Guidance

Low risk waste positions: landspreading

The Environment Agency has provided these low risk waste positions (LRWPs) for waste operations that it considers may be suitable for an exemption.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 20 August 2019
• Last updated: 9 January 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Spreading waste soil and stones from the construction of conservation ponds to benefit land: LRWP 22

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Storing and spreading non-composted fraction from vermiculture to benefit land: LRWP 24

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Spreading waste silt from watercress bed settlement ponds: LRWP 28

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Storing and spreading hemp chaff to benefit land: LRWP 29

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Storing and spreading gypsum waste to benefit land: LRWP 59

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Storing and spreading biochar to benefit land: LRWP 61

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Details

If the Environment Agency provides a 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LRWPs for landspreading that have been withdrawn

The LRWP ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: LRWP 13’ has been replaced by the regulatory position statement (RPS) ‘Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: RPS 313’.

Published 20 August 2019
Last updated 9 January 2025 + show all updates

1. 9 January 2025

   The LRWP 'Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: LRWP 13' has been replaced by the regulatory position statement 'Storing and spreading zoo manure to benefit land: RPS 313'.

2. 20 March 2024

   Added an additional waste type 03 01 05 to LRWP 61.

3. 20 August 2019

   First published.