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.
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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
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Recovery tiers only. For numbers that survive a technical review, see the validation dossier.