Guidance

Low risk waste positions: tyres, rubber and plastic

The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
20 August 2019
Last updated
271 AprilAugust 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Storing and cutting waste rubber conveyor belts for reuse: LRWP 2

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Storing and treating rubber encased metal wire from the manufacture of new tyres for recovery: LRWP 18

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[Withdrawn] Storing and treating redundant athletics tracks, rubber shock pads and waste AstroTurf for reuse: LRWP 35

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Using waste tyres for fendering systems at quaysides: LRWP 53

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Using waste tyres for planters: LRWP 56

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Sorting waste tyres under a T8 waste exemption: LRWP 72

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Using waste tyres in escape ladders in water storage reservoirs: LRWP 77

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Using whole waste tyres in construction: LRWP 79

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Details

If the Environment Agency provides a LRWP for an activity, you can carry it out without an environmental permit for a waste operation provided that you meet all the conditions.

The Environment Agency may review its LRWPs. It may decide the activity is no longer suitable for a LRWP or that the conditions need changing. You must regularly check that the LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.

We have withdrawnreplaced Storing‘Storing and treating redundant athletics tracks, rubber shock pads and waste AstroTurf for reuse: LRWP 3535’ and replaced it with ‘Storing and treating artificial turf: RPS 279.’.

Published 20 August 2019
Last updated 271 AprilAugust 2023 + show all updates

  1. Removed 'Storing and treating redundant athletics tracks, rubber shock pads and waste AstroTurf for reuse: LRWP 35' as we have replaced it with 'Storing and treating artificial turf: RPS 279.'

  2. We have withdrawn Storing and treating redundant athletics tracks, rubber shock pads and waste AstroTurf for reuse: LRWP 35 and replaced it with Storing and treating artificial turf: RPS 279.

  3. We have added a new low risk waste position - 'Using whole waste tyres in construction: LRWP 79'. This low risk waste position replaces 'Using whole waste tyres in construction: RPS 161'.

  4. We have published a new low risk waste (LRWP) position: 'Using waste tyres in escape ladders in water storage reservoirs: LRWP 77' This LRWP replaces our regulatory position statement (RPS), 'Using waste tyres in escape ladders in water storage reservoirs: RPS 139'. This has now been withdrawn.

  5. We have added a new low risk waste position - Sorting waste tyres under a T8 waste exemption: LRWP 72.

  6. First published.