jäätmete taaskasutamistoiming, mille käigus jäätmematerjalid töödeldakse toodeteks, materjalideks või aineteks, et kasutada neid nende esialgsel või muul eesmärgil. See ei hõlma jäätmete energiakasutust ja töötlemist materjalideks, mida kasutatakse kütusena või tagasitäiteks.
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.
The Commission and Member States should ensure that such reduction fits into an integrated policy which ensures a sound application of the waste hierarchy, enhances a shift towards prevention including re-use, preparing for re-use and recycling, and prevents a shift from landfilling towards incineration.
The setting of landfill reduction targets will require major changes in waste management in many Member States and will facilitate further progress and investment in separate collection, sorting and recycling of waste and avoid locking recyclable materials at the lower level of the waste hierarchy.
