European Waste Catalogue
Search the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Codes List
Browse the full European Waste Catalogue to understand how waste is classified across 20 chapters and 842 six-digit codes. Open any entry to check the official description, chapter context and classification notes before matching waste terms or checking which waste sites accept that code.
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Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
3 subchapters available
Open chapterWastes from inorganic chemical processes
12 subchapters available
Open chapterWastes from organic chemical processes
7 subchapters available
Open chapterWastes from the photographic industry
1 subchapters available
Open chapterWastes from thermal processes
14 subchapters available
Open chapterOil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)
7 subchapters available
Open chapterAdditional references
Related references
Use these additional references when you need supporting guidance alongside the EWC catalogue.
Disposal and recovery codes
Use the official D and R references when you need to separate waste classification from what happens to the material afterwards.
Hazardous properties
Check the hazardous property set when the waste may have hazardous characteristics or needs a more careful mirror-entry assessment.