A CRMA incorporated-reference term for extractive waste under Directive 2006/21/EC, relevant to critical-raw-material recovery from mining waste streams.
Extractive waste is the CRMA waste-context term for mining and extractive-industry waste that may become relevant when assessing recovery of critical raw materials. Because the CRMA definition points back to Directive 2006/21/EC, it is not the same as generic waste, waste battery, product waste, recycled content, or a general circularity claim.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 37, which incorporates Directive 2006/21/EC. Keep the CRMA citation and the upstream Extractive Waste Directive boundary visible when using the term publicly.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
extractive waste within the meaning of Article 2(1) of Directive 2006/21/EC
The EU Critical Raw Materials Act incorporates this definition by reference to Directive 2006/21/EC Article 2(1); the referenced act remains the primary source for the underlying definition.
Reference: Article 2, point 37
Use extractive waste when a record needs to describe waste from extractive activity as a potential source for recovery of critical raw materials. It is useful for separating mine-waste recovery opportunities from ordinary product recycling, battery waste handling, and supplier-origin evidence.
Extractive waste creates a different evidence question from newly extracted raw material or product recycling. Minespider treats it as a recovery-source context: the record should show what waste stream or facility is involved before any claim about critical-material recovery, reserves, or commercial viability is made.