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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Mixed Metals

Most common code17 04 07

Mixed metals from construction and demolition are 17 04 07. Municipal mixed metals are 20 01 40 and mixed non-ferrous from sorting plants 19 12 03.

Also searched as: mixed scrap, light iron, mixed metal skip

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PrimaryScrap Metal Merchant — Direct Resale
PrimaryNon-Ferrous Metal Recovery
SecondaryMixed Metal Pre-Processing

~15–20 Mt/year EU metal C&DW · €150–2,800/tonne (grade-dependent: steel to copper)

Primary buyers include Manufacture of basic iron and steel and Recovery of sorted materials.

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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 mixed metals 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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