European Waste Catalogue
Laboratory chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances, including mixtures, are 16 05 06. Discarded non-hazardous chemicals take 16 05 09.
Also searched as: lab chemicals, reagents, chemical disposal, smalls
Have a 16 05 06 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier400,000 tonnes/year EU-wide · €120M secondary raw materials market
Primary buyers include Industrial gases manufacture and Hazardous waste treatment.
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 laboratory chemicals is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Laboratory chemicals (hazardous, incl. mixtures)
Laboratory chemicals consisting of or containing dangerous substances
Discarded chemicals (non-hazardous)
Discarded chemicals other than those in 16 05 06, 16 05 07 or 16 05 08
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Laboratory Chemicals
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.