European Waste Catalogue
Iron and steel from construction and demolition are 17 04 05. Machining filings and turnings are 12 01 01, end-of-life vehicle ferrous metal 16 01 17, and sorted ferrous metal from waste plants 19 12 02.
Also searched as: steel scrap, iron scrap, rebar, structural steel, stainless steel
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See the validation dossier~15–20 Mt/year EU metal C&DW · €150–2,800/tonne (grade-dependent: steel to copper)
Primary buyers include Manufacture of basic iron and steel and Recovery of sorted materials.
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 iron & steel is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Construction & demolition iron and steel
Iron and steel
Machining — ferrous filings and turnings
Ferrous metal filings and turnings
End-of-life vehicles — ferrous metal
Ferrous metal
Waste sorting output — ferrous metal
Ferrous metal
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.
Iron & Steel
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