Regulatory Decision 32.1: Accepting metal shredder residues and post shredder treatment residues at landfills

This Regulatory Decision (RD) is valid until 30 June 2027 by which time it will be reviewed. You should check back at that time to ensure the RD is still valid.

Natural Resources Wales (NRW) can withdraw or amend this RD before the review date if we consider it necessary. This includes where the activities that this RD relates to have not changed.

Regulatory Decision

This RD applies when you accept hazardous MSR coded as 19 10 03* or 19 10 05* (or both) and PSTR coded as 19 12 11* for disposal at a landfill for non-hazardous waste.

Conditions you must comply with

You must:

• tell Natural Resources Wales before you use this RD by informing your site regulating officer in writing
  
  
• keep records for 3 years to show that you have complied with this RD and make these records available to Natural Resources Wales on request 
  
  
• record the landfill cell location of the waste deposit – see guidance on how to consign hazardous waste

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.

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).

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.

You will need to comply with the Hazardous Waste Regulations and submit quarterly hazardous waste returns for the waste accepted.

You must move hazardous MSR and PSTR waste under a consignment note. You need to add RD 32.1 and your site postcode in the permit field of the consignee return.

Enforcement

This RD does not change your legal requirement to comply with your environmental permit for a landfill when you accept hazardous metal shredder residues (MSR) and hazardous post shredder treatment residues (PSTR) for disposal.

However, NRW will not normally take enforcement action if you comply with the requirements in this RD.

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