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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Contaminated Packaging

Most common code15 01 10* Hazardous entry

Packaging containing residues of, or contaminated by, hazardous substances is 15 01 10 — a hazardous (mirror) entry. Cleaned packaging reverts to the material-specific 15 01 codes.

Also searched as: chemical drums, empty IBCs, paint tins, hazardous packaging

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PrimaryIndustrial laundering & reuse
SecondaryEnergy recovery (SRF co-firing)
BackstopLandfill (hazardous cell)

1.2 million tonnes/year EU-wide · €180M recovered materials market

Primary buyers include Hazardous waste treatment and Industrial laundry services.

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Which Code Applies?

The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your contaminated packaging 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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