Recital 5
(5) This Regulation is intended to supplement the general waste management legislation of the Union, such as Directive 2008/98/EC. It refers to definitions in that Directive, including, the definitions of waste and of terms related to waste management. It also lays down a number of additional definitions in order to facilitate uniform application of this Regulation.
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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-03 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.