European Waste Catalogue
Ferrous metal filings and turnings from machining are 12 01 01; non-ferrous 12 01 03. Machining dusts take 12 01 02 (ferrous) and 12 01 04 (non-ferrous).
Also searched as: metal turnings, machining swarf, filings, chips
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See the validation dossier~25 Mt/year EU machining and forming swarf · €80–400/tonne (clean dry swarf premium)
Primary buyers include Treatment and coating of metals and Manufacture of basic iron and steel.
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Machining — ferrous filings and turnings
Ferrous metal filings and turnings
Machining — non-ferrous filings and turnings
Non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
Machining — ferrous dust and particles
Ferrous metal dust and particles
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
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