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WCN 17 - Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)

WCN 17 04 - metals (including their alloys)

WCN 17 04 10 * - cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances

waste categories by waste code number of the European List of Waste

WCN 19 - Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

WCN 19 01 - wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste

WCN 19 01 02 - ferrous materials removed from bottom ash

WCN 19 01 05 * - filter cake from gas treatment

WCN 19 01 06 * - aqueous liquid wastes from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid wastes

WCN 19 01 07 * - solid wastes from gas treatment

WCN 19 01 10 * - spent activated carbon from flue-gas treatment

WCN 19 01 11 * - bottom ash and slag containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 01 12 - bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11

WCN 19 01 13 * - fly ash containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 01 14 - fly ash other than those mentioned in 19 01 13

WCN 19 01 15 * - boiler dust containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 01 16 - boiler dust other than those mentioned in 19 01 15

WCN 19 01 17 * - pyrolysis wastes containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 01 18 - pyrolysis wastes other than those mentioned in 19 01 17

WCN 19 01 19 - sands from fluidised beds

WCN 19 01 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 02 - wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation)

WCN 19 02 03 - premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes

WCN 19 02 04 * - premixed wastes composed of at least one hazardous waste

WCN 19 02 05 * - sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 02 06 - sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05

WCN 19 02 07 * - oil and concentrates from separation

WCN 19 02 08 * - liquid combustible wastes containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 02 09 * - solid combustible wastes containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 02 10 - combustible wastes other than those mentioned in 19 02 08 and 19 02 09

WCN 19 02 11 * - other wastes containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 02 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 03 - stabilised/solidified wastes

WCN 19 03 04 * - wastes marked as hazardous, partly stabilised other than 19 03 08

WCN 19 03 05 - stabilised wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 04

WCN 19 03 06 * - wastes marked as hazardous, solidified

WCN 19 03 07 - solidified wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 06

WCN 19 03 08 * - partly stabilised mercury

WCN 19 04 - vitrified waste and wastes from vitrification

WCN 19 04 01 - vitrified waste

WCN 19 04 02 * - fly ash and other flue-gas treatment wastes

WCN 19 04 03 * - non-vitrified solid phase

WCN 19 04 04 - aqueous liquid wastes from vitrified waste tempering

WCN 19 05 - wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes

WCN 19 05 01 - non-composted fraction of municipal and similar wastes

WCN 19 05 02 - non-composted fraction of animal and vegetable waste

WCN 19 05 03 - off-specification compost

WCN 19 05 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 06 - wastes from anaerobic treatment of waste

WCN 19 06 03 - liquor from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste

WCN 19 06 04 - digestate from anaerobic treatment of municipal waste

WCN 19 06 05 - liquor from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste

WCN 19 06 06 - digestate from anaerobic treatment of animal and vegetable waste

WCN 19 06 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 07 - landfill leachate

WCN 19 07 02 * - landfill leachate containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 07 03 - landfill leachate other than those mentioned in 19 07 02

WCN 19 08 - wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified

WCN 19 08 01 - Screenings

WCN 19 08 02 - waste from desanding

WCN 19 08 05 - sludges from treatment of urban waste water

WCN 19 08 06 * - saturated or spent ion exchange resins

WCN 19 08 07 * - solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers

WCN 19 08 08 * - membrane system waste containing heavy metals

WCN 19 08 09 - grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats

WCN 19 08 10 * - grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation other than those mentioned in 19 08 09

WCN 19 08 11 * - sludges containing hazardous substances from biological treatment of industrial waste water

WCN 19 08 12 - sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11

WCN 19 08 13 * - sludges containing hazardous substances from other treatment of industrial waste water

WCN 19 08 14 - sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13

WCN 19 08 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 09 - wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use

WCN 19 09 01 - solid waste from primary filtration and screenings

WCN 19 09 02 - sludges from water clarification

WCN 19 09 03 - sludges from decarbonation

WCN 19 09 04 - spent activated carbon

WCN 19 09 05 - saturated or spent ion exchange resins

WCN 19 09 06 - solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers

WCN 19 09 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 10 - wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes

WCN 19 10 01 - iron and steel waste

WCN 19 10 02 - non-ferrous waste

WCN 19 10 03 * - fluff-light fraction and dust containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 10 04 - fluff-light fraction and dust other than those mentioned in 19 10 03

WCN 19 10 05 * - other fractions containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 10 06 - other fractions other than those mentioned in 19 10 05

WCN 19 11 - wastes from oil regeneration

WCN 19 11 01 * - spent filter clays

WCN 19 11 02 * - acid tars

WCN 19 11 03 * - aqueous liquid wastes

WCN 19 11 04 * - wastes from cleaning of fuel with bases

WCN 19 11 05 * - sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 11 06 - sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 19 11 05

WCN 19 11 07 * - wastes from flue-gas cleaning

WCN 19 11 99 - wastes not otherwise specified

WCN 19 12 - wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified

WCN 19 12 01 - paper and cardboard

WCN 19 12 02 - ferrous metal

WCN 19 12 03 - non-ferrous metal

WCN 19 12 04 - plastic and rubber

WCN 19 12 05 - glass

WCN 19 12 06 * - wood containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 12 07 - wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06

WCN 19 12 08 - textiles

WCN 19 12 09 - minerals (for example sand, stones)

WCN 19 12 10 - combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)

WCN 19 12 11 * - other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of waste containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 12 12 - other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11

WCN 19 13 - wastes from soil and groundwater remediation

WCN 19 13 01 * - solid wastes from soil remediation containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 13 02 - solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 01

WCN 19 13 03 * - sludges from soil remediation containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 13 04 - sludges from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 03

WCN 19 13 05 * - sludges from groundwater remediation containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 13 06 - sludges from groundwater remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 05

WCN 19 13 07 * - aqueous liquid wastes and aqueous concentrates from groundwater remediation containing hazardous substances

WCN 19 13 08 - aqueous liquid wastes and aqueous concentrates from groundwater remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 07

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