Recovery
Recovery means ‘any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfill a particular function. or waste being prepared to fulfill that function, in the plant or in the wider economy’[1].
(Annex II of the Waste Framework Directive sets out a non-exhaustive list of Recovery operations).
With respect to Energy from Waste, the classification of recovery is by reference to a calculation of the efficiency of the plant, as set out in R1 Recovery Facility.