EWC chapter 04: leather, fur and textile industry wastes
Chapter 04 of the List of Waste holds 17 codes covering leather, fur and textile industry 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 04 01
- 04 01 01 fleshings and lime split wastes
- 04 01 03 degreasing wastes containing solvents without a liquid phase Hazardous
- 04 01 05 tanning liquor free of chromium
- 04 01 06 sludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment containing chromium
- 04 01 07 sludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment free of chromium
- 04 01 08 waste tanned leather (blue sheetings, shavings, cuttings, buffing dust) containing chromium
- 04 01 09 wastes from dressing and finishing
- 04 01 99 wastes not otherwise specified.
Group 04 02
- 04 02 09 wastes from composite materials (impregnated textile, elastomer, plastomer)
- 04 02 10 organic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)
- 04 02 14 wastes from finishing containing organic solvents Hazardous
- 04 02 15 wastes from finishing other than those mentioned in 04 02 14
- 04 02 16 dyestuffs and pigments containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 04 02 17 dyestuffs and pigments other than those mentioned in 04 02 16
- 04 02 19 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 04 02 20 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19
- 04 02 22 wastes from processed textile fibres
Recording these codes on every load
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