European Waste Catalogue
Gases in pressure containers containing hazardous gases are 16 05 04; other gases in pressure containers — including inert gases such as helium — are 16 05 05.
Also searched as: pressure containers, LPG bottles, compressed gas, helium cylinders
Have a 16 05 04 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier1.2 million tonnes/year EU waste refrigerant and solvent · €850M refrigerant recovery and solvent re-distillation market
Primary buyers include Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning installation and Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals.
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Pressure containers with hazardous gases (incl. halons)
Gases in pressure containers containing hazardous substances
Pressure containers with non-hazardous gases
Gases in pressure containers other than those in 16 05 04
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.