Guidance
Storing food waste in sealed containers: RPS 332
Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store sealed containers of food waste.
Applies to England
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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to have an environmental permit for a waste operation when you store sealed containers of food waste, before they are transported to another place for recovery.
However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you do this without an environmental permit for a waste operation if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.
This enforcement position does not apply to any other legal requirements.
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Published 31 March 2025