The first part of this document provides definitions and management recommendations provided at the European level for waste, hazardous waste, inert waste and secondary raw materials, and indicates whether the European reference is followed or not by states. Differences related to the management documents are specified. Nine alternative materials, representative of the most important deposits, applications in the road field, and concerns, have been chosen for SAMARIS WP 3. These materials will serve to develop the general assessment methodology. In the second part of the document, a definition SAMARIS 4 is provided for each material, as well as its status according to EC documents, the main figures related to its economy, state by state, and lastly the road applications in which it is used, also state by state. The actual mechanical and environmental constraints that a given material will be exposed to, depends on its location in the road structure. For that reason, five different parts (called applications) were defined to develop the methodology. The third part of the document gives, for each material, and state by state, a presentation of the documents that can be used for its production, its characterisation or its use. Engineering and environmental properties are distinguished one from another. Lastly, a general conclusion drawn from the present situation highlights the need for a common assessment approach to improve the situation for all states, and also highlight that some pre-existing experiences can be useful for the general good, thanks to the development of a global assessment framework.