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EU Waste Framework Directive Glossary

EU waste-law definitions covering re-use, recycling, recovery, and waste management. These terms help connect battery and product-passport records to end-of-life and circularity workflows.

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High-level summary

EU waste-law definitions covering re-use, recycling, recovery, and waste management. These terms help connect battery and product-passport records to end-of-life and circularity workflows.

This source matters because the EU Battery Regulation relies on waste-law concepts when batteries become waste. For Minespider, the directive helps separate material recovery from re-use, preparation steps, collection, treatment, and disposal evidence.

Who it affects

  • Battery and product teams deciding when lifecycle records move into waste handling
  • Recyclers, waste-management operators, and compliance teams documenting recovery or disposal routes
  • Implementation teams comparing EU circularity language with Brazil, India, UK, or other source layers

Key defined terms

A short curated set of terms to help readers orient themselves before moving into the full regulation-specific glossary.

hazardous waste

A source-dependent waste term with India Battery Waste Management Rules and EU Waste Framework Directive layers.

India Battery Waste Management RulesEU Waste Framework Directive
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recycling

A material-recovery term for reprocessing waste materials into products, materials, or substances, kept separate from re-use and other end-of-life steps.

DIN DKE SPEC 99100Brazil National Solid Waste PolicyEU Waste Framework Directive
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re-use

A circularity term for keeping a product, component, battery, or material in use rather than sending it straight to recycling or disposal.

DIN DKE SPEC 99100Brazil National Solid Waste PolicyEU Waste Framework Directive
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waste management

An umbrella term for the organized collection, transport, treatment, recovery, recycling, disposal, and supervision of waste.

DIN DKE SPEC 99100Brazil National Solid Waste PolicyEU Waste Framework Directive
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dealer

A multi-source commercial actor term whose exact role depends on whether the source concerns ESPR product offers, waste transactions, or US clean-vehicle credit workflows.

ESPRUS IRA §30DEU Waste Framework Directive
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