EA publishes new and changes to exisiting waste LRWPs

The Environment Agency has published new Low Risk Waste Positions for waste operations (LRWPs). LRWPs permit the carrying out of the relevant activities without an environmental permit provided that all the conditions are met.  These are for Storing and cutting waste rubber conveyor belts for reuse (LRWP 2), Storing and treating rubber encased metal wire from the manufacture of new tyres for recovery (LRWP 18), Using waste tyres for fendering systems at quaysides (LRWP 53), Using waste tyres for planters (LRWP 56), Sorting waste tyres under a T8 waste exemption (LRWP 72), Using waste tyres in escape ladders in water storage reservoirs (LRWP 77) and Using whole waste tyres in construction (LRWP 79)

The EA has also published changes to LRWPs The LRWP for Storing and Treatment of Redundant Athletics Tracks, Rubber Shock Pads And Waste AstroTurf for Reuse (LRWP 35) has been withdrawn and replaced by the  Storing and Treating Artificial Turf (RPS 279).

The EA  https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-risk-waste-positions-tyres-rubber-and-plastic