Guidance

Drying paper manufacturing waste to make animal bedding: LRWP 62

Updated 17 September 2024

Applies to England

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This low risk waste position (LRWP) applies if you dry waste from paper manufacturing to make animal bedding.

If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can dry paper manufacturing waste to make animal bedding without an environmental permit for a waste operation. You can use this bedding under Waste exemption U8: using waste for a specified purpose.

Conditions you must comply with

You must only:

  • treat waste by drying to make animal bedding
  • treat List of Waste codes 03 03 05, 03 03 10 and 03 03 11 (limited to paper fibre, de-inked paper pulp and de-inked paper sludge from paper manufacturing)
  • store up to 300 tonnes of wet waste and 150 tonnes of dry waste at any one time
  • treat up to 7,500 tonnes in any 12 month period

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 provided:

  • 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

General enquiries

National Customer Contact Centre
PO Box 544
Rotherham
S60 1BY

Email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk

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