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1. Waste characterization procedures
1.1 Definition of waste
To ensure a common understanding of the scope of this article, let's take a look at the three fundamental principles set out in Title 4 of Book V of the French Environment Code (CE), dedicated to the issue of waste.
Waste (article L. 541-1-1 of the Environment Code) is "any substance or object, or more generally any movable asset, which the holder discards or intends or is obliged to discard".
A by-product (article L. 541-4-2 of the EC) is "a substance or object resulting from a production process whose primary purpose is not the production of this substance if all of the following conditions are met:
the subsequent use of the substance or object is certain;...
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Bibliography
Standards and norms
- Solid recovered fuels – Specifications and classes (cancelled, but still often cited in the literature). - NF EN 15359 - 2011
- Solid recovered fuels – Specifications and classes. - ISO 21640 - 2021
- Environmental management – Material flow accounting – General framework. - NF EN ISO 14051 - 2012
- Environmental management systems – Requirements and guidelines for use. - NF EN ISO 14001 - 2015 ...
Regulations
Code de la santé publique – 1 re partie – Livre III – Titre 3 – Chapitre 5 – Section 1: Déchets d'activités de soins à risques infectieux et assimilés.
Code de la santé publique – 1 re partie – Livre III – Titre 3 – Chapitre 3 – Section 4: Acquisition, distribution, import, export,...
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