Skip to main content
Statutory guidance

Accepting metal shredder residues and post shredder treatment residues at landfills: RPS 314

Updated 3 June 2026

Applies to England

© Crown copyright 2026

This publication is licensed under the terms of the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. To view this licence, visit nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3 or write to the Information Policy Team, The National Archives, Kew, London TW9 4DU, or email: psi@nationalarchives.gov.uk.

Where we have identified any third party copyright information you will need to obtain permission from the copyright holders concerned.

This publication is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/accepting-metal-shredder-residues-and-post-shredder-treatment-residues-at-landfills-rps-314/accepting-metal-shredder-residues-and-post-shredder-treatment-residues-at-landfills-rps-314

This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with the conditions of your environmental permit.

However, the Environment Agency will not normally take enforcement action against you if you do not comply with these legal requirements provided that:

  • your activity meets the description set out in this RPS
  • you comply with the conditions set out in this RPS

In addition your activity must not cause (or be likely to cause) pollution of the environment or harm to human health, and 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

1. Activity this RPS applies to

This RPS applies when you accept hazardous metal shredder residue (MSR) coded as 19 10 03* or 19 10 05* (or both) and post shredder treatment residues (PSTR) coded as 19 12 11* for disposal at a landfill for non-hazardous waste.

2. Conditions you must comply with

You must notify the Environment Agency by email at landfill.depositrecovery@environment-agency.gov.uk before you use this RPS and include:

  • your site address
  • your permit number
  • ‘RPS 314 – MSR and PSTR’ in the subject

You must:

  • have a permit to accept MSR coded as 19 10 04 or 19 10 06 (or both), or PSTR coded as 19 12 12
  • record the landfill cell location of the waste deposit – see guidance on how to consign hazardous waste
  • use a consignment note if you move hazardous MSR and PSTR – add RPS 314 and your site postcode in the permit field of the consignee return

You must not accept any MSR coded as 19 10 04 or 19 10 06 (or both), or PSTR coded as 19 12 12 for disposal unless there is evidence that it is non-hazardous waste through sampling and characterisation in line with technical guidance WM3.

3. Things to note

MSR means the residual output from the shredding of metal containing wastes, including depolluted end of life vehicles (sometimes referred to as automotive shredder residues, ASR).

PSTR means the residual output from the further treatment of metal shredder residues. 

You can deposit the MSR and PSTR at your landfill with other non-hazardous wastes. You do not need to deposit it in a separate cell.

4. When you must check back

The Environment Agency will withdraw this RPS on 31 May 2027.

The Environment Agency can withdraw or amend this regulatory position before the withdrawal date if they consider it necessary. This includes where the activity that this RPS relates to has not changed.

You will need to check back from time to time, including at and before the withdrawal date, to see if this RPS still applies.

This RPS remains in force until it is removed from GOV.UK or is otherwise identified as having been withdrawn.

You can subscribe to email updates about this RPS. These will tell you if the RPS has changed and when it has been withdrawn. Use the ‘Get emails about this page’ feature on the RPS publication page.

5. If you cannot comply with this RPS

If you operate under this RPS but can no longer comply with it, you must:

  • stop the activity to which this RPS relates
  • tell the Environment Agency immediately by contacting the site officer that regulates your landfill

6. Contact the Environment Agency

If you have any questions about this RPS, use the information you hold for your local Environment Agency officer. If you do not have those details, email enquiries@environment-agency.gov.uk with ‘RPS 314’ in the subject.

Back to top