End of waste criteria (EU)
End-of-waste criteria specify when certain waste ceases to be waste and obtains a status of a product (or a secondary raw material).
According to Article 6 (1) and (2) of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, certain specified waste shall cease to be waste when it has undergone a recovery (including recycling) operation and complies with specific criteria to be developed in line with certain legal conditions, in particular:
the substance or object is commonly used for specific purposes;
there is an existing market or demand for the substance or object;
the use is lawful (substance or object fulfils the technical requirements for the specific purposes and meets the exisitng legislation and standards applicable to products);
the use will not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts.
Such criteria should be set for specific materials by the Commission using the procedure described in Article 39(2) of the Waste Framework Directive (so called "comitology"). A mandate to set end-of-waste criteria was introduced to provide a high level of environmental protection and an environmental and economic benefit. They aim to further encourage recycling in the EU by creating legal certainty and a level playing field as well as removing unnecessary administrative burden.
According to Article 6 (1) and (2) of the Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC, certain specified waste shall cease to be waste when it has undergone a recovery (including recycling) operation and complies with specific criteria to be developed in line with certain legal conditions, in particular:
the substance or object is commonly used for specific purposes;
there is an existing market or demand for the substance or object;
the use is lawful (substance or object fulfils the technical requirements for the specific purposes and meets the exisitng legislation and standards applicable to products);
the use will not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts.
Such criteria should be set for specific materials by the Commission using the procedure described in Article 39(2) of the Waste Framework Directive (so called "comitology"). A mandate to set end-of-waste criteria was introduced to provide a high level of environmental protection and an environmental and economic benefit. They aim to further encourage recycling in the EU by creating legal certainty and a level playing field as well as removing unnecessary administrative burden.
Thursday 02 July 2020
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