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| Code | Description – Input | Application |
|---|---|---|
| Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals | ||
| 01 03 | wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals | |
| 01 03 05* | other tailings containing dangerous substances | Mining Industry Waste Treatment |
| 01 03 07* | other wastes containing dangerous substances from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals | Mining Industry Waste Treatment |
| 01 05 | drilling muds and other drilling wastes | |
| 01 05 05* | oil-containing drilling muds and wastes | Drill Cuttings Treatment |
| 01 05 06* | drilling muds and other drilling wastes containing dangerous substances | Drill Cuttings Treatment |
| 01 05 07 | barite-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06 | Drill Cuttings Treatment |
| 01 05 08 | chloride-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06 | Drill Cuttings Treatment |
| Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | ||
| 05 01 | wastes from petroleum refining | |
| 05 01 03* | tank bottom sludges | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 05 01 06* | oily sludges from maintenance operations of the plant or equipment | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 05 01 09* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 05 01 10 | Sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 05 01 09 | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 05 01 15* | spent filter clays | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 05 01 16 | sulphur-containing wastes from petroleum desulphurisation | Oil & Gas Waste Solutions |
| 05 07 | wastes from natural gas purification and transportation | |
| 05 07 01* | wastes containing mercury | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 05 07 02 | wastes containing sulphur | Oil & Gas Waste Solutions |
| 05 07 99 | wastes not otherwise specified | Oil & Gas Waste Solutions |
| Wastes from inorganic chemical processes | ||
| 06 04 | metal-containing wastes other than those mentioned in 06 03 | |
| 06 04 04* | wastes containing mercury | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 06 05 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment | |
| 06 05 02* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 06 05 03 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 06 05 02 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 06 07 | wastes from the MFSU of halogens and halogen chemical processes | |
| 06 07 03* | barium sulphate sludge containing mercury | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 06 13 | wastes from inorganic chemical processes not otherwise specified | |
| 06 13 02* | used activated carbon (except 06 07 02) | VacuDry® Technology |
| Wastes from organic chemical processes | ||
| 07 01 | wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of basic organic chemicals | |
| 07 01 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 01 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 01 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 01 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 01 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 02 | wastes from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres | |
| 07 02 08* | other still bottoms and reaction residues | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 02 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 02 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 02 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 02 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 02 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 03 | wastes from the MFSU of organic dyes and pigments (except 06 11) | |
| 07 03 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 03 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 03 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 03 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 03 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 04 | wastes from the MFSU of organic plant protection products (except 02 01 08 and 02 01 09), wood preserving agents (except 03 02) and other biocides | |
| 07 04 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 04 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 04 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 04 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 04 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 05 | wastes from the MFSU of pharmaceuticals | |
| 07 05 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 05 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 05 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 05 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 06 | wastes from the MFSU of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics | |
| 07 06 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 06 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 06 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 06 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 06 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 07 | wastes from the MFSU of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified | |
| 07 07 09* | halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 07 10* | other filter cakes and spent absorbents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 07 11* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 07 07 12 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 07 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks | ||
| 08 01 | wastes from MFSU and removal of paint and varnish | |
| 08 01 11* | waste paint and varnish containing organic solvents or other dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 01 13* | sludges from paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 01 15* | aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 01 16 | aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish other than those mentioned in 08 01 15 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 03 | wastes from MFSU of printing inks | |
| 08 03 14* | ink sludges containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 03 15 | ink sludges other than those mentioned in 08 03 14 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 04 | wastes from MFSU of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products) | |
| 08 04 13* | aqueous sludges containing adhesives or sealants containing organic solvents or other dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 08 04 14 | aqueous sludges containing adhesives or sealants other than those mentioned in 08 04 13 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| Wastes from thermal processes | ||
| 10 02 | wastes from the iron and steel industry | |
| 10 02 10 | mill scales | Mill Scale Treatment |
| 10 02 11* | wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 10 02 13* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 02 14 | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 13 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 02 15 | other sludges and filter cakes | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 03 | wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 03 25* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 03 26 | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 25 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 04 | wastes from lead thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 04 07* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 05 | wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 05 06* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 06 | wastes from copper thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 06 07* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 07 | wastes from silver, gold and platinum thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 07 05* | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 08 | wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy | |
| 10 08 17* | sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 08 18 | sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 17 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 11 | wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products | |
| 10 11 13* | glass-polishing and -grinding sludge containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 11 14 | glass-polishing and -grinding sludge other than those mentioned in 10 11 13 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 11 17* | sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 11 18 | sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 17 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 12 | wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction products | |
| 10 12 05 | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 12 13 | sludge from on-site effluent treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 10 13 | wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and products made from them | |
| 10 13 07 | sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydrometallurgy | ||
| 11 01 | wastes from 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 01 08* | phosphatising sludges | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 11 01 09* | sludges and filter cakes containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 11 01 10 | sludges and filter cakes other than those mentioned in 11 01 09 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 11 02 | wastes from non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes | |
| 11 02 02 | sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite) | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 11 03 | sludges and solids from tempering processes | |
| 11 03 01* | wastes containing cyanide | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 11 03 02* | other wastes | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics | ||
| 12 01 | wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics | |
| 12 01 01 | ferrous metal filings and turnings | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 12 01 02 | ferrous metal dust and particles | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 12 01 03 | non-ferrous metal filings and turnings | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 12 01 14* | machining sludges containing dangerous substances | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 12 01 15 | machining sludges other than those mentioned in 12 01 14 | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 12 01 16* | waste blasting material containing dangerous substances | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 12 01 18* | metal sludge (grinding, honing and lapping sludge) containing oil | Metal Sludge Treatment |
| 12 01 20* | spent grinding bodies and grinding materials containing dangerous substances | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| 12 01 21 | spent grinding bodies and grinding materials other than those mentioned in 12 01 20 | Metal Industry Waste Treatment |
| OIL WASTES AND WASTES OF LIQUID FUELS (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19) | ||
| 13 05 | oil/water separator contents | |
| 13 05 01* | solids from grit chambers and oil/water separators | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 13 05 03* | interceptor sludges | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 13 05 08* | mixtures of wastes from grit chambers and oil/water separators | Oily Waste Treatment |
| WASTE ORGANIC SOLVENTS, REFRIGERANTS AND PROPELLANTS (except 07 and 08) | ||
| 14 06 | waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants | |
| 14 06 04* | sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 14 06 05* | sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents | Filter Cake Treatment |
| Wastes not otherwise specified in the list | ||
| 16 01 | end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08) | |
| 16 01 08* | components containing mercury | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 16 03 | off-specification batches and unused products | |
| 16 03 03* | inorganic wastes containing dangerous substances | VacuDry® Technology |
| 16 03 05* | organic wastes containing dangerous substances | VacuDry® Technology |
| 16 06 | batteries and accumulators | |
| 16 06 02* | Ni-Cd batteries | VacuDry® Technology |
| 16 06 03* | mercury-containing batteries | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 16 06 08* | wastes containing oil | VacuDry® Technology |
| 16 07 | wastes from transport tank, storage tank and barrel cleaning (except 05 and 13) | |
| 16 07 08* | wastes containing oil | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 16 07 09* | wastes containing other dangerous substances | VacuDry® Technology |
| 16 08 | spent catalysts | |
| 16 08 01 | spent catalysts containing gold, silver, rhenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium or platinum (except 16 08 07) | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 16 08 02* | spent catalysts containing dangerous transition metals (3) or dangerous transition metal compounds | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 16 08 03 | spent catalysts containing transition metals or transition metal compounds not otherwise specified | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 16 08 07* | spent catalysts contaminated with dangerous substances | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) | ||
| 17 01 | concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics | |
| 17 01 06 | mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 17 05 | soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil | |
| 17 05 03* | soil and stones containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 17 05 05* | dredging spoil containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 17 05 07* | track ballast containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 17 09 | other construction and demolition wastes | |
| 17 09 01* | construction and demolition wastes containing mercury | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 17 09 02* | construction and demolition wastes containing PCB (for example PCB-containing sealants, PCB-containing resin-based floorings, PCB-containing sealed glazing units, PCB-containing capacitors) | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 17 09 03* | other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use | ||
| 19 01 | wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste | |
| 19 01 05* | filter cake from gas treatment | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 01 10* | spent activated carbon from flue-gas treatment | VacuDry® Technology |
| 19 02 | wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation) | |
| 19 02 04* | premixed wastes composed of at least one hazardous waste | VacuDry® Technology |
| 19 02 05* | sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing dangerous substances | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 02 06 | sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 08 | wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified | |
| 19 08 07* | solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers | VacuDry® Technology |
| 19 08 11* | sludges containing dangerous substances from biological treatment of industrial waste water | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 08 12 | sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 08 13* | sludges containing dangerous substances from other treatment of industrial waste water | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 08 14 | sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13 | Filter Cake Treatment |
| 19 09 04 | spent activated carbon | Mercury Waste Treatment |
| 19 11 | wastes from oil regeneration | |
| 19 11 01* | spent filter clays | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 19 11 05* | sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing dangerous substances | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 19 11 06 | sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 19 11 05 | Oily Waste Treatment |
| 19 13 | wastes from soil and groundwater remediation | |
| 19 13 01* | solid wastes from soil remediation containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 19 13 02 | solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 01 | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 19 13 03* | sludges from soil remediation containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 19 13 04 | sludges from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 03 | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 19 13 05* | sludges from groundwater remediation containing dangerous substances | Contaminated Soil Treatment |
| 19 13 06 | sludges from groundwater remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 05 | Contaminated Soil Treatment |