End of Waste Criteria
End of Waste Criteria (EoW) specifies 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 [1] , 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 existing legislation and standards applicable to products);
- the use will not lead to overall adverse environmental or human health impacts[1].
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 European Commission, 2019. End-of-waste criteria - Environment - European Commission. [online] Ec.europa.eu. [Accessed 30 Oct. 2019].