European Waste Catalogue
Lead-acid batteries — automotive, traction and standby — are 16 06 01, a hazardous entry. Mixed municipal battery collections containing them take 20 01 33.
Also searched as: car batteries, UPS batteries, traction batteries
The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your lead-acid batteries is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Lead-acid batteries (any source)
Lead batteries
Municipal mixed battery collections
Batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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