Washing water-based paint containers before they are reused or recovered: LRWP 30
Published 20 August 2019
Applies to England
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This low risk waste position (LRWP) applies if you wash water-based paint containers before they are reused or recovered.
If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can carry out the activity without an environmental permit for a waste operation.
Conditions you must comply with
You must only:
- wash the containers with water
- carry out this activity to allow the containers to be reused or recovered
- carry out the treatment on an impermeable surface with sealed drainage
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
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