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.
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 fridges & freezers is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
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
Fridges & Freezers
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.