Guidance

Low risk waste positions: animals and animal waste

The Environment Agency has provided these LRWPs for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
20 August 2019
Last updated
19 September 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Storing and treating animal bedding from horse stables to make biomass pellets or briquettes: LRWP 36

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Storing dead animals collected from highways and public areas: LRWP 39

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Burning bee keeping waste after a disease or infection: LRWP 66

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Details

If the Environment Agency provides a low risk waste position (LRWP) for an activity, you can carry it out without an environmental permit for a waste operation provided that you meet all the conditions.

The Environment Agency may review its LRWPs. It may decide the activity is no longer suitable for a LRWP or that the conditions need changing. You must regularly check that the LRWP you are benefiting from is still in place.

LRWPs for animals and animal waste that have been withdrawn

LRWP 25 on storing and recovering waste animal bedding from pet retail outlets was withdrawn 19 September 2024 as the Environment Agency has no information to suggest it is needed.

LRWP 89 was withdrawn on 19 September 2024 as it has been replaced by the regulatory position statement Scattering or burying pet ash at a pet cemetery: RPS 310.

Updates to this page

Published 20 August 2019
Last updated 19 September 2024 + show all updates

  1. Withdrawn LRWP 89 as it has been replaced by the regulatory position statement 'Scattering or burying pet ash at a pet cemetery: RPS 310'.

  2. ‘Storing and recovering waste animal bedding from pet retail outlets: LRWP 25' has been withdrawn as there is no information to suggest it is needed.

  3. Removed 'Storing pet cremation ash at a veterinary practice before the owner collects it: LRWP 34' as the pet cremation ash is not considered to be waste as it has not been discarded.

  4. Added 'Scattering or burying ash at a pet cemetery: LRWP 89'.

  5. We have made a minor change to LRWP 39, to clarify that, subject to Animal and Plant Health Agency approval, both domestic dead pets (which are excluded from the Waste Framework Directive) and dead wild animals (which are controlled wastes) can be stored together under LRWP 39 pending disposal. We have changed the wording of the LRWP from referring to dead wild animals only, to dead animals. We have also added a condition to require registration of the storage facility with the Animal and Plant Health Agency under the Animal By-Products Regulations.

  6. First published.

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