Type of plant

Criterion

Annual input/output

Test frequency

Type 1: Waste/animal –by-product treatment plants

Input (t) ≤ 3 000

1 every 1 000 tonnes input material rounded to the next integer

3 000 < input (t) < 20 000

4 (one sample every season)

Input (t) ≥ 20 000

number of analyses per year = amount of annual input material (in tonnes)/10 000 tonne + 1

Input (t) ≤ 3 000

1

3 001 < input (t) < 10 000

2

10 001 < input (t) < –20 000

3

20 001 < input (t) < 40 000

4

40 001 < input (t) < 60 000

5

60 001 < input (t) < 80 000

6

80 001 < input (t) < 100 000

7

100 001 < input (t) < 120 000

8

120 001 < input (t) < 140 000

9

140 001 < input (t) < 160 000

10

160 001 < input (t) < 180 000

11

Input (t) ≥ 180 000

12

Type 2: Product manufacture plants using materials derived from waste/animal by-product, except those that are waste treatment plants

Output (m3) ≤ 5 000

Representative combined samples from 2 different batches in accordance with EN 12579 (1)

Output (m3) > 5 000

Representative combined samples from 4 different batches in accordance with EN 12579

Output (m3) ≤ 5 000

Representative combined samples from 1 different batch in accordance with EN 12579

Output (m3) > 5 000

Representative combined samples from 2 different batches EN 12579

Type 3: Product manufacture plants NOT using materials derived from waste/animal by-product

Output (m3) ≤ 5 000

Representative combined samples from 1 batch in accordance with EN 12579

Output (m3) > 5 000

Representative combined samples from 2 different batches in accordance with EN 12579

Regardless of the input/output

Representative combined samples from 1 batch in accordance with EN 12579