EUROPEAN COMMISSION REPORT ADVISES ON WHAT WASTE IS WASTE
March 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission is pushing softly-softly guidelines to clarify the often complex question of what materials should legally be considered waste under European Union (EU) regulations, and what a usable by-product? With the European Parliament and EU Council of Ministers considering tightening EU waste legislation and maybe imposing binding targets on recycling, reusing and recovering waste, the definition of waste is becoming increasingly important. In new formal advice, it noted: "In reality, there is not a black and white distinction, but ...
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