Guidance

Recovering unused waste plastics coded 16 03 06: RPS 273

Environment Agency regulatory position on when you can store, treat and use waste coded 16 03 06 when this code is not listed in your permit or waste exemption.

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 or a waste exemption when you store, treat and use plastic ‘off specification batches and unused products’ 16 03 06 for recovery.

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 29 December 2022
Last updated 29 August 2023 + show all updates
  1. The regulatory position statement has been updated to remove reference to 15 02 03 (as RPS C30 now exclusively deals with personal protective equipment (PPE)) and so it uses the latest template.

  2. First published.

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