waste recovery operation

The Annex IIB of Directive 91/156/EEC amending Directive 75/442/EEC on waste, is intended to list recovery operations as they are carried out in practice:R1 Solvent reclamation/regeneration R2 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents R3 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds R4 Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials R5 Regeneration of acids or bases R6 Recovery of components used for pollution abatement R7 Recovery of components from catalysts R8 Oil re-refining or other re-uses of oil R9 Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy R10 Spreading on land resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement, including composting and other biological transformation processes, except in the case of waste excluded under Article 2 (1) (b) (iii) R11 Use of wastes obtained from any of the operations numbered R1 - R10 R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1 - R11 R13 Storage of materials intended for submission to any operation in this Annex, excluding temporary storage, pending collection, on the site where it is produced.'