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[[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of ~~waste~~, [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] etc. It explains when waste ceases to be waste and becomes a secondary raw material (so called [[End of Waste Criteria]]), and how to distinguish between waste and products.

The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of [[Waste]], [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] etc. It explains when waste ceases to be waste and becomes a secondary raw material (so called [[End of Waste Criteria]]), and how to distinguish between waste and products.

The Directive lays down some basic waste management principles; it requires waste be managed without endangering human health and the environment, and without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals, without causing a nuisance through noise or odours and without adversely affecting the countryside or places of interest.

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 [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
-The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of waste, [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] etc. It explains when waste ceases to be waste and becomes a secondary raw material (so called [[End of Waste Criteria]]), and how to distinguish between waste and products.
+The Waste Framework Directive (WFD) 2008/98/EC sets out the basic principles and definitions related to waste management, such as definitions of [[Waste]], [[Recycling]] and [[Recovery]] etc. It explains when waste ceases to be waste and becomes a secondary raw material (so called [[End of Waste Criteria]]), and how to distinguish between waste and products.
 The Directive lays down some basic waste management principles; it requires waste be managed without endangering human health and the environment, and without risk to water, air, soil, plants or animals, without causing a nuisance through noise or odours and without adversely affecting the countryside or places of interest.