Manual treatment of waste windows and doors: LRWP 71
Updated 19 December 2024
Applies to England
This low risk waste position (LRWP) applies if you sort, repair, refurbish or dismantle waste windows and doors (List of Waste code 17 09 04) made of multiple materials, including:
- metal reinforcing beams
- locks
- latches
- handles
- rubber and plastic seals
- glass
This LRWP acts as if List of Waste code 17 09 04 is included in the T12 waste exemption for manually treating waste.
If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can carry out your activity without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Conditions you must comply with
You must:
- register a T12 exemption and comply with the conditions
- store and treat the waste in a secure place – a secure place is where you have taken all reasonable precautions to stop waste escaping and members of the public cannot gain access
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 [email protected]
Telephone 03708 506 506
Telephone from outside the UK (Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm GMT) +44 (0) 114 282 5312
Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.