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Storing fly-tipped waste and waste from trash screens and litter bins: RPS 60

Environment Agency enforcement position on when you can store fly-tipped waste, waste from trash screens and public litter bins without an environmental permit.

• From: Environment Agency
• Published: 27 March 2014
• Last updated: 7 October 2022 — See all updates

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Storing fly-tipped waste and waste from trash screens and litter bins: RPS 60

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) applies to temporarily storing the following waste on land other than where it was produced before its collection for recovery or disposal:

• fly-tipped waste
• waste taken from trash screens
• waste from public litter bins

This RPS does not change your legal obligations to get an environmental permit for this activity.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action when you do this activity without an environmental permit if you comply with the requirements in this RPS.

Published 27 March 2014
Last updated 7 October 2022 + show all updates

1. 7 October 2022

   Updated this regulatory position statement (RPS) to clarify when it applies and how to comply with it. Updated the next review date for this RPS to 12 August 2025.

2. 27 March 2014

   First published.