European Waste Catalogue
Machining sludges containing hazardous substances (typically oil) are 12 01 14; other machining sludges 12 01 15. Grinding-body residues take 12 01 20 / 12 01 21.
Also searched as: machining sludge, metal sludge, honing sludge
Have a 12 01 14 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier1.4 million tonnes/year EU non-electrolytic surface treatment waste · €210M phosphating and chemical treatment waste market
Primary buyers include Treatment and coating of metals and Manufacture of cement.
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 grinding sludge is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Machining sludges containing hazardous substances
Machining sludges containing hazardous substances
Machining sludges (non-hazardous)
Machining sludges other than those in 12 01 14
Spent grinding bodies containing hazardous substances
Spent grinding bodies and grinding materials containing hazardous substances
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Grinding Sludge
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.