EWC chapter 10: thermal process wastes
Chapter 10 of the List of Waste holds 134 codes covering thermal process 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 10 01
- 10 01 01 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 10 01 04)
- 10 01 02 coal fly ash
- 10 01 03 fly ash from peat and untreated wood
- 10 01 04 oil fly ash and boiler dust Hazardous
- 10 01 05 calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in solid form
- 10 01 07 calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in sludge form
- 10 01 09 sulphuric acid Hazardous
- 10 01 13 fly ash from emulsified hydrocarbons used as fuel Hazardous
- 10 01 14 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 01 15 bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 10 01 14
- 10 01 16 fly ash from co-incineration containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 01 17 fly ash from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 10 01 16
- 10 01 18 wastes from gas cleaning containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 01 19 wastes from gas cleaning other than those mentioned in 10 01 05, 10 01 07 and 10 01 18
- 10 01 20 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 01 21 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 10 01 20
- 10 01 22 aqueous sludges from boiler cleansing containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 01 23 aqueous sludges from boiler cleansing other than those mentioned in 10 01 22
- 10 01 24 sands from fluidised beds
- 10 01 25 wastes from fuel storage and preparation of coal-fired power plants
- 10 01 26 wastes from cooling-water treatment
Group 10 02
- 10 02 01 wastes from the processing of slag
- 10 02 02 unprocessed slag
- 10 02 07 solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 02 08 solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 07
- 10 02 10 mill scales
- 10 02 11 wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
- 10 02 12 wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 11
- 10 02 13 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 02 14 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 13
- 10 02 15 other sludges and filter cakes
Group 10 03
- 10 03 02 anode scraps
- 10 03 04 primary production slags Hazardous
- 10 03 05 waste alumina
- 10 03 09 black drosses from secondary production Hazardous
- 10 03 15 skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantities Hazardous
- 10 03 16 skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 03 15
- 10 03 19 flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 03 20 flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 03 19
- 10 03 21 other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 03 22 other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) other than those mentioned in 10 03 21
- 10 03 23 solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 03 27 wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
- 10 03 28 wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 27
- 10 03 30 wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses other than those mentioned in 10 03 29
Group 10 04
- 10 04 01 slags from primary and secondary production Hazardous
- 10 04 02 dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production Hazardous
- 10 04 05 other particulates and dust Hazardous
- 10 04 06 solid wastes from gas treatment Hazardous
- 10 04 09 wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
Group 10 05
- 10 05 01 slags from primary and secondary production
- 10 05 03 flue-gas dust Hazardous
- 10 05 04 other particulates and dust
- 10 05 05 solid waste from gas treatment Hazardous
- 10 05 06 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment Hazardous
- 10 05 11 dross and skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 05 10
Group 10 06
- 10 06 01 slags from primary and secondary production
- 10 06 02 dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production
- 10 06 03 flue-gas dust Hazardous
- 10 06 04 other particulates and dust
- 10 06 06 solid wastes from gas treatment Hazardous
- 10 06 09 wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
- 10 06 10 wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 06 09
Group 10 07
Group 10 08
- 10 08 08 salt slag from primary and secondary production Hazardous
- 10 08 09 other slags
- 10 08 10 dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantities Hazardous
- 10 08 11 dross and skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 08 10
- 10 08 14 anode scrap
- 10 08 15 flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 08 17 sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 08 19 wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
- 10 08 20 wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 19
- 10 08 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 10 09
- 10 09 03 furnace slag
- 10 09 06 casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring other than those mentioned in 10 09 05
- 10 09 07 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 09 08 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring other than those mentioned in 10 09 07
- 10 09 09 flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 09 10 flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 09 09
- 10 09 11 other particulates containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 09 12 other particulates other than those mentioned in 10 09 11
- 10 09 13 waste binders containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 09 15 waste crack-indicating agent containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 09 16 waste crack-indicating agent other than those mentioned in 10 09 15
- 10 09 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 10 10
- 10 10 03 furnace slag
- 10 10 05 casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 10 06 casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, other than those mentioned in 10 10 05
- 10 10 07 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 10 08 casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, other than those mentioned in 10 10 07
- 10 10 09 flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 10 10 flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 10 09
- 10 10 11 other particulates containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 10 14 waste binders other than those mentioned in 10 10 13
- 10 10 15 waste crack-indicating agent containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 10 16 waste crack-indicating agent other than those mentioned in 10 10 15
Group 10 11
- 10 11 03 waste glass-based fibrous materials
- 10 11 05 particulates and dust
- 10 11 09 waste preparation mixture before thermal processing, containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 11 10 waste preparation mixture before thermal processing, other than those mentioned in 10 11 09
- 10 11 11 waste glass in small particles and glass powder containing heavy metals (for example from cathode ray tubes) Hazardous
- 10 11 12 waste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11
- 10 11 13 glass-polishing and -grinding sludge containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 11 14 glass-polishing and -grinding sludge other than those mentioned in 10 11 13
- 10 11 15 solid wastes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 11 16 solid wastes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 15
- 10 11 17 sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 11 18 sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 17
- 10 11 19 solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 11 20 solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 19
Group 10 12
- 10 12 01 waste preparation mixture before thermal processing
- 10 12 03 particulates and dust
- 10 12 05 sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment
- 10 12 06 discarded moulds
- 10 12 08 waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)
- 10 12 09 solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 12 10 solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 12 09
- 10 12 11 wastes from glazing containing heavy metals Hazardous
- 10 12 12 wastes from glazing other than those mentioned in 10 12 11
- 10 12 13 sludge from on-site effluent treatment
- 10 12 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 10 13
- 10 13 01 waste preparation mixture before thermal processing
- 10 13 04 wastes from calcination and hydration of lime
- 10 13 06 particulates and dust (except 10 13 12 and 10 13 13)
- 10 13 09 wastes from asbestos-cement manufacture containing asbestos Hazardous
- 10 13 10 wastes from asbestos-cement manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 13 09
- 10 13 11 wastes from cement-based composite materials other than those mentioned in 10 13 09 and 10 13 10
- 10 13 12 solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 10 13 13 solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 13 12
- 10 13 14 waste concrete and concrete sludge
Group 10 14
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