Terminology | Definition |
Waste | Waste’ means any substance or object which the holder discards, intends to discard, or is required to be discarded. |
Waste management | Waste management’ means the collection, transport, recovery and disposal of waste, including the supervision of such operations and the after-care of disposal sites and including actions taken as a dealer or a broker. |
Recovery | Recovery’ means any operation whereby the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy. |
Disposal | Disposal’ means any operation which is not recovery, even where the operation has a secondary consequence such as the reclamation of substances or energy. |