European Waste Catalogue
Antifreeze containing hazardous substances is 16 01 14; uncontaminated glycol coolant is 16 01 15. Most used automotive coolant is consigned as 16 01 14.
Also searched as: coolant, glycol, engine coolant
Have a 16 01 14 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~8–9 million vehicles/year EU · €100–600/tonne (steel scrap; catalytic converter PGMs premium)
Primary buyers include Dismantling of wrecks and Manufacture of basic iron and steel.
Simulate this streamThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your antifreeze is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Antifreeze containing hazardous substances
Antifreeze fluids containing hazardous substances
Antifreeze other than 16 01 14
Antifreeze fluids other than those in 16 01 14
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Antifreeze
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.