European Waste Catalogue
Ferrous foundry casting cores and moulds after pouring are 10 09 08 — or 10 09 07 if they contain hazardous substances. Non-ferrous equivalents are 10 10 08 / 10 10 07.
Also searched as: casting sand, moulding sand, spent foundry sand
Have a 10 09 08 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier8.5 million tonnes/year EU ferrous foundry sand and slag · €290M foundry sand recovery market
Primary buyers include Casting of iron and Manufacture of concrete products for construction purposes.
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Ferrous foundries — cores and moulds after casting
Casting cores and moulds that have undergone pouring, other than those in 10 09 07
Ferrous foundries — containing hazardous substances
Casting cores and moulds that have undergone pouring, containing hazardous substances
Non-ferrous foundries — cores and moulds after casting
Casting cores and moulds that have undergone pouring, other than those in 10 10 07
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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