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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1179/annex-I",
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  "legislation": "eur/2012/1179",
  "legislation_title": "Commission Regulation (EU) No 1179/2012 of 10 December 2012 establishing criteria determining when glass cullet ceases to be waste under Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2012-1179",
  "path": "annex/I",
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  "number": "I",
  "heading": null,
  "text": "Criteria for glass cullet\nOJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.\nOJ L 229, 30.4.2004, p. 1.\nCriteria\nSelf-monitoring requirements\nSection 1. Quality of glass cullet resulting from the recovery operation\n1.1.\nThe glass cullet shall comply with a customer specification, an industry specification or a standard for direct use in the production of glass substances or objects by re-melting in glass manufacturing facilities.\nQualified staff shall verify that each consignment complies with the appropriate specification.\n1.2.\nThe content of the following non-glass components shall be:\nFerrous metals: ≤ 50 ppm;\nNon-ferrous metals: ≤ 60 ppm;\nNon-metal non-glass inorganics:\n< 100 ppm for glass cullet size > 1mm;\n< 1 500 ppm for glass cullet size ≤ 1 mm;\nOrganics: ≤ 2 000 ppm.\nExamples of non-metal non-glass inorganics are: ceramics, stones, porcelain, pyro-ceramics.\nExamples of organics are: paper, rubber, plastic, fabrics, wood.\nQualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment.\nAt appropriate intervals and subject to review if significant changes in the operating process are made, representative samples of glass cullet shall be analysed gravimetrically to measure the total non-glass components. The non-glass component content shall be analysed by weighing after mechanical or manual (as appropriate) separation of materials under careful visual inspection.\nThe appropriate frequencies of monitoring by sampling shall be established taking into account the following factors:\nThe expected pattern of variability (for example as shown by historical results).\nThe inherent risk of variability in the quality of waste glass used as input for the recovery operation and any subsequent processing. Pre-consumer waste glass with a highly predictable composition needs likely less frequent monitoring. Waste glass from multi-material collection may need more frequent monitoring.\nThe inherent precision of the monitoring method.\nThe proximity of results of the non-glass component content to the limits indicated above.\nThe process of determining monitoring frequencies should be documented as part of the management system and should be available for auditing.\n1.3.\nThe glass cullet shall not display any of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC. The glass cullet shall comply with the concentration limits laid down in Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, and not exceed the concentration limits laid down in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council.\nQualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment. Where visual inspection raises any suspicion of possible hazardous properties, further appropriate monitoring measures shall be taken, such as sampling and testing where appropriate.\nThe staff shall be trained on potential hazardous properties that may be associated with glass cullet and on material components or features that allow recognising the hazardous properties.\nThe procedure of recognising hazardous materials shall be documented under the management system.\nSection 2. Waste used as input for the recovery operation\n2.1.\nOnly waste from the collection of recoverable container glass, flat glass or lead-free tableware may be used as input. The collected waste glass may unintentionally contain minor amounts of other glass types.\nAcceptance control of all glass-containing waste received (by visual inspection) and of the accompanying documentation shall be carried out by qualified staff who are trained on how to recognise glass-containing waste that does not meet the criteria set out in this Section.\n2.2.\nGlass-containing waste from mixed municipal solid waste or healthcare waste shall not be used as an input.\n2.3.\nHazardous waste shall not be used as an input.\nSection 3. Treatment processes and techniques\n3.1.\nThe glass-containing waste shall have been collected, separated and processed, and from that moment shall permanently have been kept separate from any other waste.\n3.2.\nAll treatments such as: crushing, sorting, separating, or cleaning, needed to prepare the cullet for direct use (via re-melting) in the production of glass substances or objects shall have been completed.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3."
    },
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      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f2",
      "text": "OJ L 229, 30.4.2004, p. 1."
    }
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  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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