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
Have a 16 11 04 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
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.
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 refractory linings is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
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
Refractory Linings
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.
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