Definition: any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials, or substances whether for the original or other purposes. Recycling can be split into the subcategories:
- Material recycling
- Organic recycling – composting and digestion is only possible for separately collected organic waste.
Note on definition:
- Note 1 to entry: Recycling does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations.
Source: 2008/98/EC, Waste Framework Directive (version 18/02/2024)
Type of source: Legal
CLEPA comments:
- Comment 1: please note that depends on components and materials variety of recycling methods could be used ( e.g. mechanical, chemical recycling etc.)
- Comment 2: terms “open loop recycling” and “closed loop recycling” to be defined.