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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Solvents

Most common code14 06 02* Hazardous entry

Waste organic solvents from cleaning and degreasing are coded in chapter 14: halogenated solvents 14 06 02, other solvent mixtures 14 06 03. Municipal solvents are 20 01 13.

Also searched as: waste solvent, thinners, degreaser, gun wash

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PrimaryRefrigerant recovery and reclamation
SecondarySolvent distillation and re-use
BackstopControlled destruction for ODSs and POPs

1.2 million tonnes/year EU waste refrigerant and solvent · €850M refrigerant recovery and solvent re-distillation market

Primary buyers include Plumbing, heating and air-conditioning installation and Manufacture of other organic basic chemicals.

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The European Waste Catalogue codes waste by the process it arises from, not just the material. Pick the row that matches where your solvents is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.

Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue

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