Material recovery

Domain : Environment

Circuit : Environment

Modified : 2023-28-06

Term

Material recovery

Area of use

Environment

Definition

Material recovery of waste is the activity of recovery of waste in addition to energy recovery and reprocessing into materials to be used as fuel or other means of energy production. Preparation for reuse, recycling and backfilling are considered to be material recovery.

Source

Statistical Office of the SR

Waste Management Information System (Ministry of Environment of the SR)

Unit of measure

Tons - t

Method of calculation
Legal basis

Act on waste No.79/2015

Act No.460/2019 of implementing some provisions of the Waste Act, as amended

Regulation No.365/2015 of establishing the Waste Catalog as amended
Regulation No.366/2015 on registration obligation and reporting obligation, as amended
Regulation No.371/2015 of implementing some provisions of the Waste Act, as amended

Directive 2008/98/EC on waste

Relation to international standards
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