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European Waste Catalogue

EWC Code for Textile Offcuts

Most common code04 02 22

Processed textile fibre waste from manufacturing is 04 02 22; unprocessed fibre is 04 02 21. Municipal textiles take 20 01 11.

Also searched as: fabric offcuts, fibre waste, yarn waste, cutting-room waste

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PrimaryMechanical fibre recycling and wipers market
SecondaryChemical recycling (polyester and nylon)
BackstopEnergy recovery and hazardous waste disposal

~4 Mt/year EU textile manufacturing waste (fibre, fabric, chemical) · Yarn and fabric offcuts €0.5–5/t (wipers); recycled fibre €200–600/t; dye sludge disposal €80–150/t

Primary buyers include Preparation and spinning of textile fibres and Manufacture of other textiles and Materials recovery.

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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 textile offcuts 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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Textile Offcuts

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