European Waste Catalogue
EPS packaging is 15 01 02. Polystyrene insulation from demolition is 17 06 04, and production scrap from plastics converting 07 02 13.
Also searched as: EPS, styrofoam, expanded polystyrene, XPS
Have a 15 01 02 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~84 Mt/year packaging placed on EU market; ~50 Mt/year collected for recycling · €0–350/tonne (clean recyclate grade)
Primary buyers include Recovery of sorted materials and Manufacture of plastic packaging goods.
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 polystyrene is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Packaging EPS
Plastic packaging
Demolition — insulation boards
Insulation materials not containing dangerous substances
Plastics manufacturing scrap
Waste plastic from manufacture
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Polystyrene
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.