Division B Recovery operations

A recovery operation is an operation 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 that function, in the plant or in the wider economy.

1. R20

   Preparing for reuse (e.g. checking, cleaning, repair, refurbishment)

2. R21

   Recycling of organic substances (e.g. physical/mechanical treatment, chemical treatment)

3. R22

   Recycling of metals and metal compounds (e.g. smelting, hydrometallurgy, physical/mechanical treatment)

4. R23

   Recycling of inorganic materials other than covered by R22 (e.g. physical/mechanical treatment, chemical treatment)

5. R24

   Thermal treatment with the principal result to generate energy (e.g. incineration)

6. R25

   Recovery other than covered by R20 to R24

7. R26

   Biological treatment prior to submission to any of the operations in section B

8. R27

   Mixing, including blending, prior to submission to any of the operations in section B

9. R28

   Manual treatment (e.g. separation), physical/mechanical treatment other than covered by R27 (e.g. separation, size reduction, evaporation, drying, autoclaving), physical/chemical treatment (e.g. solvent extraction) or chemical treatment (e.g. neutralization, precipitation) prior to submission to any of the operations in section B

10. R29

    Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in section B

11. R30

    Other treatment than covered by R26 to R29 prior to submission to any of the operations in section B

12. R31

    Temporary storage prior to submission to any of the operations in section B