2.1 Definition of Waste

The definition of waste given in the Council Directive 75/442/EEC (Waste Framework) as amended by Council Directive 91/156/EEC is a 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 effluent emitted into the atmosphere and where they are already covered by legislation radioactive wastes; waste resulting in prospecting, extracting, treatment and storage of mineral resources and the working of quarries; animal carcasses and the following agricultural waste – faecal matter and other natural non-dangerous substances used in farming; waste waters, with the exception of waste in liquid form; decommissioned explosives.