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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Animal By-Products

Most common code02 01 02

Animal-tissue waste from agriculture is 02 01 02 and from meat, fish and dairy processing 02 02 02. Note ABP Regulation (EC) 1069/2009 controls apply in parallel to EWC coding.

Also searched as: animal tissue, ABP, slaughterhouse waste

Have a 02 01 02 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.

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PrimaryAnaerobic digestion and digestate spreading
SecondaryComposting
BackstopBiomass energy recovery

~130 Mt/year EU agricultural waste (excl. slurry and manure) · Crop residues €5–25/t for bioenergy; digestate €8–15/t applied

Primary buyers include Growing of non-perennial crops and Electric power generation and Waste treatment and disposal.

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The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your animal by-products is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.

Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue

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