EWC chapter 17: construction and demolition wastes
Chapter 17 of the List of Waste holds 38 codes covering construction and demolition 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 17 01
Group 17 02
Group 17 03
Group 17 04
- 17 04 01 copper, bronze, brass
- 17 04 02 aluminium
- 17 04 03 lead
- 17 04 04 zinc
- 17 04 05 iron and steel
- 17 04 06 tin
- 17 04 07 mixed metals
- 17 04 09 metal waste contaminated with hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 04 10 cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 04 11 cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10
Group 17 05
- 17 05 03 soil and stones containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 05 04 soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03
- 17 05 05 dredging spoil containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 05 06 dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05
- 17 05 07 track ballast containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 05 08 track ballast other than those mentioned in 17 05 07
Group 17 06
Group 17 08
Group 17 09
- 17 09 01 construction and demolition wastes containing mercury Hazardous
- 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) Hazardous
- 17 09 03 other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 17 09 04 mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03
Recording these codes on every load
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