Hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities: RPS 250
When you can temporarily store, process and mix certain hazardous waste wood from demolition and refurbishment activities.
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This regulatory position statement (RPS) applies to hazardous waste wood removed from domestic premises, demolition sites and other business premises and undertakings. It allows operators with an existing environmental permit to:
- store hazardous waste wood at a waste transfer station
- process and mix hazardous waste wood with non-hazardous waste wood at a wood processing site
This RPS took effect on 1 August 2021. The Environment Agency will withdraw it by 1 September 2023. The RPS will give waste wood storage and processing businesses time to do both of the following:
- understand the quantities and types of hazardous waste wood arising from demolition and refurbishment activities
- apply for a permit variation to accept hazardous waste wood if there is a market and business need
Updates to this page
Last updated 9 September 2021 + show all updates
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Amended the following paragraph to include waste codes 19 12 06* and 19 12 07: Transfer stations receiving hazardous waste wood must sort, segregate and consign that wood under waste code 17 02 04*, 19 12 06* or 20 01 37*. If segregation is not practical, you can dual code mixed hazardous and non-hazardous waste wood and consign it under waste codes 17 02 04* and 17 02 01, 19 12 06* and 19 12 07 or 20 01 37* and 20 01 38.
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