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Results for EWC Chapter(s)

Chapter Code EWC Chapter Description
11 Chemical Surface Treatment of Metals/Plastic
WASTES FROM CHEMICAL SURFACE TREATMENT AND COATING OF METALS AND OTHER MATERIALS; NON-FERROUS HYDRO-METALLURGY
12 Shaping/Physical Treatment of Metals/Plastic
WASTES FROM SHAPING AND PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL SURFACE TREATMENT OF METALS AND PLASTICS

Results for EWC Sub Chapter(s)

Sub Chapter Code EWC Sub Chapter Description
01 03 Physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
01 04 Physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals
06 03 Manufacture - formulation - supply and use of salts and their solutions and metallic oxides
06 04 metal-containing wastes other than those mentioned in 06 03
10 03 Aluminium thermal metallurgy
10 04 Lead thermal metallurgy
10 05 Zinc thermal metallurgy
10 06 Copper thermal metallurgy
10 07 Silver - gold and platinum thermal metallurgy
10 08 Other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy
11 01 Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials (for example galvanic processes - zinc coating processes - pickling processes - etching - phosphating - alkaline degreasing - anodising)
11 02 Non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes
12 01 wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
17 04 metals (including their alloys)
19 10 Shredding of metal-containing wastes

Results for EWC Code(s)

EWC Code EWC Code Description
01 01 01 wastes from mineral metalliferous excavation
01 01 02 wastes from mineral non-metalliferous excavation
01 03 07* other wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
01 04 07* wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals
02 01 10 waste metal
03 02 03* organometallic wood preservatives
06 03 13* solid salts and solutions containing heavy metals
06 03 15* metallic oxides containing heavy metals
06 03 16 metallic oxides other than those mentioned in 06 03 15
06 04 05* wastes containing other heavy metals
10 11 11* waste glass in small particles and glass powder containing heavy metals (for example from cathode ray tubes)
10 12 11* wastes from glazing containing heavy metals
11 02 02* sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite)
11 02 05* wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
11 02 06 wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 11 02 05
12 01 01 ferrous metal filings and turnings
12 01 02 ferrous metal dust and particles
12 01 03 non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
12 01 04 non-ferrous metal dust and particles
12 01 18* metal sludge (grinding, honing and lapping sludge) containing oil
15 01 04 metallic packaging
15 01 11* metallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix (for example asbestos), including empty pressure containers
16 01 17 ferrous metal
16 01 18 non-ferrous metal
16 03 07* metallic mercury
16 08 02* spent catalysts containing hazardous transition metals or hazardous transition metal compounds
16 08 03 spent catalysts containing transition metals or transition metal compounds not otherwise specified
16 11 01* carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
16 11 02 carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes others than those mentioned in 16 11 01
16 11 03* other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
16 11 04 other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 03
16 11 05* linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
16 11 06 linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes others than those mentioned in 16 11 05
17 04 07 mixed metals
17 04 09* metal waste contaminated with hazardous substances
19 08 08* membrane system waste containing heavy metals
19 12 02 ferrous metal
19 12 03 non-ferrous metal
20 01 40 metals

Notes on EWC Codes

Important: When choosing an EWC code to classify your waste, you must ensure that each of the EWC chapter description, sub chapter description and the EWC code description itself, match the waste stream you are handling.

Hazardous Waste: If an EWC code ends with an asterisk (*), this indicates that the waste is considered to be Hazardous Waste.