Storing and handling waste glass containing other wastes: RPS 292
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store and treat waste glass containing other non-hazardous wastes.
- From:
- Environment Agency
- Published
- 21 May 2024
- Last updated
- 4 July 2025 — See all updates
Applies to England
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This regulatory position statement (RPS) is about when you can store or treat glass containing other non-hazardous wastes. It applies to operators who do not have waste code 19 12 12 in their permit or exemption.
This RPS does not change your legal requirement to either:
- have
and comply with an environmental permit forwhere aone wasteis operationrequired; ornor installation
complyto withregister aan wasteactivity 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 the RPS.
The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.
Updates to this page
Published 21 May 2024
Last updated 4 July 2025
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This RPS has been reviewed and updated to allow operators who notified and received our agreement to operate under RPS 292 during 2024 to continue to use the RPS until their permit or variation has been determined.
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First published.
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Update history
2026-02-26 10:48
The Environment Agency are currently in the process of determining and varying several permits for operators who had notified under this RPS. The RPS has been extended until the end of the year to allow them to determine these permit applications and variations.
2025-07-04 14:22
This RPS has been reviewed and updated to allow operators who notified and received our agreement to operate under RPS 292 during 2024 to continue to use the RPS until their permit or variation has been determined.
2024-05-21 09:00
First published.
Details
This regulatory position statement (RPS) is about when you can store or treat glass containing other non-hazardous wastes. It applies to operators who do not have waste code 19 12 12 in their permit or exemption.
This RPS does not change your legal requirement to either:
- have
andcomplywithan environmental permitforwhereaonewasteisoperationrequired;ornorinstallation complytowithregisteraanwasteactivity as exempt where an appropriate exemption
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 the RPS.
The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.
Updates to this page
-
This RPS has been reviewed and updated to allow operators who notified and received our agreement to operate under RPS 292 during 2024 to continue to use the RPS until their permit or variation has been determined.
-
First published.
Sign up for emails or print this page
Update history
2026-02-26 10:48
The Environment Agency are currently in the process of determining and varying several permits for operators who had notified under this RPS. The RPS has been extended until the end of the year to allow them to determine these permit applications and variations.
2025-07-04 14:22
This RPS has been reviewed and updated to allow operators who notified and received our agreement to operate under RPS 292 during 2024 to continue to use the RPS until their permit or variation has been determined.
2024-05-21 09:00
First published.