European Waste Catalogue
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
Have a 12 01 16 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~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.
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 blasting grit is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Blasting material containing hazardous substances
Waste blasting material containing hazardous substances
Blasting material (non-hazardous)
Waste blasting material other than those in 12 01 16*
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Blasting Grit
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.