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
Have a 12 01 01 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
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.
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 swarf & turnings is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
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
Swarf & Turnings
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.
See what the output looks like: a worked dossier.