Losses of materials which occur before the waste enters the recycling operation, for instance due to sorting or other preliminary operations, should not be included in the waste amounts reported as recycled.
Maidir le caillteanais ábhar a tharlaíonn sula dtéann an dramhaíl isteach san oibríocht athchúrsála, mar shampla caillteanais mar gheall ar shórtáil nó réamhoibríochtaí eile, níor ceart iad a chur san áireamh sna méideanna a thuairiscítear mar ábhar athchúrsáilte.