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Guidance: Using waste fire extinguishers for training: RPS 221

Environment Agency

February 5
08:58 2025

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to have an environmental permit for a waste operation when you store waste fire extinguishers.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action if you do not comply with this legal requirement 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 May 2019
Last updated 5 February 2025 +show all updates
  1. We have updated this RPS to the latest template. The next review date is 31 December 2027.

  2. Excluded the use of fire extinguishers that contain perfluorooctanoic acid or fluorosurfactants. Corrected the waste code to 16 05 05 and extended the review date to 1 December 2024.

  3. First published.

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