A CRMA capacity metric for Union-based recycling operations that produce secondary raw materials from strategic raw-material waste streams.
Union recycling capacity is a secondary-supply metric. It asks how much strategic raw material can be recovered from waste inside the Union, not whether a product contains recycled content or whether a recycler exists.
This page is anchored in CRMA Article 2, point 11. It covers recycling operations for strategic raw materials after re-processing, including the sorting and pre-treatment of waste and its processing into secondary raw materials, located in the Union.
Regulation (EU) 2024/1252 establishing a framework for ensuring a secure and sustainable supply of critical raw materials
an aggregate of the maximum annual production volume of recycling operations for strategic raw materials after re-processing, including the sorting and pre-treatment of waste, and its processing into secondary raw materials, located in the Union
CRMA Article 2 source-specific definition layer.
Reference: Article 2, point 11
Reviewed public draft page. Aligns with CRMA capacity/supply-chain policy: separates extraction, processing, recycling, demand baselines, material flows, exploration stages, and strategic-stock evidence.
Implementation records should capture recycling facility, secondary raw material, input waste stream, capacity figure, annual output, operator, Member State, recovery technology, calculation basis, reporting year, and link to annual-consumption benchmark.
Union recycling capacity is the recycling-capacity control for CRMA evidence. It should connect waste streams, facilities, recovered materials, technology routes, annual volumes, and the 25% benchmark so secondary-supply claims are traceable to actual recovery capacity.