R1 Recovery Facility

R1 is the EU standard that requires an EfW facility to meet high levels of power conversion efficiency to classify it as a reuse facility rather than a disposal facility (and may need to be a CHP facility to fully meet the guidance). Only R1 facilities can receive WDF from other EU countries for processing – export to other EU countries for ‘disposal’ (for example to an incinerator that does not have R1 status) is illegal.