European Waste Catalogue
Discarded fridges, freezers and A/C units containing CFCs/HFCs are 20 01 23 from municipal sources, or 16 02 11 from commercial equipment streams — both hazardous entries.
Also searched as: refrigerators, freezers, chillers, air conditioning units
Have a 20 01 23 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.
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Municipal collection — CFC/HFC-containing equipment
Discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons
Commercial / industrial discarded equipment with CFCs
Discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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Recovery tiers only. For numbers that survive a technical review, see the validation dossier.