EWC chapter 12: shaping and surface treatment of metals and plastics
Chapter 12 of the List of Waste holds 23 codes covering shaping and surface treatment of metals and plastics. 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 12 01
- 12 01 01 ferrous metal filings and turnings
- 12 01 02 ferrous metal dust and particles
- 12 01 03 non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
- 12 01 04 non-ferrous metal dust and particles
- 12 01 05 plastics shavings and turnings
- 12 01 06 mineral-based machining oils containing halogens (except emulsions and solutions) Hazardous
- 12 01 07 mineral-based machining oils free of halogens (except emulsions and solutions) Hazardous
- 12 01 08 machining emulsions and solutions containing halogens Hazardous
- 12 01 09 machining emulsions and solutions free of halogens Hazardous
- 12 01 10 synthetic machining oils Hazardous
- 12 01 12 spent waxes and fats Hazardous
- 12 01 13 welding wastes
- 12 01 14 machining sludges containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 12 01 15 machining sludges other than those mentioned in 12 01 14
- 12 01 16 waste blasting material containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 12 01 17 waste blasting material other than those mentioned in 12 01 16
- 12 01 18 metal sludge (grinding, honing and lapping sludge) containing oil Hazardous
- 12 01 19 readily biodegradable machining oil Hazardous
- 12 01 20 spent grinding bodies and grinding materials containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 12 01 21 spent grinding bodies and grinding materials other than those mentioned in 12 01 20
- 12 01 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 12 03
- 12 03 01 aqueous washing liquids Hazardous
- 12 03 02 steam degreasing wastes Hazardous
Recording these codes on every load
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