EWC Code
Stabilised wastes not otherwise specified
EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC — Official Journal L 226, 06/09/2000Annual Volume (EU)
200,000 tonnes/year EU vitrified waste
Valorisation Range
€80M vitrified product aggregate market
Primary Route
Secondary aggregate (vitrified product)
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Get contacts for EWC 19 03 05EWC 19 03 05 is a specific sub-code under EWC 19 04 — Vitrified waste and wastes from vitrification. The classification guidance below applies to this waste stream.
EWC 19 04 covers vitrified waste produced by high-temperature melting of waste into a glassy (amorphous) matrix, and wastes arising from the vitrification process itself. Sub-entries: 19 04 01 (vitrified waste — the glassy product), 19 04 02* (fly ash and other flue gas treatment wastes from vitrification), 19 04 03* (non-vitrified solid phase) and 19 04 04 (aqueous liquid wastes from vitrification).
Vitrification converts hazardous contaminants (heavy metals, organics, radionuclides) into a chemically durable glass matrix with very low leachability. The glassy product (19 04 01) is typically classified non-hazardous as contaminants are immobilised within the silicate network. Plasma vitrification operates at 1300–1600°C; the high temperature also destroys organic contaminants including dioxins and PCBs.
Nuclear waste vitrification — encapsulating high-level radioactive liquid waste in borosilicate glass — is the primary application for long-lived radionuclides. Industrial waste vitrification processes municipal solid waste fly ash, contaminated soils and hazardous sludges into inert glassy aggregate with civil engineering applications.
Typical Generators
Established valorisation pathways for EWC 19 03 05, ranked by economic value and market depth.
Non-hazardous vitrified product crushed and graded for use as secondary aggregate in road construction, drainage and concrete. Very low leachability makes vitrified aggregate suitable for sensitive applications where conventional recycled aggregate would not be accepted.
High-level nuclear waste vitrified in borosilicate glass canisters stored in interim retrievable storage pending deep geological repository (DGR) acceptance. DGR programmes under development in Finland, Sweden and France. No current EU-wide DGR operational.
Non-vitrified residues (19 04 03*) and fly ash from vitrification process (19 04 02*) disposed at hazardous landfill. These secondary wastes concentrate impurities separated from the vitrification process.
These are the established routes for EWC 19 03 05. Which one your stream qualifies for depends on its composition, volume and region.
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Plasma vitrification facilities accepting hazardous waste for high-temperature treatment
Road construction accepting vitrified aggregate as durable secondary aggregate
Nuclear waste management organisations managing vitrified high-level waste
Vitrified product incorporated in specialised concrete applications
Sectors that valorise EWC 19 03 05 as an input material or secondary raw material.
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