End of Waste Criteria

End-of-Waste criteria 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 , 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.