the food was served and consumed: RPS 229

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to get an environmental permit for a waste operation when you store and treat food waste at the premises where the food was served and consumed.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you do this without an environmental permit if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.

This enforcement position does not apply to any other legal requirements.

Published 7 July 2020
Last updated 21 July 2022 + show all updates

  1. We have extended the expiry date of this RPS to 30 June 2024.

  2. First published.

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