European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Iron & Steel

Most common code17 04 05

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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The 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.

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

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