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Shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing POPs: RPS 264

Environment Agency enforcementregulatory position on shredding waste upholstered domestic seating (WUDS) containing persistent organic pollutants (POPs).

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Published
19 December 2022
Last updated
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Shredding waste upholstered domestic seating containing POPs: RPS 264

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to take all reasonable steps to avoid contaminating other waste with POPs when you shred waste upholstered domestic seating at a waste treatment site.

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

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

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