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

Environment Agency regulatory position on accepting metal shredder residues (MSR) and post shredder treatment residues (PSTR) for disposal at landfill for non-hazardous waste.

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Environment Agency
Published
2 October 2024
Last updated
3 June 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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

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This regulatory position statement (RPS) does not change your legal requirement to comply with an environmental permit for a landfill when you accept hazardous metal shredder residues and hazardous post shredder treatment residues for disposal.

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 thethis RPS. .

TheThis regulatory position does not apply to any other legal requirements.

Updates to this page

Published 2 October 2024
Last updated 3 June 2026 href="#full-history">+ show all updates

  1. Updated the RPS to the latest version of the template and extended the date the Environment Agency intends to withdraw this RPS to 31 May 2027.

  2. First published.

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