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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Asphalt

Most common code17 03 02

Bituminous road-surfacing waste — planings, asphalt — is 17 03 02, provided it contains no coal tar. Tar-bound material (common in pre-1980 roads) is hazardous 17 03 01.

Also searched as: bituminous mixtures, road planings, tarmac, asphalt millings

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PrimaryDirect reuse as backfill / secondary aggregate
SecondarySoil treatment (bioremediation, washing)
BackstopHazardous landfill disposal

500 million tonnes/year EU-wide excavated soil · €4.5B soil treatment and aggregate market

Primary buyers include Remediation activities and other waste management and Development of building projects.

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Which Code Applies?

The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your asphalt 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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