This document specifies the process steps which are involved in the generation of the waste from footwear manufacture and the usual waste management practices. It also establishes a European list of the usual wastes generated during the footwear manufacturing process.It can be applied to one specific product, a specific group of products, one specific production technology within the factory or to the whole production of a company.NOTE The nature of such wastes produced will depend on manufacturing processes, the type of shoe and the materials used. The tool used to evaluate the effectiveness of the waste management is: established directly from the product
EN 12940:2004 history
2004EN 12940:2004 Footwear manufacturing wastes - Waste classification and management