European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Mill Scale

Most common code10 02 10

Mill scale from hot rolling of steel is 10 02 10 — an iron-oxide stream widely recycled back into sinter plants and cement.

Also searched as: rolling scale, oxide scale, scale

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The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your mill scale is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.

Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue

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