Commission Regulation (EU) No 1179/2012Show full title

ANNEX I U.K.

Criteria for glass cullet

a OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3.
b OJ L 229, 30.4.2004, p. 1.
Criteria	Self-monitoring requirements
Section 1. Quality of glass cullet resulting from the recovery operation
1.1. The glass cullet shall comply with a customer specification, an industry specification or a standard for direct use in the production of glass substances or objects by re-melting in glass manufacturing facilities.	Qualified staff shall verify that each consignment complies with the appropriate specification.
1.2. The content of the following non-glass components shall be: Ferrous metals: ≤ 50 ppm; Non-ferrous metals: ≤ 60 ppm; Non-metal non-glass inorganics: < 100 ppm for glass cullet size > 1mm; < 1 500 ppm for glass cullet size ≤ 1 mm; Organics: ≤ 2 000 ppm. Examples of non-metal non-glass inorganics are: ceramics, stones, porcelain, pyro-ceramics. Examples of organics are: paper, rubber, plastic, fabrics, wood.	Qualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment. At appropriate intervals and subject to review if significant changes in the operating process are made, representative samples of glass cullet shall be analysed gravimetrically to measure the total non-glass components. The non-glass component content shall be analysed by weighing after mechanical or manual (as appropriate) separation of materials under careful visual inspection. The appropriate frequencies of monitoring by sampling shall be established taking into account the following factors: The expected pattern of variability (for example as shown by historical results). The inherent risk of variability in the quality of waste glass used as input for the recovery operation and any subsequent processing. Pre-consumer waste glass with a highly predictable composition needs likely less frequent monitoring. Waste glass from multi-material collection may need more frequent monitoring. The inherent precision of the monitoring method. The proximity of results of the non-glass component content to the limits indicated above. The process of determining monitoring frequencies should be documented as part of the management system and should be available for auditing.
1.3. The glass cullet shall not display any of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III to Directive 2008/98/EC. The glass cullet shall comply with the concentration limits laid down in Commission Decision 2000/532/ECa, and not exceed the concentration limits laid down in Annex IV of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004/EC of the European Parliament and of the Councilb.	Qualified staff shall carry out a visual inspection of each consignment. Where visual inspection raises any suspicion of possible hazardous properties, further appropriate monitoring measures shall be taken, such as sampling and testing where appropriate. The staff shall be trained on potential hazardous properties that may be associated with glass cullet and on material components or features that allow recognising the hazardous properties. The procedure of recognising hazardous materials shall be documented under the management system.
Section 2. Waste used as input for the recovery operation
2.1. Only waste from the collection of recoverable container glass, flat glass or lead-free tableware may be used as input. The collected waste glass may unintentionally contain minor amounts of other glass types.	Acceptance control of all glass-containing waste received (by visual inspection) and of the accompanying documentation shall be carried out by qualified staff who are trained on how to recognise glass-containing waste that does not meet the criteria set out in this Section.
2.2. Glass-containing waste from mixed municipal solid waste or healthcare waste shall not be used as an input.
2.3. Hazardous waste shall not be used as an input.
Section 3. Treatment processes and techniques
3.1. The glass-containing waste shall have been collected, separated and processed, and from that moment shall permanently have been kept separate from any other waste. 3.2. All treatments such as: crushing, sorting, separating, or cleaning, needed to prepare the cullet for direct use (via re-melting) in the production of glass substances or objects shall have been completed.