RPS 314 Extension Supports Metal Recycling

BMRA welcomes Environment Agency decision to extend RPS 314 for 12 months

BMRA has welcomed the Environment Agency’s 12-month extension of RPS 314, giving metal shredders and ELV operators more time to manage shredder residues while long-term lawful alternatives are developed.

RPS 314 Extension Supports Metal Recycling

The extension applies to the management and downstream handling of shredder residues arising from complex waste streams. Those include end-of-life vehicles, waste electrical and electronic equipment, and mixed-metal scrap. It allows continued routing of these materials under defined regulatory conditions. Sector-wide reliance on RPS framework According to data collected by BMRA, operators across England currently depend on the RPS to manage shre…