{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1803/annex/division-2/division-5/division-5.1",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1803/annex/division-2/division-5/division-5.1.json",
  "legislation": "eudn/2020/1803",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Decision (EU) 2020/1803 of 27 November 2020 establishing the EU Ecolabel criteria for printed paper, stationery paper, and paper carrier bag products (notified under document C(2020) 8155) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2020-1803",
  "path": "annex/division/2/division/5/division/5.1",
  "kind": "division",
  "number": "5.1",
  "heading": "Waste management system",
  "text": "The facility where the product is manufactured shall have in place a system for handling waste, which addresses and documents the measures taken to reduce the amount of solid and liquid waste, including waste paper, ink waste, cleaning agent solution and dampening solution waste as defined by local or national regulatory authorities.\nThe waste management system shall be documented or explained and shall include information on at least the following procedures:\nhandling, collection, separation and use of recyclable materials from the waste stream;\nrecovery of materials for other uses, such as incineration for raising process steam or heating, or agricultural use;\nhandling, collection, separation and disposal of hazardous waste, as defined by the relevant local and national regulatory authorities;\ncontinuous improvement objectives and targets relating to the reduction of waste generation and the increase of reuse and recycling rates.\nAssessment and verification: The applicant shall provide a declaration of compliance with this criterion, together with a description of the procedures adopted for waste management. The applicant shall provide a waste management plan for each of the sites concerned. Where the waste management is outsourced, the sub- contractor shall provide a declaration of compliance with this criterion as well.\nApplicants registered with EU Eco-Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and/or certified according to ISO 14001 shall be considered as having fulfilled this criterion if:\n(1) the inclusion of waste management for the production site(s) is documented in the company’s EMAS environmental statement; or\n(2) the inclusion of waste management is sufficiently addressed by the ISO 14001 certification for the production site(s).",
  "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/2020/1803/annex/division/2/division/5/division/5.1",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:12:04.336477+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."
}