EU 2019/1004

On 17th July 2019 the commission implementation decision 1004/2019 was published, laying down rules for the calculation, verification and reporting of data on waste in accordance with Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council

In this decision the terms 'preliminary treatment' and 'calculation point' are specified.

Preliminary treatment: any treatment operation that municipal waste materials undergo before submission to the recycling operation whereby these materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances that are not waste. This includes checking, sorting and other preparatory operations to remove non-targeted materials and to ensure high-quality recycling.

Calculation point: the point where municipal waste materials enter the recycling operation whereby waste is reprocessed into products, materials or substances that are not waste or the point where waste materials cease to be waste as a result of a preparatory operation before being reprocessed.

Calculation points applicable to certain waste materials and certain recycling operations are specified in Annex I. The main categories of packaging materials are presented bellow:

- Sorted glass that does not undergo further processing before entering a glass furnace or the production of filtration media, abrasive materials, glass based insulation and construction materials.

- Sorted metal that does not undergo further processing before entering a metal smelter or furnace.

- Sorted paper that does not undergo further processing before entering a pulping operation.

- Plastic separated by polymers that does not undergo further processing before entering pelletisation, extrusion, or moulding operations. Plastic flakes that do not undergo further processing before their use in a final product

It is expected that the recycling rates of some European counties will decline, when the implementation decision will be adopted by the member states. It is a fact that the recycling rate will be measured 'furthers down the line' when the packaging materials enter the recycling operation and not anymore when they are sent for recycling.

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