Courtesy: ISO 16559: 2014 Solid Biofuels
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In this International Standard instead of the legal definition waste the technical terms residue, and by-product are used to describe co-products from forestry and arboriculture, agriculture and horticulture, and aquaculture as well as related industries. The terms and definitions are harmonized as far as possible with the current language used in management as well as in regulatory activities.