Glossary
Attachment
According to the standard EN 474-1:2007+A6:2019 (Earth-moving machinery – Safety – Part 1: General requirements), an attachment is defined as a “component or assembly of components, which can be mounted onto the base machine or equipment”.
Demolition and recycling attachments are those tools designed and manufactured specifically to be attached to the dipper arm or main boom of demolition and recycling machines, either directly or via a quick coupler.
Carrier
It is the machine where the attachment is fitted, allowing this way its use. Demolition and recycling attachments always require a carrier to provide power and to move them into the working position.
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste
Construction and demolition (C&D) waste is generated from the construction, renovation, repair, and demolition of houses, large building structures, roads, bridges, piers, and dams. C&D waste is made up of wood, steel, concrete, gypsum, masonry, plaster, metal, and asphalt. Estimates vary, but a commonly accepted estimate is that between 15% and 20% of municipal solid waste comes from construction and demolition projects (excluding soil).
Off-site recycling
Materials are hauled to a location; sorted and processed for a treated application.
On-site recycling
Materials that are sorted and processed for a treated application in the project or in another project.
Recycling
All recovery operations by which waste materials are transformed back into products, materials or substances, whether for the original purpose or for any other purpose. It includes the transformation of organic material but does not include energy recovery or transformation into materials to be used as fuels or for backfilling operations.
Re-use
All operations by which products or components of products that are not wasted are re-used for the same purpose for which they were conceived.
Stand-alone equipment
A standalone or stand-alone equipment is any machine or system that performs its function without needing another device or attachment.
Urban mining
This concept refers to the extraction of raw materials, especially minerals and metals, from waste and residues, instead of obtaining them through excavation in mines. Initially, it was developed especially for the reuse of WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), but today it can be applied to many other sectors, including those generated in the area we are dealing with, the construction and demolition waste.
Valorisation
An operation where the main result is that the waste serves a useful purpose by replacing other materials, which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or that the waste is prepared to fulfil such a function in the facility or in the economy at large.
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