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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Blasting Grit

Most common code12 01 16* Hazardous entry

Spent blasting material containing hazardous substances — from removing leaded paint or contaminated coatings — is 12 01 16; clean spent media is 12 01 17.

Also searched as: shot blast media, abrasive media, garnet, blast residue

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PrimarySteel Swarf to EAF — Briquetted
PrimaryAluminium Swarf Segregation and Smelting
SecondaryMetalworking Fluid Reclaim

~25 Mt/year EU machining and forming swarf · €80–400/tonne (clean dry swarf premium)

Primary buyers include Treatment and coating of metals and Manufacture of basic iron and steel.

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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 blasting grit 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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