backfilling — any recovery operation where suitable non-hazardous waste is used for purposes of reclamation in excavated areas or for engineering purposes in landscaping. Waste used for backfilling must substitute non-waste materials, be suitable for the aforementioned purposes, and be limited to the amount strictly necessary to achieve those purposes Article 3 — Definitions

best available techniques — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

bio-waste — biodegradable garden and park waste, food and kitchen waste from households, offices, restaurants, wholesale, canteens, caterers and retail premises and comparable waste from food processing plants Article 3 — Definitions

broker — any undertaking arranging the recovery or disposal of waste on behalf of others, including such brokers who do not take physical possession of the waste Article 3 — Definitions

collection — the gathering of waste, including the preliminary sorting and preliminary storage of waste for the purposes of transport to a waste treatment facility Article 3 — Definitions

construction and demolition waste — waste generated by construction and demolition activities Article 3 — Definitions

consumer — any natural person acting for purposes which are outside their trade, business, craft or profession Article 3 — Definitions

dealer — any undertaking which acts in the role of principal to purchase and subsequently sell waste, including such dealers who do not take physical possession of the waste Article 3 — Definitions

disposal — any operation which is not recovery even where the operation has as a secondary consequence the reclamation of substances or energy. Annex I sets out a non-exhaustive list of disposal operations Article 3 — Definitions

end user — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

extended producer responsibility scheme — a set of measures taken by Member States to ensure that producers of products bear financial responsibility or financial and organisational responsibility for the management of the waste stage of a product’s life cycle Article 3 — Definitions

food waste — all food as defined in Article 2 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council ( 4 ) that has become waste Article 3 — Definitions

fulfilment service provider — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

hazardous waste — waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III Article 3 — Definitions

hazardous waste — — waste classified as hazardous waste featuring on the list established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC ( *2 ) on the basis of Annexes I and II to this Directive. This waste must have one or more of the properties listed in Annex III. The list shall take into account the origin and composition of the waste and, where necessary, limit values of concentration. This list shall be periodically reviewed and, if necessary revised. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(4) of Directive 2006/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2006 on waste ( *3 ), — any other waste which is considered by a Member State to display any of the properties listed in Annex III. Such cases shall be notified to the Commission and reviewed with a view to adapting the list. Those measures, designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it, shall be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny referred to in Article 18(4) of Directive 2006/12/EC. (ii) Article 9 shall be replaced by… Article 41 — Repeal and transitional provisions

making available on the market — any supply of a textile, textile-related or footwear product listed in Annex IVc for distribution or use on the market of a Member State in the course of a commercial activity, whether in return for payment or free of charge Article 3 — Definitions

material recovery — any recovery operation, other than energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or other means to generate energy. It includes, inter alia, preparing for re-use, recycling and backfilling Article 3 — Definitions

municipal waste — (a) mixed waste and separately collected waste from households, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture; (b) mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to waste from households; Municipal waste does not include waste from production, agriculture, forestry, fishing, septic tanks and sewage network and treatment, including sewage sludge, end-of-life vehicles or construction and demolition waste. This definition is without prejudice to the allocation of responsibilities for waste management between public and private actors Article 3 — Definitions

non-hazardous waste — waste which is not covered by point 2 Article 3 — Definitions

online platform — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

preparing for re-use — checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which products or components of products that have become waste are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing Article 3 — Definitions

prevention — measures taken before a substance, material or product has become waste, that reduce: (a) the quantity of waste, including through the re-use of products or the extension of the life span of products; (b) the adverse impacts of the generated waste on the environment and human health; or (c) the content of hazardous substances in materials and products Article 3 — Definitions

producer responsibility organisation — a legal entity that financially, or financially and operationally, organises the fulfilment of extended producer responsibility obligations on behalf of producers Article 3 — Definitions

re-use — any operation by which products or components that are not waste are used again for the same purpose for which they were conceived Article 3 — Definitions

recovery — any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. Annex II sets out a non-exhaustive list of recovery operations Article 3 — Definitions

recycling — any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations Article 3 — Definitions

regeneration of waste oils — any recycling operation whereby base oils can be produced by refining waste oils, in particular by removing the contaminants, the oxidation products and the additives contained in such oils Article 3 — Definitions

separate collection — the collection where a waste stream is kept separately by type and nature so as to facilitate a specific treatment Article 3 — Definitions

social economy entity — a private law entity that provides goods or services and operates in accordance with the following principles: (a) the primacy of people as well as social or environmental purpose over profit; (b) the reinvestment of all or most of the profits and surpluses to further pursue their social or environmental purposes and carry out activities in the interest of their members or users or society at large; and (c) democratic or participatory governance Article 3 — Definitions

treatment — recovery or disposal operations, including preparation prior to recovery or disposal Article 3 — Definitions

unsold consumer product — borrowed from another act; this instrument states no meaning of its own Article 3 — Definitions

waste — any substance or object which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard Article 3 — Definitions

waste holder — the waste producer or the natural or legal person who is in possession of the waste Article 3 — Definitions

waste management — the collection, transport, recovery (including sorting), and disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal sites, and including actions taken as a dealer or broker Article 3 — Definitions

waste oils — any mineral or synthetic lubrication or industrial oils which have become unfit for the use for which they were originally intended, such as used combustion engine oils and gearbox oils, lubricating oils, oils for turbines and hydraulic oils Article 3 — Definitions

waste producer — anyone whose activities produce waste (original waste producer) or anyone who carries out pre-processing, mixing or other operations resulting in a change in the nature or composition of this waste Article 3 — Definitions