Organisations collecting PRM data and different data collection methods were analysed. Good practise guidelines and recommendations around how to improve the datasets have been created. Available datasets on social and environmental aspects of extraction have been studied. Data on resources and reserves of PRM need to be harmonised before information from individual deposits can be aggregated into reliable national, and pan-European statistics. The harmonisation can be done through converting data, where they already exist, into a common reporting system. United Nations Framework Classification for Resources (UNFC) is recommended to be used as the common reporting code, and guidance for conversions from other reporting codes have been provided.
For the SRM, the available data sources, key players in data collection and data collection practices have been studied, and data gaps and data collection barriers identified. The challenges identified are: 1) For mining waste, lack of information on deposit characteristics and the lack of reporting standards accepted at EU level. 2) For the electrical and electronic equipment and batteries, beyond the lack of harmonisation, substantial data gaps exist for the market inputs, materials consumption and stocks. 3) For WEEE, there are large unaccounted material flows ending up being scavenged, metal scrap and export channels. 4) For vehicles, huge amounts of data on stocks, flows and composition are only publicly available in a too aggregated form or not at all.
Structuring of the recommendations per waste sector has been made as short and long term strategies to enhance data quality and availability with regard to: 1) product compositions and mining waste content, 2) stocks and (waste) flows information, and 3) final recovery rates for (re)processing for relevant commodities. Six case studies showcase the best practices of collection and harmonisation of data on WEEE, end-of-life vehicles, batteries and mining waste, and the benefits of the suggested improvements.
INSPIRE compliance of selected recommendations for PRM and SRM data improvements has been verified. On-the-fly Sankey diagrams representing material and product stocks and flows for selected cases and substances and visualisation and portrayals of selected datasets on social and environmental aspects of extraction have been prepared.
The best practices that the project has identified and the new recommendations have been refined into training material and into technical guidelines.
EU projects and initiatives most relevant to ORAMA were mapped to ensure the effective two-way exchange of data, knowledge and results. Clustering and training events have been organised. Objectives, progress and results of the project have been disseminated in the project website and in conferences, newsletters and social media. Communication and dissemination are needed also after the end of the project.
