European Waste Catalogue
Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste is 20 01 08. Off-spec or expired product from food manufacturing takes the chapter 02 codes — 02 03 04 for fruit/vegetable lines, 02 02 03 for meat and dairy.
Also searched as: kitchen waste, catering waste, organic waste, biowaste
Have a 20 01 08 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~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.
Get your full stream analysisThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your food waste is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Kitchen / canteen / catering waste
Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
Food manufacturing — fruit, vegetable, cereal lines
Materials unsuitable for consumption or processing
Food manufacturing — meat, fish, dairy lines
Materials unsuitable for consumption or processing
Edible oils and fats
Edible oil and fat
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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