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2.2 Definition of Waste
Definition of waste given in Council Directive 75/442/EEC (Waste Framework
Directive) as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC is any substance or object in the
categories set out in Annex 1 of the directive which the holder discards or intends or is
required to discard. The Directive excludes from its scope gaseous effluents emitted into
the atmosphere and, where they are already covered by other legislation radioactive waste;
waste resulting from prospecting, extraction, treatment and storage of mineral resources and
the working of quarries; animal carcasses and the following agricultural wastes: faecal
matter and other natural non-dangerous substances used in farming; waste waters with the
exception of waste in liquid form; and decommissioned explosives.
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