European Waste Catalogue
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
Have a 15 01 10 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier1.2 million tonnes/year EU-wide · €180M recovered materials market
Primary buyers include Hazardous waste treatment and Industrial laundry services.
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 contaminated packaging is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Packaging with hazardous residues
Packaging containing residues of or contaminated by dangerous substances
Cleaned metallic packaging
Metallic packaging
Cleaned plastic packaging
Plastic packaging
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Contaminated Packaging
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.