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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Electronic Waste

Most common code20 01 35* Hazardous entry

Municipal WEEE with hazardous components is 20 01 35 and without 20 01 36. From commercial streams the mirror pair is 16 02 13 (hazardous components) and 16 02 14.

Also searched as: WEEE, e-waste, computers, monitors, IT equipment, circuit boards

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PrimaryMaterial Recycling (MRF + Reprocessing)
SecondaryAnaerobic Digestion / Composting
BackstopEnergy from Waste (Residual Fractions)

~90M tonnes/yr separately collected (EU-27) · Aluminium cans: €700–1100/tonne; glass cullet: €30–80/tonne; mixed paper: €50–180/tonne; clear PET: €200–450/tonne

Primary buyers include Manufacture of hollow glass and Aluminium production and Manufacture of paper and paperboard.

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