{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.6",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032/annex/division-1.2/division-1.2.6.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2016/1032",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2016/1032 of 13 June 2016 establishing best available techniques (BAT) conclusions, under Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council, for the non-ferrous metals industries (notified under document C(2016) 3563) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-1032",
  "path": "annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.6",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "1.2.6",
  "heading": "Waste",
  "text": "Technique\nApplicability\na\nRecover metals from the dust and slime coming from the dust abatement system\nGenerally applicable\nb\nReuse or sell the calcium compounds (e.g. gypsum) generated by the abatement of SO2\nApplicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market\nc\nRegenerate or recycle the spent catalysts\nGenerally applicable\nd\nRecover metal from the waste water treatment slime\nApplicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market/process\ne\nUse weak acid in the leaching process or for gypsum production\nGenerally applicable\nf\nRecover the copper content from the rich slag in the slag furnace or slag flotation plant\ng\nUse the final slag from furnaces as an abrasive or (road) construction material or for another viable application\nApplicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market\nh\nUse the furnace lining for recovery of metals or reuse as refractory material\ni\nUse the slag from the slag flotation as an abrasive or construction material or for another viable application\nj\nUse the skimming from the melting furnaces to recover the metal content\nGenerally applicable\nk\nUse the spent electrolyte bleed to recover copper and nickel. Reuse the remaining acid to make up the new electrolyte or to produce gypsum\nl\nUse the spent anode as a cooling material in pyrometallurgical copper refining or remelting\nm\nUse anode slime to recover precious metals\nn\nUse the gypsum from the waste water treatment plant in the pyrometallurgical process or for sale\nApplicability may be restricted depending on the quality of the generated gypsum\no\nRecover metals from sludge\nGenerally applicable\np\nReuse the depleted electrolyte from the hydrometallurgical copper process as a leaching agent\nApplicability may be restricted depending on the metal content and on the availability of a market/process\nq\nRecycle copper scales from rolling in a copper smelter\nGenerally applicable\nr\nRecover metals from the spent acid pickling solution and reuse the cleaned acid solution",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/1032/annex/division/1.2/division/1.2.6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:13:55.916563+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}