20 Nov 2023

Waste wood update: RPS291

RPS291 states that roof timbers from 1950 - 2006, and some other specific products previously impacted by the recent removal of RPS250, can now in some cases be removed from domestic premises, demolition sites or other buildings to be stored and processed as non-hazardous. This is subject to specific conditions: read more here.

RPS291, released in early November, states that roof timbers from 1950 - 2006, and some other specific products previously impacted by the recent removal of RPS250, can now be removed from domestic premises, demolition sites or other buildings to be stored and processed as non-hazardous as long as: the material is tested at least quarterly, and the results are shared with the Wood Recycling Association, and it is destined for either Chapter IV Compliant Biomass or panel board manufacture. NFRC Members should still continue make their clients aware of the importance of testing treated timber battens, installed between the period 1950 - 2007 by following the NFRC/WRA checklist: bit.ly/3FFJyiP

Find out more from the WRA: bit.ly/3FFJLT9

Read the new regulatory position statement: Storing and treating hazardous waste wood: bit.ly/45UvIDW

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