Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen Dr. Joachim Wuttke Waste Definition, Waste Classification Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen Outlook waste definition hazardous waste definition waste – non-waste waste classification exercise on waste definition and waste classification Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

waste definition and classification product green list amber red Art. 11 document notification procedure disposal recycling not listed Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste definition Basel Convention Article 2 - Definitions For the purposes of this Convention: 1.     "Wastes" are substances or objects which are disposed of or are intended to be disposed of or are required to be disposed of by the provisions of national law; Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste definition Waste Framework Directive (75/442/EEC) Article 1 For the purposes of this Directive: (a) ‘waste’ shall mean any substance or object in the categories set out in Annex I which the holder discards or intends or is required to discard. Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste definition Annex I of Waste Framework Directive Q1 Production or consumption residues not otherwise specified below Q6 Unusable parts (e.g. reject batteries, exhausted catalysts, etc.) Q8 Residues of industrial processes (e.g. slags, still bottoms, etc.) Q16 Any materials, substances or products which are not contained in the above categories Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Article 3 - Definition of Terms waste definition German Waste Act Article 3 - Definition of Terms (1) According to this Act, "waste" means all movable pro­ perty that falls within one of the categories listed in Annex 1 and which the owner disposes of, intends to dispose of or is required to dispose of. "Waste for recovery" is waste that is recovered; waste that is not recoverable is "waste for dis­ posal". (2) Disposal as referred to in Para 1 occurs when the owner presents movable property for recovery within the meaning of Annex IIB, or for disposal within the meaning of Annex IIA, or when the owner gives up actual physical ownership over the property and any further purpose for it ceases to exist. Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

hazardous waste definition Basel Convention Article 1 - Scope of the Convention 1. The following wastes that are subject to transboundary movement shall be "hazardous wastes" for the purposes of this Convention: (a) Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex I, unless they do not possess any of the charac-teristics contained in Annex III; and (b) Wastes that are not covered under paragraph (a) but are defined as, or are considered to be, hazardous wastes by the domestic legislation of the Party of export, import or transit. 2.  Wastes that belong to any category contained in Annex II that are subject to transboundary movement shall be "other wastes" for the purposes of this Convention. Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 1/6 A waste ceases to be a waste when (a) it requires no further processing by a recovery operation; AND (b) the recovered material can and will be used in the same way as a material which has not been defined as waste; (c) the recovered material meets all relevant health and environmental requirements Source: FINAL GUIDANCE DOCUMENT FOR DISTINGUISHING WASTE FROM NON-WASTE OECD Document ENV/EPOC/WMP(98)1/REV1) Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 2/6 Criteria Is the material produced intentionally? Is the material made in response to market demand? Is the production of the material subject to quality control? Does the material meet well deve-loped nationally and internationally recognised specifications/standards? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 3/6 Criteria Do these standards include environ-mental considerations, in addition to technical or economic considerations? Is the material still suitable for its originally intended purpose? Can the material be used for another purpose as a substitute material? Is this processing limited to minor repair? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 4/6 Criteria Will the material actually be used in a production process? Does the material have an identified use? Can the material be used in its present form or in the same way as a raw material without being subjected to a recovery operation? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 5/6 Criteria Can the material be used only after it has been subjected to a recovery operation? Is the use of the material as environ-mentally sound as that of a primary product? Does the use of the material in a pro-duction process cause any increased risks to human health or the environ-ment greater than the use of the corresponding raw material? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen waste / non-waste 6/6 Criteria Is the overall economic value of the material negative? Is the material no longer part of the normal commercial cycle or chain of utility? Is further processing required before the material can be directly used in a manufacturing/commercial applica-tion? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

waste / non-waste – end of life goods   Is the good used for its originally intended purpose? Can the good be used directly without any further treatment for another purpose as a substitute material?   non-waste Is repair necessary before the good is used for its originally intended purpose? Is the good brought back the holder? Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

waste / non-waste – end of life goods Is minor repair necessary? case by case decision Is major repair necessary? waste case by case decision Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen Waste Classification Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Development of Waste Legislation 1/3 national regulations (i.e. German Waste Disposal Act of 1972) waste definition framework for waste disposal  OECD-Decision C(88)90 Final core list of waste (Y-List), disposal (D) and recovery (R) operations reasons why a material is controlled (Q-List) generic types of potential hazardous wastes (1994 harmonised with BC) hazardous characteristics (H-Criteria), consti-tuents of potential hazardous wastes (C-List)  Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Development of Waste Legislation 2/3 EU Waste Framework Directive (75/442/EEC) as amended Q-List, R and D operations, EU Hazardous Waste Directive (91/689/EEC) generic types, C-List, slightly different H-criteria based on chemical legislation Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Development of Waste Legislation 3/3 Basel Convention Y-List of C(88)90 as Annex I H-Criteria of C(88)90 as Annex III with reference to UN-RTDG R and D operations of C(88)90 as Annex IV Waste Lists of Annex VIII and Annex IX (developed based on OECD Waste Lists of C(92/39)  new OECD Waste Lists of OECD Decision C(2001)107 developed based on Annex VIII and Annex IX of BC and the former Green, Amber and Red Lists of C(92/39)  Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Waste Lists Comparison 1. Substance orientated 2. Source orientated 3. mixture of concepts Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

principles and systems of waste classification substance orientated classification OECD-Lists/Basel Lists   mixture of concepts LAGA-Waste Lists (until 1998) ÖNORM (Austrian Waste List) EU Waste List (since 2002) EU Waste List (1999 - 2001) source orientated classification Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Waste List Comparison Basel OECD EU-WSR     Basel   OECD  EU-WSR scope hazardous waste R + D hazardous + non-hazardous waste R basics intrinsic property: A List substance orientated risk assessment: Amber + Red XX YY ZZ* [D] D: source orientated EWL R: substance orientated OECD, In future: Basel A + B Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

European Waste List (EWL) 839 Waste codes 405 hazardous wastes 170 mirror entries basic: intrinsic properties (H1 – H14) Limit values based on classification of hazardous goods   Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

European Waste List (EWL) General definition dangerous substance dynamic reference to list of hazardous goods heavy metal   Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

European Waste List (EWL) Step-In / Step-Out clause step-out in exceptional cases proven by notifier decided by competent authorities step-in waste exhibits a hazardous criteria decision by a member state has to be notified to COM checked by COM whether amendments of EWL is necessary   Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

European Waste List (EWL) How to deal with mirror entries? find the appropriate mirror entry check if sufficient scientific knowledge is available (hazardous goods classification, production process ….) if no result: check analytics available worst case: full analytics Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

European Waste List (EWL) Use of list first check chapter 1 – 12, 17 – 20 secondly check chapter 13 – 15 thirdly check chapter 16 lastly use codes ending with XX YY 99          Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

exercise on waste definition and waste classification Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

compressors from fridges Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

compressors from fridges CFC Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

end of life mobil phones visual pre-sorting function control mobile phone doesn't function: waste Mobil phone is functioning: product Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen electronic scrap Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen CRT‘s Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen CRT‘s Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

waste — non-waste / waste classification exercise sample material description OECD Code Basel Code EWL Code 1 tungstate (tungsten ore) 2 powdery scrap of hard metal, refractory metal (57% W, 8,5% Co, 1,1% Ti, 0,9% Ta, 0,4% Nb, 0,3% Ni) 8 mixed glass waste (from households) 13 CRT-glass cullet, funnel glass, not processed 21 wood pellets (fuel) 31 used catalyst, containing transition metals 39 brass dross, from shaping Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen

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Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau  Anlaufstelle Fax Anlaufstelle e-mail Anlaufstelle  Dr. Joachim Wuttke e-mail Dr. Joachim Wuttke Federal Environment Agency Focal Point Basel Convention Wörlitzer Platz 1 06844 Dessau ++49 (340) 2103 3296 ++49 (340) 2103 3103 focal.point.basel@uba.de ++49 (340) 2103 3459 joachim.wuttke@uba.de Umweltbundesamt Anlaufstelle Basler Übereinkommen