European Waste Catalogue
Copper, bronze and brass from construction and demolition are 17 04 01. Machining filings and turnings are 12 01 03 and municipal metals 20 01 40.
Also searched as: copper scrap, bronze, brass, copper pipe
The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your copper is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Construction & demolition — copper, bronze, brass
Copper, bronze, brass
Machining — non-ferrous filings and turnings
Non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
Municipal metals
Metals
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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