European Waste Catalogue
Spent linings and refractories from metallurgical processes are 16 11 04 (or 16 11 03 if hazardous); from non-metallurgical processes 16 11 06 (or 16 11 05 if hazardous).
Also searched as: furnace linings, kiln bricks, refractory bricks
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See the validation dossier2 million tonnes/year EU-wide · €160M refractory recycling and aggregate market
Primary buyers include Manufacture of refractory products and Hazardous waste treatment.
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Metallurgical processes (non-hazardous)
Other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 03
Metallurgical processes (hazardous)
Other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substances
Non-metallurgical processes (non-hazardous)
Linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 05
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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