2.3 Collection and transport of non-hazardous and hazardous waste (transition to a circular economy)

Kurzbeschreibung

Separate collection and transport of non-hazardous and hazardous (45) waste aimed at preparing for re-use (46) or recycling (47), including the construction, operation and upgrade of facilities involved in the collection and transport of such waste, such as civic amenity centres and waste transfer stations, as a means for material recovery. The economic activities in this category could be associated with several NACE codes, in particular E38.11, E38.12 and F42.9 in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

Wirtschaftsaktivität (EU-Taxonomie)

Rechtsakt: 2023/2486, Anhang II, Abschnitt 2.3

Umweltziel: transition to a circular economy

NACE-Codes: E38.11, E38.12, F42.9

Beschreibung

Separate collection and transport of non-hazardous and hazardous (45) waste aimed at preparing for re-use (46) or recycling (47), including the construction, operation and upgrade of facilities involved in the collection and transport of such waste, such as civic amenity centres and waste transfer stations, as a means for material recovery. The economic activities in this category could be associated with several NACE codes, in particular E38.11, E38.12 and F42.9 in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

Technische Bewertungskriterien

Technical screening criteria Substantial contribution to the transition to a circular economy 1. All separately collected and transported waste that is segregated at source is intended for preparation for reuse or recycling operations. 2. Source segregated waste consisting of (i) paper and cardboard; (ii) textiles (48); (iii) biowaste; (iv) wood; (v) glass; (vi) waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE); or (vii) any type of hazardous waste is collected separately (i.e. in single fractions) and not commingled with other waste streams. For source segregated non-hazardous waste other than the fractions mentioned above, collection in commingled fractions takes place only where it meets one of the conditions laid down in Article 10, paragraph 3, indents (a), (b) or (c) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council (49). Different types of hazardous waste may be placed together in a hazardous waste box, cabinet or similar solution under the condition that each waste type is properly packaged to keep the waste separate in the box or cabinet and that hazardous waste is sorted in waste types after collection from households. 3. For municipal waste streams, the activity complies with one of the following criteria: (a) the activity carries out municipal solid waste collection mainly via door-to-door collection schemes or supervised collection points to ensure a high level of separate collection and low rates of contamination; (b) the activity carries out separate waste collection within publicly organised waste management systems where waste producers are charged based on a pay-as-you-throw (PAYT) mechanism, at least for the residual waste stream or there are other types of economic instruments in place that incentivise waste segregation at source (50); (45) ‘Hazardous waste’ is waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). It includes streams such as hazardous waste fractions produced by households, waste oils, batteries, non-depolluted waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), non-depolluted end-of-life vehicle, medical waste, etc. A comprehensive classification of hazardous waste can be found in the European List of Waste (Decision 2000/532/EC). (46) ‘Preparing for re-use’ means checking, cleaning or repairing recovery operations, by which products or components of products that have become waste are prepared so that they can be re-used without any other pre-processing. (47) ‘Recycling’ means any recovery operation by which waste materials are reprocessed into products, materials or substances whether for the original or other purposes. It includes the reprocessing of organic material but does not include energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations. (48) This includes textiles, clothes/wearing apparel, footwear and accessories, such as belts or hats. (49) Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3). (50) See European Commission ‘Guidance for separate collection of municipal waste’, Section 3.1 (Economic incentives), available at: https://op.europa.eu/en/publication-detail/-/publication/bb444830-94bf-11ea-aac4-01aa75ed71a1. OJ L, 21.11.2023 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2486/oj 43/164 (c) the activity carries out separate waste collection outside of publicly organised waste management systems that apply deposit and refund systems or other types of economic instruments that directly incentivise waste segregation at source. 4. The activity continuously monitors and assesses the quantity and quality of wastes collected based on predefined Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to comply with all of the following criteria: (a) fulfilling reporting obligations vis-a-vis relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) schemes; (b) periodically communicating relevant information to waste producers and the public in general, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, EPR schemes; (c) identifying needs for and undertaking corrective action where the KPIs deviate from applicable targets or benchmarks, in cooperation with relevant stakeholders, such as public authorities, EPR schemes, value chain partners. Do no significant harm (‘DNSH’) (1) Climate change mitigation N/A (2) Climate change adaptation The activity complies with the criteria set out in Appendix A to this Annex. (3) Sustainable use and protec­ tion of water and marine resources The activity complies with the criteria set out in Appendix B to this Annex. (5) Pollution prevention and control 1. The activity utilises waste collection vehicles which conform to at least Euro V standards (51). 2. Hazardous waste is collected separately from non-hazardous waste to prevent cross- contamination. Appropriate measures are taken to ensure that during separate collection and transport, hazardous waste is not mixed either with other categories of hazardous waste or with other waste, substances or materials. Mixing includes the dilution of hazardous substances. 3. Proper collection and handling prevent leakage of hazardous waste during collection, transport, storage and delivery to the treatment facility permitted to treat hazardous waste. 4. Hazardous waste is packaged and labelled in accordance with the international and Union standards in force in the course of collection, transport and temporary storage. 5. The operator collecting hazardous waste complies with record-keeping obligations, including as regards quantity, nature, origin, destination, frequency of collection, mode of transport and treatment method, set out in applicable Union and national legislation 6. For waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): (a) the main categories of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) set out in Annex III to Directive 2012/19/EU are collected separately; (51) In accordance with Regulation (EU) 2018/858 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 May 2018 on the approval and market surveillance of motor vehicles and their trailers, and of systems, components and separate technical units intended for such vehicles, amending Regulations (EC) No 715/2007 and (EC) No 595/2009 and repealing Directive 2007/46/EC (OJ L 151, 14.6.2018, p. 1). OJ L, 21.11.2023 ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/reg_del/2023/2486/oj 44/164 (b) collection and transport preserve the integrity of WEEE and prevent the leakage of hazardous substances, such as ozone-depleting substances, fluorinated greenhouse gases or mercury contained in fluorescent lamps. 7. A management system is set up by the collection and logistics operator to manage environmental, health and safety risks. (6) Protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosys­ tems N/A