European Waste Catalogue
Sludges from urban waste water treatment are 19 08 05. Industrial biological-treatment sludges are 19 08 12 — or 19 08 11 if they contain hazardous substances.
Also searched as: biosolids, WWTP sludge, treatment sludge
Have a 19 08 05 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~9 Mt dry solids/year EU-27 sewage sludge · €-80 to €+30/tonne (P recovery premium; spreading cost avoided)
Primary buyers include Sewerage and Support activities for crop production.
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 sewage sludge is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Urban waste water treatment
Sludges from treatment of urban waste water
Industrial effluent — biological treatment sludge
Sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than 19 08 11*
Industrial sludge containing hazardous substances
Sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water containing hazardous substances
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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Market context, buyer industries and valorisation routes for this stream.
Sewage 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.
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