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EWC Chapter

06

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes

12 codes available 12 Non-Hazardous

Codes Available

12

Non-Hazardous

12

Chapter Number

06

Waste Codes in Chapter 06

06 01 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of acids

Acid regeneration avoids €80–400/t virgin acid cost; spent sulphuric acid €20–60/t creditView details
06 02 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of bases

Spent caustic regeneration credit €50–150/t NaOH equivalent; lime slurry disposal €20–40/tView details
06 03 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of salts, their solutions and metallic oxides

Metal salt recovery value €50–500/t depending on metal content; spent brine regeneration low costView details
06 04 Non-Hazardous

Wastes containing metals other than those mentioned in 06 03

Secondary metal recovery value €100–2000/t depending on precious or specialty metal contentView details
06 05 Non-Hazardous

Sludges from on-site effluent treatment

Metal recovery from sludge €50–200/t; disposal cost €80–250/t hazardous landfillView details
06 06 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of sulphur-containing chemicals, sulphur chemical processes and desulphurisation processes

Elemental sulphur product €50–120/t; spent FGD gypsum €5–15/t (near zero)View details
06 07 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of halogens and halogen chemical processes

Chlorine waste management cost €200–500/t; bromine recovery significant where concentratedView details
06 08 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of silicon and silicon compounds

Silicon kerf slurry €20–80/t recovered; silane off-gas destruction cost €100–300/tView details
06 09 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of phosphorous chemicals and phosphorous chemical processes

Phosphogypsum near-zero to negative value; secondary phosphorous €200–600/t in recovered formView details
06 10 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture, formulation, supply and use of nitrogen chemicals, nitrogen chemical processes and manufacture of fertilisers

Off-spec ammonium nitrate destruction cost €150–400/t; ammonia recovery significant where feasibleView details
06 11 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from manufacture of inorganic pigments and opacifiers

Iron sulphate by-product €5–30/t; TiO₂ off-spec €50–100/t; sulphuric acid waste cost €20–80/tView details
06 13 Non-Hazardous

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes not otherwise specified

Activated carbon €100–300/t regenerated value; specialist catalysts €200–2000/t recoveryView details

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Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC · NACE Rev.2 — Eurostat 2008

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