operation of any kind, the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy

any operation by which waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials (3.2.7) which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy

processing of plastics waste material for the original purpose or for other purposes, including energy recovery

planning and control procedures designed to maximize the economic reuse of resources committed to a constructed works project

recovery from previous use or from waste (3.5.26) derived from one product system (3.4.5) and used as an input to another product system

recovery operation of any kind, other than energy recovery and the reprocessing into materials that are to be used as fuels or other means to generate energy

production of useful energy through direct and controlled combustion or other processing of waste

production of useful energy through direct and controlled combustion

material-processing operations including mechanical recycling, feedstock (chemical) recycling and organic recycling, but excluding energy recovery

recovery of energy from a process (3.1.5), including waste (3.5.26) treatment processes