Description of the activity

Construction, upgrade, and operation of facilities for the sorting or recovery of non-hazardous waste streams into high quality secondary raw materials using a mechanical transformation process.

The economic activity does not include sorting and recovery of combustible fractions from mixed residual waste for the production of refuse-derived fuel, such as in mechanical and biological treatment plants.

The economic activities in this category could be associated with several NACE codes, in particular E38.32 and F42.9 in accordance with the statistical classification of economic activities established by Regulation (EC) No 1893/2006.

Technical screening criteria

Substantial contribution to the transition to a circular economy

1. Origin of the feedstock material

The non-hazardous waste feedstock originates from one or multiple of the following sources:

(a) separately collected and transported waste, including in commingled fractions [In accordance with Article 10(3) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste and repealing certain Directives (OJ L 312, 22.11.2008, p. 3) and with the national legislation and waste management plans.];

(b) non-hazardous waste fractions originating from dismantling and depollution activities from end-of-life products;

(c) construction and demolition waste from selective demolition or otherwise segregated at source;