UK – The Wood Recyclers’ Association (WRA) welcomed the publication of a new Regulatory Position Statement (RPS) in England specifically for waste wood, following successful calls from the WRA on behalf of the waste wood industry. RPS 361 allows sites which have been impacted by unplanned downtime at biomass plants, incinerators and panel board manufacturing facilities to apply to temporarily exceed their permitted storage limits. Importantly, the RPS applies to sites storing wood destined for panel board manufacture for the first time. …The RPS comes following ongoing pressure in the waste wood market, with many sites inundated with material – something the WRA has been in regular discussions with the regulators about across the four nations. Vicki Hughes. said “This RPS gives permitted sites storing waste wood in England the opportunity to apply for additional storage and help ensure this material is not sent to landfill or incineration.”