The general framework
proposed by the EU has been harmonized and completed with the specific legislation for each member. It has been
also individualized on other categories of waste in addition to the domestic one: waste from electrical and electronic
equipment, waste from batteries/accumulators, and wastes from various industries, as transportation or different
industry treatments. Guiding EU members through a recycling society, new business opportunities are defined, their
business potential is maximized, transforming environmental challenges in economic opportunities.