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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Flat Glass

Most common code17 02 02

Flat glass from construction and demolition — windows, glazing — is 17 02 02. Manufacturing cullet from glass production is 10 11 12 and vehicle glass 16 01 20.

Also searched as: window glass, glazing, plate glass, laminated glass

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PrimaryMaterial recycling (sorting and reprocessing)
SecondaryEnergy recovery (wood biomass)
BackstopLandfill (inert or non-hazardous cell)

25 million tonnes/year EU C&D wood, glass and plastic · €1.4B secondary materials market

Primary buyers include Manufacture of veneer sheets and wood-based panels and Manufacture of flat glass.

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The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your flat glass is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.

Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue

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