European Waste Catalogue
De-inking sludge from paper recycling is 03 03 05. Fibre and coating sludges from mechanical separation are 03 03 10 and rejects from recycling 03 03 08.
Also searched as: de-inking sludge, fibre sludge, mill sludge
Have a 03 03 05 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~35 Mt/year EU (fibre rejects, sludge, ash, dregs and grits) · Fibre rejects for board €10–30/t; biosludge biogas €20–40/t avoided; ash for cement €5–15/t
Primary buyers include Manufacture of pulp, paper and paperboard and Manufacture of cement, lime and plaster.
Simulate this streamThe European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your paper sludge is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Paper recycling — de-inking sludge
De-inking sludges from paper recycling
Mechanical separation — fibre and coating sludge
Fibre rejects, fibre-, filler- and coating-sludges from mechanical separation
Paper & cardboard recycling rejects
Wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Paper Sludge
With a lab analysis, the engine checks the stream against each receiving route's published limits and returns what is supported, what is refused, and why. Without one yet, we tell you which routes it can evaluate and what analysis that needs.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.