Sorting and material recovery of non-hazardous waste

✓ Circular economy

1. Origin of the feedstock material The non-hazardous waste feedstock originates from one or multiple of the following sources:separately collected and transported waste, including in commingled fractions(70);non-hazardous waste fractions originating from dismantling and depollution activities from end-of-life products;construction and demolition waste from selective demolition or otherwise segregated at source;non-hazardous waste fractions originating from sorting of mixed waste intended for recycling where the facility meets a defined quality criteria of performance and the waste is coming from areas complying with separate collection obligations laid out in Directive 2008/98/EC.2. Material recoveryThe activity attains or exceeds existing plant-specific material recovery rates by competent authorities set in applicable waste management plans, permits or contracts or by Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes. The facility implements internally defined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to track performance or attainment of applicable recovery rates.For materials for which separate collection is mandatory, the activity converts at least 50 %, in terms of weight, of the processed separately collected non-hazardous waste into secondary raw materials that are suitable for the substitution of primary raw materials in production processes.3. Proper management of wasteThe facility recovering non-hazardous waste has implemented Best Available Techniques (BAT) based on BAT 2 on improving overall environmental performance of the plant set out in the best available techniques (BAT) conclusions for waste treatment(71) including:a waste characterisation procedure and a strict waste acceptance procedure regarding the quality of incoming waste;a tracking system and inventory aiming to track the location and quantity of waste in the plant;an output quality management system to ensure that the output of the waste treatment is in line with applicable quality requirements or standards, using for example existing EN or ISO standards;the relevant waste segregation measures or procedures to ensure that waste, after separation, is kept separated depending on its properties in order to enable easier and environmentally safer storage and treatment;the relevant measures to ensure waste compatibility prior to mixing or blending of waste;the facility has installed the sorting and material recovery technology and processes to meet relevant technical specifications, quality standards or end-of-waste criteria. The activity uses state-of-the-art technologies suited to the waste fractions processed including optical separation by near-infrared spectroscopy or X-ray systems, density separation, magnetic separation or size separation.4. Quality of secondary raw materialsThe activity converts or allows the conversion of waste into secondary raw materials, including critical raw materials, that are suitable for the substitution of primary raw materials in production processes.