European Waste Catalogue
Spent halogen-free machining emulsions and solutions are 12 01 09 — a hazardous entry. Halogen-containing emulsions are 12 01 08 and neat machining oils 12 01 07 or 12 01 10.
Also searched as: cutting fluid, metalworking emulsion, suds, coolant emulsion
Have a 12 01 09 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier2.8 million tonnes/year EU aqueous degreasing effluent · €95M aqueous degreasing waste treatment market
Primary buyers include Treatment and disposal of non-hazardous waste and Manufacture of refined petroleum products.
Get your full stream analysisThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your machining coolant is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Halogen-free machining emulsions
Machining emulsions and solutions containing halogens
Halogen-containing machining emulsions
Machining emulsions and solutions containing halogens
Halogen-free machining oils (mineral)
Mineral-based machining oils free of halogens
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.