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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Oil Filters

Most common code16 01 07* Hazardous entry

Used oil filters from vehicles and plant are 16 01 07 — a hazardous entry due to residual oil content.

Also searched as: fuel filters, vehicle filters

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PrimarySteel Scrap Recovery
PrimaryCatalytic Converter PGM Smelting
SecondaryComponent Reuse (ATF Parts)

~8–9 million vehicles/year EU · €100–600/tonne (steel scrap; catalytic converter PGMs premium)

Primary buyers include Dismantling of wrecks and Manufacture of basic iron and steel.

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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 oil filters 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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