European Waste Catalogue
Waste printing ink containing hazardous substances (solvent-based) is 08 03 12; water-based ink is 08 03 13. Ink sludges take 08 03 14 / 08 03 15.
Also searched as: printing ink, ink waste, flexo ink
Have a 08 03 12 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~200–500 kt/year organic dye and pigment process waste · Dyestuff recovery value modest; disposal cost €200–500/t for hazardous streams
Primary buyers include Manufacture of dyes and pigments and Treatment and disposal of hazardous waste.
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 ink is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Ink containing hazardous substances
Waste printing inks containing dangerous substances
Ink other than 08 03 12
Waste ink other than those mentioned in 08 03 12
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Ink
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.