European Waste Catalogue
Undepolluted end-of-life vehicles are hazardous 16 01 04. Once fluids, batteries and other hazardous components are removed, the depolluted shell is 16 01 06.
Also searched as: ELV, scrap cars, vehicle disposal
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See the validation dossier8 million tonnes/year EU shredder residue · €600M shredder residue treatment and recovery market
Primary buyers include Recovery of sorted materials and Manufacture of cement.
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ELVs before depollution
Discarded vehicles
Depolluted ELVs (no liquids or hazardous components)
End-of-life vehicles not containing liquids or hazardous components
Ferrous metal from dismantling
Ferrous metal
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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