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European List of Waste code (EWC)

ID eu_waste_code

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Six-digit code of a waste type in the European List of Waste (Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, as amended by Decision 2014/955/EU and, for battery waste, Delegated Decision (EU) 2025/934). The first pair is one of 20 chapters by the source or kind of waste, the second pair a subchapter and the third the entry; entries ending in 99 are wastes not otherwise specified. An asterisk after the code marks a hazardous waste. Codes are written in pairs separated by spaces (20 03 01) or as six digits (200301); a bare six-digit number needs column context.

Categories
Environment (protected areas, biodiversity, water, weather, emissions, waste), Government related
Countries
European Union
Languages
Common to most languages
Quality
80/100 · missing: mapping (Wikidata, Schema.org, ...), detector coverage
Metacrafter rules
no detection rule yet
Supported by tools
no tool record lists this type yet

Regular expression

^(?:0[1-9]|1\d|20)(?: (?:0[1-9]|1[0-4]) (?:0[1-9]|[1-9]\d)|(?:0[1-9]|1[0-4])(?:0[1-9]|[1-9]\d))\*?$

Python re syntax.

Examples

ValueDescription
20 03 01Mixed municipal waste; List of Waste, Decision 2000/532/EC
15 01 10*Packaging containing residues of or contaminated by hazardous substances (hazardous); List of Waste
170504Soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03, written without spaces; List of Waste
21 01 01 invalidThere is no chapter 21; the chapters run from 01 to 20

Translations

LanguageNameDescription
RussianКод Европейского перечня отходов (EWC)Шестизначный код вида отходов в Европейском перечне отходов (Решение Комиссии 2000/532/EC). Пары цифр обозначают главу, подглаву и позицию; звёздочка после кода означает опасные отходы.

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