EWC Chapter
Wastes not otherwise specified in the list
Codes Available
11
Non-Hazardous
11
Chapter Number
16
End-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance
Batteries and accumulators
Discarded equipment and electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
Off-specification batches and unused products
Waste explosives
Gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals
Wastes from transport tank, storage tank and barrel cleaning
Spent catalysts
Oxidising substances
Aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment
Waste linings and refractories
Recognized recovery routes for this waste family, ranked by typical recovery tier. Which route fits depends on your specific stream — composition, volume and region.
Where the lead stream is spent lead-acid batteries, the dedicated battery reclamation regime applies — secondary lead smelting is one of the most established recovery chains in hazardous waste.
40 CFR Part 266 Subpart G — spent lead-acid batteries being reclaimedMetal-bearing residues route to high temperature metals recovery or hydrometallurgical processing, where the contained metals are extracted and returned to commerce as secondary raw material.
40 CFR 268.42 Table 1 — HTMR technology standardBelow economic metal concentrations, stabilization to the land disposal restriction treatment standard followed by controlled disposal remains the default management route.
40 CFR 268.40 — LDR treatment standardsThese are the typical routes for Wastes not otherwise specified in the list streams. Your stream's actual options depend on its composition and where it sits.
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Source: EUR-Lex Commission Decision 2000/532/EC · NACE Rev.2 — Eurostat 2008
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