European Waste Catalogue
Waste printing toner containing hazardous substances is 08 03 17; otherwise 08 03 18. Whole cartridges are commonly managed under these toner codes or as WEEE if electronics are integral.
Also searched as: printer cartridges, ink cartridges, toner
Have a 08 03 17 stream? See the dossier that replaces the feasibility study.
See the validation dossier~200–400 kt/year printing ink waste EU-wide · Solvent-based ink waste €100–300/t as fuel; IPA-water wash recovered; UV-cure waste disposal €150–300/t
Primary buyers include Other printing and Manufacture of paints, varnishes and similar coatings.
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 toner cartridges is generated — each code links to its full classification, valorisation routes and receiving industries.
Toner containing hazardous substances
Waste printing toner containing hazardous substances
Toner other than 08 03 17
Waste printing toner other than those in 08 03 17
Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — European Waste Catalogue
Toner Cartridges
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.