European Waste Catalogue
Used mineral engine, gear and lubricating oil (non-chlorinated) is 13 02 05 — the standard code for garage waste oil. Synthetic oils are 13 02 06 and readily biodegradable oils 13 02 07.
Also searched as: used oil, waste oil, lube oil, motor oil, gear oil
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See the validation dossier320,000 tonnes/year EU miscellaneous oil waste · €75M miscellaneous oil waste collection market
Primary buyers include Manufacture of refined petroleum products and Manufacture of basic iron and steel.
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 engine oil is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Mineral-based, non-chlorinated engine/gear/lube oil
Mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils
Synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils
Synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils
Other engine, gear and lubricating oils
Other engine, gear and lubricating oils
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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Market context, buyer industries and valorisation routes for this stream.
Engine Oil
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.