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Managing unused waste COVID-19 PPE: RPS C30

Environment Agency regulatory position on managing unused waste COVID-19 personal protective equipment (PPE) at a facility designated by the Department of Health and Social Care.

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Environment Agency
Published
30 May 2022
Last updated
1 July 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Managing unused waste COVID-19 PPE: RPS C30

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with an environmental permit or waste exemption when you store, de-package, dismantle, treat and use unused waste COVID-19 PPE.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with these legal requirements if you meet the requirements in the RPS.

The regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.

Updates to this page

Published 30 May 2022
Last updated 1 July 2023 + show all updates

  1. We have extended the expiry date of this RPS to 31 December 2024. However, we have tightened the conditions so that only sites with an environmental permit or a registered T4 or U9 waste exemption can operate under this RPS.

  2. First published.

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