Guidance

Burning dunnage packing material: LRWP 74

Updated 17 September 2024

Applies to England

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This low risk waste position (LRWP) allows you to burn dunnage packing material (plant tissue and wood used to support cargo) under a Plant Health Notice at the place where the goods are delivered.

If you follow the conditions in this LRWP you can burn dunnage without an environmental permit for a waste operation.

Conditions you must comply with

You can only burn dunnage using these List of Waste codes:

  • 02 01 03, 02 01 07, 02 03 04 and 20 02 01 (plant tissue)
  • 15 01 03 and 20 01 38 (wood used to support cargo including packing material, spacers and pallets)

You must:

  • make sure you are authorised to burn dunnage under a Plant Health Notice
  • only store or burn up to 10 tonnes of dunnage over any 24 hour period
  • store the dunnage securely before you burn it
  • burn the dunnage as soon as practicable after you’ve removed the product from its packaging
  • keep records for 6 months to show you have complied with this LRWP – you must make these records available to the Environment Agency on request

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

Contact the Environment Agency

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