EWC Code
Wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals
EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — Official Journal L 226, 06/09/2000Annual Volume
120,000 tonnes/year EU veterinary and animal research waste
Valorisation Range
€180M specialist disposal market
Primary Route
Incineration (Category 1 ABP processing)
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Get contacts for EWC 18 02EWC 18 02 covers wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals. Parallels 18 01 structure: 18 02 01 (sharps not infectious), 18 02 02* (wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements to prevent infection), 18 02 03 (non-infectious veterinary waste), 18 02 05* (chemicals containing dangerous substances), 18 02 06 (non-hazardous chemicals), 18 02 07* (cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines), 18 02 08 (non-hazardous medicines).
Animal carcasses from veterinary practices and research facilities are typically managed under Animal By-Products Regulation (ABPR) 1069/2009 rather than EWC classification, unless contaminated with clinical materials. Sharps from livestock farms (syringes, needles for vaccination and treatment) increasingly covered by farm sharps collection schemes.
Research animal carcasses from facilities using Category A biological agents (BSL3/BSL4 pathogens) require autoclaving prior to disposal. Animals exposed to cytotoxic drugs in cancer research carry cytotoxic residue; their excreta and carcasses may require cytotoxic waste management procedures.
Typical Generators
Established valorisation pathways for EWC 18 02, ranked by economic value and market depth. Incineration (Category 1 ABP processing) is the primary route.
Infectious veterinary waste and animal by-products not suitable for rendering incinerated at licensed Category 1 ABP processing plant under ABPR 1069/2009 or clinical waste incinerator under IED. Both routes provide definitive pathogen destruction.
Non-Category-A veterinary infectious waste autoclaved at licensed treatment facility. Validated decontamination reduces to non-infectious status. Treated solid residues disposed as non-hazardous waste; reduces incineration demand.
Non-infectious animal carcasses and tissues from veterinary practices without infectious status processed at Category 2 or 3 ABP rendering plants. Rendered products (meat and bone meal, fats) used in energy recovery per ABPR permitted uses.
These are the established routes for EWC 18 02. Which one your stream qualifies for depends on its composition, volume and region.
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Licensed infectious veterinary waste incineration and treatment
Veterinary practices generating clinical waste requiring managed disposal
Abattoirs with veterinary inspection waste streams under ABPR
Animal research laboratories generating controlled laboratory animal waste
Source: NACE Rev.2 — Eurostat, 2008
Key legislative frameworks governing EWC 18 02 classification, transport, and treatment.
Animal carcasses and body parts from veterinary practices classified as Category 1 (specified risk material, infectious agents) or Category 2 (other animal by-products) under ABPR. Category 1 material must be incinerated or pressure-rendered. Overlap with EWC 18 02 resolved by applying ABPR where exclusively animal-origin materials involved.
Infectious veterinary waste incinerated under IED Chapter IV conditions. Temperature ≥850°C with 2 second dwell. Mixed human/animal clinical waste streams subject to same IED ELVs. Category 1 ABP incineration may alternatively occur at ABP-approved plant under ABPR Article 12.
Veterinary infectious waste containing Category B pathogens transported under UN 3291 (regulated medical waste, Class 6.2). Category A zoonotic agents (Foot and Mouth Disease, Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza, African Swine Fever) transported UN 2900 with full Category A packaging requirements.
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Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC · NACE Rev.2 — Eurostat 2008
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