Definition: material generated by households or by commercial, industrial, and institutional facilities in their role as end-users of the product which can no longer be used for its intended purpose.

Notes on definition:

• Note 1 to entry: This includes returns of material from the distribution chain.

Source: ISO 14021:2016

Type of source: Standards

CLEPA comments:

• Comment 1: only Pre- and post-consumer materials shall be considered in Recycled content calculations. Following sketch depicts simplified material streams in a production process.