European Waste Catalogue
Cables from construction and demolition are 17 04 11 — unless contaminated with oil, coal tar or other hazardous substances, which makes them 17 04 10.
Also searched as: electrical cable, copper cable, wiring, armoured cable
Have a 17 04 11 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~15–20 Mt/year EU metal C&DW · €150–2,800/tonne (grade-dependent: steel to copper)
Primary buyers include Manufacture of basic iron and steel and Recovery of sorted materials.
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 cables is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Cables (non-hazardous)
Cables other than those in 17 04 10
Cables containing oil, coal tar or hazardous substances
Cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Cables
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.