European Waste Catalogue
Mixed municipal batteries containing lead, Ni-Cd or mercury cells are 20 01 33. By chemistry: lead-acid 16 06 01, Ni-Cd 16 06 02, alkaline 16 06 04, other (including lithium) 16 06 05.
Also searched as: accumulators, battery waste, household batteries
Have a 20 01 33 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~90M tonnes/yr separately collected (EU-27) · Aluminium cans: €700–1100/tonne; glass cullet: €30–80/tonne; mixed paper: €50–180/tonne; clear PET: €200–450/tonne
Primary buyers include Manufacture of hollow glass and Aluminium production and Manufacture of paper and paperboard.
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 batteries is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Municipal mixed batteries (containing hazardous cells)
Batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
Lead-acid batteries
Lead batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
Ni-Cd batteries
Alkaline batteries (except 16 06 03)
Alkaline batteries (except 16 06 03)
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Batteries
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.