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Chapter: 12. Shaping/Physical Treatment of Metals/Plastic

Sub Chapter: 12 03. Water and steam degreasing processes (except 11)

EWC Codes of this sub chapter include:

EWC Code EWC Code Description
12 03 01* aqueous washing liquids
12 03 02* steam degreasing wastes

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.