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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Mixed Municipal Waste

Most common code20 03 01

Mixed, unsegregated municipal waste is 20 03 01 — the general-waste default for household and similar commercial waste.

Also searched as: general waste, black bag waste, residual waste, household waste

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PrimaryMaterial recovery after sorting
SecondarySecondary aggregate production
BackstopLandfill (non-hazardous cell)

80 million tonnes/year EU mixed C&D · €1.2B mixed C&D processing market

Primary buyers include Recovery of sorted materials and Construction of roads and motorways.

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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 municipal waste 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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