Collecting and storing food waste: LRWP 84
Updated 22 August 2024
Applies to England
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If you follow the conditions in this low risk waste position (LRWP) you can collect and store food waste (List of Waste code 20 01 08) before it is transported to another place for recovery.
Conditions you must comply with
You must receive and store the food waste in sealed containers.
You must not:
- store the food waste for more than 7 days before it is transported for recovery
- store more than 15 tonnes of food waste at any one time
- open the sealed containers
- carry out any waste treatment
You must make sure your activities do not endanger human health or the environment. You must not:
- cause a risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals
- cause a nuisance through noise or odours
- adversely affect the countryside or places of special interest
Enforcement
A LRWP means that the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you if:
- your activity meets the description set out in this LRWP
- you comply with the conditions set out in this LRWP
- your activity does not, and is not likely to, cause environmental pollution or harm human health
Contact the Environment Agency
Contact the Environment Agency if you need help.
General enquiries
National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY
Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk
Telephone 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.