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.
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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
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