EWC codes

EWC chapter 03: wood processing, pulp, paper and cardboard wastes

Chapter 03 of the List of Waste holds 16 codes covering wood processing, pulp, paper and cardboard wastes. They are listed below by group, with hazardous codes marked. The EWC code lookup tool searches the whole catalogue when you would rather start from the waste type.

Group 03 01

• 03 01 01 waste bark and cork
• 03 01 04 sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board and veneer containing hazardous substances Hazardous
• 03 01 05 sawdust, shavings, cuttings, wood, particle board and veneer other than those mentioned in 03 01 04
• 03 01 99 wastes not otherwise specified

Group 03 02

• 03 02 01 non-halogenated organic wood preservatives Hazardous
• 03 02 03 organometallic wood preservatives Hazardous
• 03 02 04 inorganic wood preservatives Hazardous
• 03 02 05 other wood preservatives containing hazardous substances Hazardous

Group 03 03

• 03 03 01 waste bark and wood
• 03 03 05 de-inking sludges from paper recycling
• 03 03 07 mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard
• 03 03 08 wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling
• 03 03 09 lime mud waste
• 03 03 10 fibre rejects, fibre-, filler- and coating-sludges from mechanical separation
• 03 03 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 03 03 10
• 03 03 99 wastes not otherwise specified