Definition: material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product which can no longer be used for its intended purpose.
Notes on definition:
- Note 1 to entry: This includes returns of material from the distribution chain.
Source: ISO 14021:2016
Type of source: Standards
CLEPA Comments:
- Comment 1: only pre– and post-consumer materials shall be considered in recycled content calculations. Following sketch depicts simplified material streams in a production process.
(See Annex A – Figure 1)