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Endpoint used to get a list of disposal or recovery codes.<br> Note: The field in the specification is case-sensitive, please use the case specified for the code.<br><br> Example Request

curl --request GET \--url https://waste-tracking.api.defra.gov.uk/reference-data/disposal-or-recovery-codes \
--header "authorization": Bearer eyJraWQiOiJQYnJiZXZvYUF5d1NQcG5KUWlsQXVCT1Q4aVdyNUFcL3RaQkZHaTk5TU5CTT0iLCJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiJ9...
get/reference-data/disposal-or-recovery-codes

Response

A truncated list of disposal or recovery codes obtained using the GET disposal-or-recovery Codes method<br><br> Success

[
{
  "code": "R1",
  "isNotRecoveryToFinalProduct": true,
  "description": "Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy"
},
{
  "code": "R2",
  "isNotRecoveryToFinalProduct": false,
  "description": "Solvent reclamation/regeneration"                                  
}, ... cont

The field <b>isNotRecoveryToFinalProduct</b> is a boolean flag that indicates whether a specific recovery operation does not result in the manufacture of a new final product.<br><br> If the value is true, it means that the recovery process is focused on reclaiming materials or energy without producing a new marketable product. If false, it indicates that the recovery operation leads to the creation of a new final product that can be used or sold.<br><br>

codestring

The disposal or recovery code (D1-D15 for disposal operations, R1-R13 for recovery operations). The full list of valid disposal or recovery codes is returned by the GET disposal-or-recovery-codesmethod.

isNotRecoveryToFinalProductboolean

True if the disposal or recovery code is not considered recovery to a final product, otherwise False.

descriptionstring

The disposal or recovery code description.

Example response

[
  {
    "code": "R1",
    "isNotRecoveryToFinalProduct": true,
    "description": "Use principally as a fuel or other means to generate energy"
  }
]