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Document 32002R2150

    Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

    OJ L 332, 9.12.2002, p. 1–36 (ES, DA, DE, EL, EN, FR, IT, NL, PT, FI, SV)

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    32002R2150

    Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2002 on waste statistics (Text with EEA relevance)

    Official Journal L 332 , 09/12/2002 P. 0001 - 0036


    Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council

    of 25 November 2002

    on waste statistics

    (Text with EEA relevance)

    THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,

    Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Community, and in particular Article 285 thereof,

    Having regard to the proposals from the Commission(1),

    Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committee(2),

    Acting in accordance with the procedure laid down in Article 251 of the Treaty(3),

    Whereas:

    (1) Regular Community statistics on the production and management of waste from businesses and private households are required by the Community for monitoring the implementation of waste policy. This creates the basis for monitoring compliance with the principles of maximisation of recovery and safe disposal. Statistical instruments are still required, however, for assessing compliance with the principle of waste prevention and to establish a link between waste generation data and global, national and regional inventories of resource use.

    (2) The terms for the description of waste and waste management need to be defined in order to ensure the comparability of results in waste statistics.

    (3) Community waste policy has led to the establishment of a set of principles to be followed by waste-producing units and waste management. This requires the monitoring of waste at different points of the waste-stream generation, collection, recovery and disposal.

    (4) Council Regulation (EC) No 322/97 of 17 February 1997 on Community statistics(4).

    (5) To guarantee comparable results, waste statistics should be produced in accordance with the specified breakdown, in an appropriate form and within a fixed period of time from the end of the reference year.

    (6) Since the objective of the proposed measure, namely to establish a framework for the production of Community statistics on the generation, recovery and disposal of waste, cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States, by reason of the need to define terms of description of waste and waste management so as to ensure the comparability of the statistics supplied by the Member States, and can therefore be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Regulation does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve the objective of the proposed measure.

    (7) Member States may need a transitional period for the establishment of their statistics on waste for all or some of the economic activities A, B and G to Q of NACE REV 1 as established by Council Regulation (EEC) No 3037/90 of 9 October 1990 on the statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community(5) for which their national statistical system requires major adaptations.

    (8) The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation should be adopted in accordance with Council Decision 1999/468/EC of 28 June 1999 laying down the procedures for the exercise of implementing powers conferred on the Commission(6).

    (9) The Statistical Programme Committee has been consulted by the Commission,

    HAVE ADOPTED THIS REGULATION:

    Article 1

    Objective

    1. The objective of this Regulation is to establish a framework for the production of Community statistics on the generation, recovery and disposal of waste.

    2. Member States and the Commission, within their respective fields of competence, shall produce Community statistics on the generation, recovery and disposal of waste, excluding radioactive waste, which is already covered by other legislation.

    3. The statistics shall cover the following areas:

    (a) Generation of waste according to Annex I;

    (b) Recovery and disposal of waste according to Annex II;

    (c) After the pilot studies according to Article 5: import and export of waste for which no data is collected under Council Regulation (EEC) No 259/93 of 1 February 1993 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community(7), in accordance with Annex III.

    4. In compiling the statistics, Member States and the Commission shall observe the mainly substance-oriented statistical nomenclature, as set out in Annex III.

    5. The Commission shall, in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2), establish a table of equivalence between the statistical nomenclature of Annex III and the list of waste established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(8).

    Article 2

    Definitions

    For the purposes and within the framework of this Regulation:

    (a) "waste" shall mean any substance or object as defined in Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC of 15 July 1975 on waste(9);

    (b) "separately collected fractions of waste" shall mean household and similar waste, selectively collected in homogeneous fractions by public services, non-profit organisations and private enterprises acting in the field of organised waste collection;

    (c) "recycling" shall have the same meaning as in the definition given in Article 3(7) of European Parliament and Council Directive 94/62/EC of 20 December 1994 on packaging and packaging waste(10);

    (d) "recovery" shall mean any of the operations provided for in Annex II.B to Directive 75/442/EEC;

    (e) "disposal" shall mean any of the operations provided for in Annex II.A to Directive 75/442/EEC;

    (f) "recovery or disposal facility" shall mean a facility that requires a permit or registration pursuant to Articles 9, 10 or 11 of Directive 75/442/EC;

    (g) "hazardous waste" shall mean any waste as defined in Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC of 12 December 1991 on hazardous waste(11);

    (h) "non-hazardous waste" shall mean waste which is not covered by point (g);

    (i) "incineration" shall mean thermal treatment of waste in an incineration plant as defined in Article 3(4) or a co-incineration plant as defined in Article 3(5) of Directive 2000/76/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 December 2000 on the incineration of waste(12);

    (j) "landfill" shall mean a waste disposal site as defined in Article 2(g) of Council Directive 1999/31/EC of 26 April 1999 on the landfill of waste(13);

    (k) "capacity of waste incineration facilities" shall mean the maximum capacity to incinerate waste, in tonnes per annum or in gigajoules;

    (l) "capacity of waste recycling facilities" shall mean the maximum capacity to recycle waste, in tonnes per annum;

    (m) "capacity of landfills" shall mean the remaining capacity (at the end of the data reference year) of the landfill facility to dispose of waste in the future, measured in cubic metres;

    (n) "capacity of other disposal facilities" shall mean the capacity of the facility to dispose of waste, measured in tonnes per annum.

    Article 3

    Collection of data

    1. Member States shall, whilst complying with conditions as to quality and accuracy to be defined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2), acquire the data necessary for the specification of the characteristics listed in Annexes I and II by means either of:

    - surveys,

    - administrative or other sources, such as the reporting obligations under Community legislation on waste management,

    - statistical estimation procedures on the basis of samples or waste-related estimators, or

    - a combination of these means.

    In order to reduce response burdens, the national authorities and the Commission shall, subject to the limits and the conditions fixed by each Member State and by the Commission in their respective fields of competence, have access to administrative data sources.

    2. In order to reduce the administrative burden on small enterprises, enterprises of less than 10 employees shall be excluded from surveys, unless they contribute significantly to the generation of waste.

    3. Member States shall produce statistical results, following the breakdown set out in Annexes I and II.

    4. The exclusion referred to in paragraph 2 must be consistent with the coverage and quality objectives as referred to in Section 7(1) of Annexes I and II.

    5. Member States shall transmit the results, including confidential data, to Eurostat in an appropriate format and within a set period of time from the end of the respective reference periods, as laid down in Annexes I and II.

    6. The treatment of confidential data and the transmission of such data as provided for in paragraph 5 shall be carried out in accordance with the existing Community provisions governing statistical confidentiality.

    Article 4

    Transitional period

    1. During a transitional period the Commission may, at the request of a Member State and in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2), grant derogations from the provisions of Section 5 of Annexes I and II. This transitional period may not exceed:

    (a) two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, for the production of results relating to Section 8(1)(1), Item 16 (Services activities) of Annex I and to Section 8(2) of Annex II;

    (b) three years after the entry into force of this Regulation, for the production of results relating to Section 8(1)(1), Items 1 (Agriculture, hunting and forestry) and 2 (Fisheries) of Annex I.

    2. The derogations referred to in paragraph 1 can be granted to individual Member States only for the data of the first reference year.

    3. The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies on waste from the economic activities referred to in paragraph 1(b) to be carried out by the Member States. The pilot studies shall aim to develop a methodology to obtain regular data which shall be governed by the principles of Community statistics, as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97.

    The Commission shall finance up to 100 % of the costs for conducting the pilot studies. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall adopt the necessary implementing measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

    Article 5

    Import and export of waste

    1. The Commission shall draw up a programme for pilot studies on the import and export of waste to be carried out by Member States. The pilot studies shall aim at developing a methodology to obtain regular data which shall be governed by the principles of Community statistics, as laid down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 322/97.

    2. The Commission programme for pilot studies shall be consistent with the contents of Annexes I and II, particularly the aspects related to the scope and coverage of wastes, waste categories for the classification of waste, reference years and periodicity, taking into account the reporting obligations under Regulation (EEC) No 259/93.

    3. The Commission shall finance up to 100 % of the costs for conducting the pilot studies.

    4. On the basis of the conclusions of the pilot studies, the Commission shall inform the European Parliament and the Council of the possibilities of compiling statistics for the activities and characteristics covered by the pilot studies for import and export of waste. The Commission shall adopt the necessary implementation measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

    5. The pilot studies shall be conducted at the latest within three years after the entry into force of this Regulation.

    Article 6

    Implementation measures

    The measures necessary for the implementation of this Regulation, shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2). These shall include measures:

    (a) for adjustment to economic and technical developments in the collection and statistical processing of data, as well as the processing and the transmission of results;

    (b) for adaptation of the specifications listed in Annexes I, II and III;

    (c) for the production of results in accordance with Article 3(2), (3) and (4), taking into account the economic structures and technical conditions in a Member State; such measures may allow an individual Member State not to report certain items in the breakdown, provided the impact on the quality of the statistics is proven to be limited. In all cases where exemptions are given, the total amount of waste for each item listed in sections 2(1) and 8(1) of Annex I shall be compiled;

    (d) for the definition of the proper quality evaluation criteria and the contents of the quality reports as referred to in Section 7 of Annexes I and II;

    (e) for setting out the appropriate format for the transmission of results by Member States within two years from the date of entry into force of this Regulation;

    (f) for compiling the list for granting transitional periods and derogations to Member States, as specified in Article 4;

    (g) for implementation of the results of the pilot studies, as specified in Article 4(3) and Article 5(1).

    Article 7

    Committee procedure

    1. The Commission shall be assisted by the Statistical Programme Committee established by Council Decision 89/382/EEC, Euratom(14).

    2. Where reference is made to this paragraph, Articles 5 and 7 of Decision 1999/468/EC shall apply, having regard to the provisions of Article 8 thereof.

    The period laid down in Article 5(6) of Decision 1999/468/EC shall be set at three months.

    3. The Committee shall adopt its rules of procedure.

    4. The Commission shall transmit to the Committee set up by Directive 75/442/EEC the draft measures that it intends to submit to the Statistical Programme Committee.

    Article 8

    Report

    1. The Commission shall, within five years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation and every three years thereafter, submit a report to the European Parliament and the Council on the statistics compiled pursuant to this Regulation and in particular on their quality and the burden on businesses.

    2. The Commission shall, within two years after the date of entry into force of this Regulation, submit to the European Parliament and the Council a proposal abolishing overlapping reporting obligations.

    3. The Commission shall, within two years after the entry into force of this Regulation, submit to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the progress of the pilot studies referred to in Article 4(3) and Article 5(1). If necessary, it shall propose revisions of the pilot studies, to be decided upon in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2).

    Article 9

    Entry into force

    This Regulation shall enter into force on the twentieth day following that of its publication in the Official Journal of the European Communities.

    This Regulation shall be binding in its entirety and directly applicable in all Member States.

    Done at Brussels, 25 November 2002.

    For the European Parliament

    The President

    P. Cox

    For the Council

    The President

    B. Bendtsen

    (1) OJ C 87, 29.3.1999, p. 22, OJ C 180 E, 26.6.2001, p. 202 and amended proposal of 10 December 2001 (not yet published in the Official Journal).

    (2) OJ C 329, 17.11.1999, p. 17.

    (3) Opinion of the European Parliament of 4 September 2001 (OJ C 72 E, 21.3.2002, p. 32), Council Common Position of 15 April 2002 (OJ C 145 E, 18.6.2002, p. 85) and Decision of the European Parliament of 4 July 2002 (not yet published in the Official Journal), Decision of the Council of 14 November 2002.

    (4) OJ L 52, 22.2.1997, p. 1 constitutes the reference framework for the provisions of this Regulation.

    (5) OJ L 293, 24.10.1990, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 29/2002 (OJ L 6, 10.1.2002, p. 3).

    (6) OJ L 184, 17.7.1999, p. 23.

    (7) OJ L 30, 6.2.1993, p. 1. Regulation as last amended by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2557/2001 (OJ L 349, 31.12.2001, p. 1).

    (8) OJ L 226, 6.9.2000, p. 3. Decision as last amended by Council Decision 2001/573/EC (OJ L 203, 28.7.2001, p. 18).

    (9) OJ L 194, 25.7.1975, p. 39. Directive as last amended by Commission Decision 96/350/EC (OJ L 135, 6.6.1996, p. 32).

    (10) OJ L 365, 31.12.1994, p. 10.

    (11) OJ L 377, 31.12.1991, p. 20. Directive as amended by Directive 94/31/EC (OJ L 168, 2.7.1994, p. 28).

    (12) OJ L 332, 28.12.2000, p. 91.

    (13) OJ L 182, 16.7.1999, p. 1.

    (14) OJ L 181, 28.6.1989, p. 47.

    ANNEX I

    GENERATION OF WASTE

    SECTION 1

    Coverage

    The statistics are to be compiled for all activities classified within the coverage of Sections A to Q, of NACE REV 1. These Sections cover all economic activities.

    This Annex also covers:

    (a) waste generated by households;

    (b) waste arising from recovery and/or disposal operations.

    SECTION 2

    Waste categories

    1. Statistics on the following waste categories are to be produced:

    >TABLE>

    2. In accordance with the reporting obligation under Directive 94/62/EC, the Commission will draw up a programme for pilot studies to be carried out on a voluntary basis by Member States in order to assess the relevance of including packaging waste entries (EWC-Stat Version 2) in the breakdown list set out in point 1. The Commission will finance up to 100 % of the costs for these pilot studies. On the basis of the conclusions of these pilot studies, the Commission will adopt the necessary implementation measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of this Regulation.

    SECTION 3

    Characteristics

    1. Characteristics for the waste categories:

    For each waste category listed in Section 2(1), the quantity of waste generated will be compiled.

    2. Regionale characteristics:

    Population or dwellings served by a collection scheme for mixed household and similar waste (NUTS 2 level).

    SECTION 4

    Reporting unit

    1. The reporting unit to be used for all waste categories is 1000 tonnes of (normal) wet waste. For the waste categories "sludge" an additional figure for dry matter should be provided.

    2. The reporting unit for regional characteristics should be the percentage of the population or dwellings.

    SECTION 5

    First reference year and periodicity

    1. The first reference year is the second calendar year following the entry into force of this Regulation.

    2. Member States shall furnish data for every second year after the first reference year.

    SECTION 6

    Transmission of results to Eurostat

    The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the reference year.

    SECTION 7

    Report on the coverage and quality of statistics

    1. For each item listed in Section 8 (activities and households), Member States will indicate the percentage to which the compiled statistics represent the universe of waste of the respective item. The minimum requirement for the coverage will be defined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of this Regulation.

    2. Member States will submit a quality report, indicating the degree of precision for the collected data. A description will be given on the estimations, aggregations or exclusions, and the way these procedures affect the distribution of waste categories, listed in Section 2(1) by economic activities and households, as referred to in Section 8.

    3. The Commission will include the coverage and quality reports in the report provided for in Article 8 of this Regulation.

    SECTION 8

    Production of results

    1. The results for the characteristics listed in Section 3(1), are to be compiled for:

    1.1. the following Sections, Divisions, Groups and Classes of NACE REV 1:

    >TABLE>

    1.2. households

    >TABLE>

    2. For economic activities, statistical units are local units or kind-of-activity units, as defined in Council Regulation (EEC) No 696/93 of 15 March 1993 on the statistical units for the observation and analysis of the production system in the Community(1), according to each Member State's statistical system.

    In the quality report, to be produced under Section 7, a description of how the chosen statistical unit affects the groupings of NACE REV 1 data distribution should be included.

    (1) OJ L 76, 30.3.1993, p. 2. Regulation amended by the 1994 Act of Accession.

    ANNEX II

    RECOVERY AND DISPOSAL OF WASTE

    SECTION 1

    Coverage

    1. The statistics are to be compiled for all recovery and disposal facilities which run any of the operations referred to in Section 8(2) and which belong to or are part of the economic activities according to the groupings of NACE REV 1, mentioned in Annex I, Section 8(1.1).

    2. Facilities whose waste treatment activities are limited to the recycling of waste on the site where the waste was generated, are not covered by this Annex.

    SECTION 2

    Waste categories

    The list of waste categories for which the statistics are to be compiled, according to each recovery or disposal operation as referred to in section 8(2), are the following:

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    SECTION 3

    Characteristics

    The characteristics, for which the statistics are to be compiled on recovery and disposal operations, as referred to in Section 8(2) are set out in the table below.

    >TABLE>

    SECTION 4

    Reporting unit

    The reporting unit to be used for all waste categories is 1000 tonnes of (normal) wet waste. For the waste categories "sludge" an additional figure for dry matter should be provided.

    SECTION 5

    First reference year and periodicity

    1. The first reference year is the second calendar year following the entry into force of this Regulation.

    2. Member States shall furnish data for every second year, after the first reference year, for the facilities which are referred to in Section 8(2).

    SECTION 6

    Transmission of results to Eurostat

    The results are to be transmitted within 18 months of the end of the reference year.

    SECTION 7

    Report on the coverage and quality of statistics

    1. For the characteristics listed in Section 3, and for each item amongst the types of operations listed in Section 8(2) Member States will indicate the percentage to which the compiled statistics represent the universe of waste of the respective item. The minimum requirement for the coverage will be defined in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of this Regulation.

    2. For the characteristics listed in Section 3 Member States will submit a quality report, indicating the degree of precision of the collected data.

    3. The Commission will include the coverage and quality reports in the report provided for in Article 8 of this Regulation.

    SECTION 8

    Production of results

    1. The results are to be compiled for each item amongst the types of operations listed in Section 8(2), according to the characteristics as referred to in Section 3.

    2. List of Recovery and Disposal Operations; the codes refer to the codes in the Annexes to Directive 75/442/EEC:

    >TABLE>

    3. The Commission will draw up a programme for pilot studies, to be carried out on a voluntary basis by Member States. The pilot studies will aim to assess the relevance and feasibility of obtaining data on the amounts of waste conditioned by preparatory operations, as defined in Annexes II.A and II.B of Directive 75/442/EEC. The Commission will finance up to 100 % of the costs for conducting these pilot studies. On the basis of the conclusions of these pilot studies, the Commission will adopt the necessary implementation measures in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 7(2) of this Regulation.

    4. Statistical units are local units or kind-of-activity units, as defined in Regulation (EEC) No 696/93, according to each Member State's statistical system.

    In the quality report, to be produced under Section 7, a description of how the chosen statistical unit affects the groupings of NACE REV 1 data distribution should be included.

    ANNEX III

    WASTE STATISTICAL NOMENCLATURE

    as referred to in Annex I, Section 2(1) and Annex II, Section 2 EWC-Stat REV 2 (mainly substance oriented waste statistical nomenclature)

    01 compound wastes

    01.1 Spent solvents

    01.11 Halogenated spent solvents

    1 Hazardous

    aqueous solvent mixes containing halogens

    chlorofluorocarbons

    degreasing wastes containing solvents without a liquid phase

    halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

    organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

    other halogenated solvents

    other halogenated solvents and solvent mixes

    sludges containing halogenated solvents

    sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solvents

    01.12 Non halogenated spent solvents

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes from solvent extraction

    1 Hazardous

    aqueous solvent mixes free of halogens

    other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors

    other solvents and solvent mixes

    sludges containing other solvents

    sludges or solid wastes containing other solvents

    sludges or solid wastes free of halogenated solvents

    solvent mixes or organic liquids free of halogenated solvents

    solvents

    solvents and solvent mixes free of halogenated solvents

    01.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes

    01.21 Acid wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    cyanide-free wastes not containing chromium

    acids

    1 Hazardous

    acidic pickling solutions

    acids not otherwise specified

    bleach solutions and bleach fixer solutions

    cyanide-free wastes containing chromium

    electrolyte from batteries and accumulators

    fixer solutions

    hydrochloric acid

    nitric acid and nitrous acid

    phosphoric and phosphorous acid

    sulphuric acid

    sulphuric acid and sulphurous acid

    waste not otherwise specified

    01.22 Alkaline wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    alkalines

    1 Hazardous

    alkalis not otherwise specified

    ammonia

    calcium hydroxide

    cyanidic (alkaline) wastes containing heavy metals other than chromium

    cyanidic (alkaline) wastes which do not contain heavy metals

    metal hydroxide sludges and other sludges from metal insolubilisation treatment

    soda

    solvent based developer solutions

    wastes containing cyanide

    wastes not otherwise specified

    water based developer and activator solutions

    water based offset plate developer solutions

    01.23 Saline solutions

    0 Non-hazardous

    saline solutions containing sulphates, sulphites or sulphides

    saline solutions containing chlorides, fluorides and halides

    saline solutions containing phosphates and related solid salts

    saline solutions containing nitrates and related compounds

    1 Hazardous

    waste from electrolytic refining

    01.24 Other saline wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    barite-containing drilling muds and wastes

    carbonates

    chloride-containing drilling muds and wastes

    metallic oxides

    phosphates and related solid salts

    salts and solutions containing organic compounds

    sludges from copper hydrometallurgy

    solid salts containing ammonium

    solid salts containing chlorides, fluorides and other halogenated solid salts

    solid salts containing nitrides (nitrometallic)

    solid salts containing sulphates, sulphites or sulphides

    waste containing sulphur

    waste from potash and rock salt processing

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    metallic salts

    other wastes

    phosphatizing sludges

    salt slags from secondary smelting

    salts and solutions containing cyanides

    sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite)

    waste from treatment of salt slags and black drosses treatment

    wastes containing arsenic

    wastes containing mercury

    wastes containing other heavy metals

    01.3 Used oils

    01.31 Used motor oils

    1 Hazardous

    chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils

    non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils

    other engine, gear and lubricating oils

    01.32 Other used oils

    0 Non-hazardous

    oil-containing drilling muds and wastes

    desalted sludges

    sludges from plant, equipment and maintenance operations

    sludges from grinding, honing and lapping

    polishing sludges

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    acid alkyl sludges

    brake fluids

    chlorinated emulsions

    hydraulic oils containing only mineral oil

    hydraulic oils, containing PCBs or PCTs

    insulating or heat transmission oils and other liquids containing PCBs or PCTs

    machining sludges

    mineral insulating and heat transmission oils

    non chlorinated emulsions

    non chlorinated hydraulic oils (not emulsions)

    non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

    oil waste not otherwise specified

    other chlorinated hydraulic oils (not emulsions)

    other chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

    other hydraulic oils

    spent waxes and fats

    synthetic insulating and heat transmission oils and other liquids

    synthetic machining oils

    tank bottom sludges

    waste machining emulsions containing halogens

    waste machining emulsions free of halogens

    waste machining oils containing halogens (not emulsioned)

    waste machining oils free of halogens (not emulsioned)

    01.4 Spent chemical catalysts

    01.41 Spent chemical catalysts

    0 Non-hazardous

    other spent catalysts

    spent catalysts containing precious metals

    spent catalysts e.g. from NOx removal

    spent catalysts e.g. from removal of NOx

    02 Chemical preparation wastes

    02.1 Off-specification chemical wastes

    02.11 Agrochemical product wastes

    1 Hazardous

    agrochemical wastes

    inorganic pesticides, biocides and wood preserving agents

    pesticides

    02.12 Unused medicines

    0 Non-hazardous

    discarded chemicals and medicines

    medicines

    02.13 Paints, varnish, inks and adhesive wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    aqueous liquid waste containing ink

    aqueous liquid wastes containing adhesives and sealants

    aqueous sludges containing adhesives and sealants

    aqueous sludges containing ink

    aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish

    aqueous suspensions containing paint or varnish

    dried ink

    dye stuffs and pigments

    hardened adhesives and sealants

    hardened paints and varnishes

    powder paints

    waste coating powders

    waste from paint or varnish removal

    waste from water-based ink

    waste from water-based paints and varnishes

    waste printing toner (including cartridges)

    wastes from water-based adhesives and sealants

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    adhesives and sealants sludges containing halogenated solvents

    adhesives and sealants sludges free of halogenated solvents

    ink sludges containing halogenated solvents

    ink sludges free of halogenated solvents

    paint, inks, adhesives and resins

    sludges from paint or varnish removal containing halogenated solvents

    sludges from paint or varnish removal free of halogenated solvents

    waste adhesives and sealants containing halogenated solvents

    waste adhesives and sealants free of halogenated solvents

    waste ink containing halogenated solvents

    waste ink free of halogenated solvents

    waste paints and varnish containing halogenated solvents

    waste paints and varnish free of halogenated solvents

    02.14 Other chemical preparation wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    aerosols

    bleaching sludges from hypochlorite and chlorine processes

    bleaching sludges from other bleaching processes

    detergents

    industrial gases in high pressure cylinders, LPG containers and industrial aerosol containers (including halons)

    photographic film and paper containing silver or silver compounds

    waste from chemical treatment

    waste from nitrogen chemical processes and fertiliser manufacture

    wastes from preserving agents

    wastes from production of silicon and silicon derivatives

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    non-halogenated organic wood preservatives

    organochlorinated wood preservatives

    organometallic wood preservatives

    inorganic wood preservatives

    sludges containing mercury

    discarded chemicals

    photo chemicals

    02.2 Unused explosives

    02.21 Waste explosives and pyrotechnical products

    1 Hazardous

    fireworks waste

    other waste explosives

    02.22 Waste ammunition

    1 Hazardous

    waste ammunition

    02.3 Mixed chemical wastes

    02.31 Minor mixed chemical wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    other waste containing inorganic chemicals, e.g. lab chemicals not otherwise specified, fire extinguishing powders

    other waste containing organic chemicals, e.g. lab chemicals not otherwise specified

    02.32 Chemical wastes mixed for treatment

    0 Non-hazardous

    premixed wastes for final disposal

    02.33 Packaging polluted by hazardous substances

    03 Other chemical wastes

    03.1 Chemical deposits and residues

    03.11 Tars and carbonaceous wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    asphalt

    wastes not otherwise specified

    carbon black

    anode scraps

    wastes from the production of anodes for aqueous electrolytical processes

    1 Hazardous

    acid tars

    other tars

    tars and other carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture

    03.12 Oils/water emulsions sludges

    1 Hazardous

    bilge oils from inland navigation

    bilge oils from jetty sewers

    desalter sludges or emulsions

    interceptor sludges

    oil/water separator sludges

    oil/water separator solids

    other emulsions

    waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing chemicals

    waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning, containing chemicals

    waste from storage tank cleaning, containing chemicals

    03.13 Chemical reaction residues

    0 Non-hazardous

    dregs and green liquor sludge (from black liquor treatment)

    tanning liquor containing chromium

    tanning liquor free of chromium

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors

    halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues

    non-vitrified solid phase

    other still bottoms and reaction residues

    03.14 Spent filtration and absorbent materials

    0 Non-hazardous

    sludges from decarbonation

    spent activated carbon

    saturated or spent ion exchange resins

    solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers

    1 Hazardous

    activated carbon from chlorine production

    filter cake from gas treatment

    halogenated filter cakes, spent absorbents

    other filter cakes, spent absorbents

    saturated or spent ion exchange resins

    solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers

    spent activated carbon

    spent filter clays

    03.2 Industrial effluent sludges

    03.21 Sludges from industrial processes and effluent treatment

    0 Non-hazardous

    anaerobic treatment sludges of animal and vegetal wastes

    anaerobic treatment sludges of municipal and similar wastes

    de-inking sludges from paper recycling

    landfill leachate

    sludges containing chromium

    sludges free of chromium

    sludges from on site effluent treatment

    sludges not otherwise specified

    wastes not otherwise specified

    03.22 Sludges containing hydrocarbons

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    aqueous liquid waste from oil regeneration

    aqueous washing liquids

    steam degreasing wastes

    waste from marine transport tank cleaning, containing oil

    waste from railway and road transport tank cleaning containing oil

    waste from storage tank cleaning, containing oil

    grease and oil mixture from oil/waste water separation

    04 Radioactive wastes

    04.1 Nuclear waste

    04.11 Nuclear wastes

    04.2 Spent ionising sources

    04.21 Spent ionising sources

    04.3 Equipment and products contaminated by radioactivity

    04.31 Equipment and products contaminated by radioactivity

    04.4 Soils contaminated by radioactivity

    04.41 Soils contaminated by radioactivity

    05 Health care and biological wastes

    05.1 Infectious health care wastes

    05.11 Human infectious health care wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves

    1 Hazardous

    other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in view of the prevention of infection

    05.12 Animal infectious health care wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    sharps

    05.2 Non-infectious health care wastes

    05.21 Non-infectious human health care wastes

    05.22 Non-infectious animal health care wastes

    05.3 Genetic engineering wastes

    05.31 Genetic engineering wastes

    1 Hazardous

    other wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in view of the prevention of infection

    06 Metallic wastes

    06.1 Ferrous metal waste and scrap

    06.11 Ferrous metal waste and scrap

    0 Non-hazardous

    discarded moulds

    ferrous metal filings and turnings

    other ferrous metals particles

    iron and steel

    ferrous materials removed from bottom ash

    06.2 Non-ferrous metal waste and scrap

    06.21 Waste precious metal

    1 Hazardous

    waste containing silver from on-site treatment of photographic waste

    06.22 Waste aluminium packaging

    06.23 Other waste aluminium

    0 Non-hazardous

    aluminium

    06.24 Copper waste

    0 Non-hazardous

    copper, bronze, brass

    cables

    06.25 Lead waste

    0 Non-hazardous

    lead

    06.26 Other metal wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    non-ferrous metal filings and turnings

    other non-ferrous metal particules

    zinc

    tin

    06.3 Mixed metal wastes

    06.31 Mixed metallic packaging

    0 Non-hazardous

    metallic

    small metals (cans etc)

    other metals

    06.32 Other mixed metallic wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes not otherwise specified

    mixed metals

    07 Non-metallic wastes

    07.1 Glass wastes

    07.11 Glass packaging

    0 Non-hazardous

    glass

    07.12 Other glass wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste glass

    glass

    07.2 Paper and cardboard wastes

    07.21 Waste paper and cardboard packaging

    0 Non-hazardous

    paper and cardboard

    07.22 Waste composite packaging carton

    07.23 Other paper and cardboard wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    fibre and paper sludge

    wastes not otherwise specified

    paper and cardboard

    07.3 Rubber wastes

    07.31 Used tyres

    0 Non-hazardous

    used tyres

    07.32 Other rubber wastes

    07.4 Plastic wastes

    07.41 Plastic packaging wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    plastic

    07.42 Other plastic wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste plastics (excluding packaging)

    plastics particles

    waste from the plastic convertor industry

    plastic

    small plastics

    other plastics

    07.5 Wood wastes

    07.51 Wood packaging

    0 Non-hazardous

    wooden

    07.52 Sawdust and shavings

    0 Non-hazardous

    sawdust

    shavings, cuttings, spoiled timber/particle board/veneer

    07.53 Other wood wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste bark and cork

    bark

    wood

    07.6 Textile wastes

    07.61 Worn clothing

    07.62 Miscellaneous textiles wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths, protective clothing

    clothes

    non-halogenated wastes from dressing and finishing

    textiles

    wastes from composite materials (impregnated textile, elastomer, plastomer)

    wastes from processed mixed textile fibres

    wastes from processed textile fibres mainly of animal origin

    wastes from processed textile fibres mainly of artificial or synthetic origin

    wastes from processed textile fibres mainly of vegetable origin

    wastes from unprocessed mixed textile fibres before spinning and weaving

    wastes from unprocessed textile fibres and other natural fibrous substances mainly of vegetable origin

    wastes from unprocessed textile fibres mainly artificial or synthetic

    wastes from unprocessed textile fibres mainly of animal origin

    1 Hazardous

    halogenated wastes from dressing and finishing

    07.63 Leather wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste tanned leather (blue sheetings, shavings, cuttings, buffing dust) containing chromium

    wastes from dressing and finishing

    wastes not otherwise specified

    08 Discarded equipment

    08.1 Discarded vehicles

    08.11 Discarded private cars

    0 Non-hazardous

    end of life vehicles

    08.12 Other discarded vehicles

    0 Non-hazardous

    discarded vehicles

    08.2 Discarded electrical and electronic equipment

    08.21 Discarded major household equipment

    08.22 Discarded minor household equipment

    08.23 Other discarded electrical and electronic equipment

    0 Non-hazardous

    single-use cameras with batteries

    single use cameras without batteries

    other discarded electronic equipment (e.g. printed circuit boards)

    electronic equipment (e.g. printed circuit boards)

    08.3 Bulky household equipment

    08.31 Bulky household equipment

    08.4 Discarded machines and equipment components

    08.41 Batteries and accumulators wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    alkaline batteries

    other batteries and accumulators

    batteries

    1 Hazardous

    transformers and capacitors containing PCB or PCTs

    lead batteries

    Ni-Cd batteries

    mercury dry cells

    08.42 Spent catalytic equipment

    0 Non-hazardous

    catalysts removed from vehicles containing precious metals

    other catalysts removed from vehicles

    08.43 Other discarded machines and equipment components

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes not otherwise specified

    equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons

    other discarded equipment

    equipment containing chloroflurocarbons

    1 Hazardous

    fluorescent tubes and other mercury containing waste

    09 Animal and vegetal wastes

    09.1 Waste of food preparation and products

    09.11 Animal waste of food preparation and products

    0 Non-hazardous

    animal tissue waste

    sludges from washing and cleaning

    fleshings and lime split waste

    liming waste

    organic matter from natural products (e.g. grease, wax)

    09.12 Vegetal waste of food preparation and products

    0 Non-hazardous

    sludges from washing and cleaning

    plant tissue waste

    sludges from washing, cleaning, peeling, centrifuging and separation

    materials unsuitable for consumption or processing

    wastes not otherwise specified

    wastes from washing, cleaning and mechanical reduction of the raw material

    sludges from on-site effluent treatment

    09.13 Mixed waste of food preparation and products

    0 Non-hazardous

    materials unsuitable for consumption or processing

    oil and fat

    organic compostable kitchen waste (including frying oil and kitchen waste from canteens and restaurants)

    wastes not otherwise specified

    09.2 Green wastes

    09.21 Green wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste from forestry exploitation

    compostable wastes

    09.3 Animal faeces, urine and manure

    09.31 Slurry and manure

    0 Non-hazardous

    animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site

    10 Mixed ordinary wastes

    10.1 Household and similar wastes

    10.11 Household wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    mixed municipal waste

    10.12 Street cleaning wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    waste from markets

    street cleaning residues

    10.2 Mixed and undifferentiated materials

    10.21 Mixed packaging

    0 Non-hazardous

    mixed

    10.22 Other mixed and undifferentiated materials

    0 Non-hazardous

    aqueous liquid waste from vitrified waste tempering

    composite packaging

    inorganic off-specification batches

    organic off-specification batches

    other inorganic wastes with metals not otherwise specified

    photographic film and paper free of silver or silver compounds

    solid wastes from ship cargoes

    spent blasting grit

    waste not otherwise specified

    wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in view of the prevention of infection

    wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in view of the prevention of infection (e.g. dressing, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)

    welding wastes

    10.3 Sorting residues

    10.31 Vehicle shredder wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    light fraction from automobile shredding

    10.32 Other sorting residues

    0 Non-hazardous

    rejects from paper and cardboard recycling

    shredder residues

    non-composted fraction of municipal and similar wastes

    non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable wastes

    off specification compost

    wastes not otherwise specified

    screenings

    11 Common sludges

    11.1 Waste water treatment sludges

    11.11 Sludges from treatment of public sewerage water

    0 Non-hazardous

    sludges from treatment of urban waste water

    11.12 Biodegradable sludges from treatment of other waste water

    0 Non-hazardous

    sludges from on-site effluent treatment

    waste from cooling columns

    wastes not otherwise specified

    sludges from the treatment of industrial waste water

    wastes not otherwise specified

    11.2 Sludges from purification of drinking and process water

    11.21 Sludges from purification of drinking and process water

    0 Non-hazardous

    boiler feedwater sludges

    sludges from water clarification

    wastes not otherwise specified

    11.3 Unpolluted dredging spoils

    11.31 Unpolluted dredging spoils

    0 Non-hazardous

    dredging spoil

    11.4 Cesspit contents

    11.41 Cesspit contents

    0 Non-hazardous

    septic tank sludge

    12 Mineral wastes

    12.1 Construction and demolition wastes

    12.11 Concrete, bricks and gypsum waste

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes not otherwise specified

    wastes from other cement-based composite materials

    concrete

    bricks

    gypsum based construction materials

    12.12 Waste hydrocarbonised road-surfacing material

    0 Non-hazardous

    asphalt containing tar

    asphalt (not containing tar)

    tar and tar products

    1 Hazardous

    insulation materials containing asbestos

    12.13 Mixed construction wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    other insulation materials

    mixed construction and demolition waste

    12.2 Asbestos wastes

    12.21 Asbestos wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes from asbestos-cement manufacture

    discarded equipment containing free asbestos

    wastes from the asbestos processing industry

    asbestos based construction materials

    1 Hazardous

    wastes containing asbestos from electrolysis

    12.3 Waste of naturally occurring minerals

    12.31 Waste of naturally occurring minerals

    0 Non-hazardous

    aqueous sludges containing ceramic materials

    dusty and powdery waste

    fresh-water drilling muds and wastes

    other non-compostable wastes

    red mud from the alumina production

    soil and stones

    soil from cleaning and washing beet

    solid wastes from primary filtration and screening

    tailings

    waste from mineral metaliferous excavation

    waste from mineral non-metaliferous excavation

    waste from stone cutting and sawing

    waste from the dressing of metalferous minerals

    waste from the dressing of non-metalferous minerals

    waste from washing and cleaning of minerals

    waste gravel and crushed rocks

    waste preparation mixture before thermal processing

    waste sand and clays

    wastes from desanding

    wastes not otherwise specified

    12.4 Combustion wastes

    12.41 Waste from flue gas purification

    0 Non-hazardous

    calcium based reaction wastes from flue gas desulphurisation in sludge form

    calcium based reaction wastes from flue gas desulphurisation in solid form

    flue gas dust

    other sludges from gas treatment

    other solid wastes from gas treatment

    sludges from gas treatment

    solid wastes from gas treatment

    1 Hazardous

    aqueous liquid waste from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid wastes

    flue gas dust

    fly ash and other flue gas treatment wastes

    sludges from gas treatment

    solid waste from gas treatment

    12.42 Slags and ashes from thermal treatment and combustion

    0 Non-hazardous

    aqueous sludges from boiler cleansing

    bottom ash

    bottom ash and slag

    dross and skimmings (first and second smelting)

    furnace dust

    furnace slag

    other particulates and dust

    other particulates and dust (including ball mill dust)

    other sludges

    peat fly ash

    phosphorous slag

    pyrolysis wastes

    slags (first and second smelting)

    solid waste from gas treatment

    unprocessed slag

    waste from the processing of slag

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    black drosses from secondary smelting

    boiler dust

    calcium arsenate

    dross and skimmings (first and second smelting)

    fly ash

    oil fly ash

    other particulates and dust

    primary smelting slags/white drosses

    skimmings

    slags (first and second smelting)

    12.5 Various mineral wastes

    12.51 Artificial mineral wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    alumina dust

    aqueous suspensions containing ceramic materials

    gypsum from titanium dioxide production

    off specification calcium carbonate

    other particulates and dust

    phosphogypsum

    tiles and ceramics

    waste from calcination and hydration of lime

    waste glass-based fibrous materials

    wastes from spirits distillation

    wastes not otherwise specified

    12.52 Waste refractory materials

    0 Non-hazardous

    casting cores and moulds containing organic binders which have not undergone pouring

    casting cores and moulds containing organic binders which have undergone pouring

    furnace dust

    spent linings and refractories

    used carbon strips and fireproof materials from electrolysis

    wastes not otherwise specified

    1 Hazardous

    spent pot linings

    spent activated carbon from flue gas treatment

    12.6 Contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils

    12.61 Polluted soils and rubble

    1 Hazardous

    oil spills

    12.62 Polluted dredging spoils

    13 Solidified, stabilised or vitrified waste

    13.1 Solidified or stabilised waste

    13.11 Solidified or stabilised waste

    0 Non-hazardous

    wastes stabilised/solidified with hydraulic binders

    wastes stabilised/solidified with organic binders

    wastes stabilised by biological treatment

    13.2 Vitrified wastes

    13.21 Vitrified wastes

    0 Non-hazardous

    vitrified wastes

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