European Waste Catalogue
Waste brake fluid is 16 01 13 — a hazardous entry in the end-of-life vehicle chapter, used regardless of whether it arises from servicing or dismantling.
Also searched as: brake fluids, DOT fluid
Have a 16 01 13 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 brake fluid 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
Brake Fluid
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.