European Waste Catalogue: Difference between revisions

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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]

The EWC is a list of waste types, established by the European Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1, which categorises wastes based on a combination of what they are, and the process or activity that produces them. It provides a standard framework for the comparison of waste data (statistics) across all member states. The EWC is used in several reports including quarterly/annual waste data returns to [[SEPA,]], the [[EA]] and [[NIEA]] waste transfer notes and [[Hazardous Waste]] consignment notes <ref name="foo">Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (2015). Guidance on using the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) to code waste. https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163421/ewc_guidance.pdf</ref>.

The EWC is a list of waste types, established by the European Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1, which categorises wastes based on a combination of what they are, and the process or activity that produces them. It provides a standard framework for the comparison of waste data (statistics) across all member states. The EWC is used in several reports including quarterly/annual waste data returns to [[SEPA,]], the [[EA]] and [[NIEA]] waste transfer notes and [[Hazardous Waste]] consignment notes <ref name="foo">Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (2015). Guidance on using the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) to code waste. Available [https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163421/ewc_guidance.pdf here]</ref>.

The EWC is divided into 20 chapters, most of which are industry-based, although some are based on materials and processes. Individual waste types are assigned a six-digit code: the first two digits specify the chapter, the next two specify the subchapter, and the last two are specific to the waste type. [[Hazardous Wastes]] are signified by entries where the six-digit EWC code is marked by an asterisk (*)<ref name="foo" />.

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 [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] [[Category:Legislation & Policy]]
-The EWC is a list of waste types, established by the European Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1, which categorises wastes based on a combination of what they are, and the process or activity that produces them. It provides a standard framework for the comparison of waste data (statistics) across all member states. The EWC is used in several reports including quarterly/annual waste data returns to [[SEPA,]], the [[EA]] and [[NIEA]] waste transfer notes and [[Hazardous Waste]] consignment notes <ref name="foo">Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (2015). Guidance on using the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) to code waste. https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163421/ewc_guidance.pdf</ref>.
+The EWC is a list of waste types, established by the European Commission Decision 2000/532/EC1, which categorises wastes based on a combination of what they are, and the process or activity that produces them. It provides a standard framework for the comparison of waste data (statistics) across all member states. The EWC is used in several reports including quarterly/annual waste data returns to [[SEPA,]], the [[EA]] and [[NIEA]] waste transfer notes and [[Hazardous Waste]] consignment notes <ref name="foo">Scottish Environmental Protection Agency (SEPA) (2015). Guidance on using the European Waste Catalogue (EWC) to code waste. Available [https://www.sepa.org.uk/media/163421/ewc_guidance.pdf here]</ref>.
 The EWC is divided into 20 chapters, most of which are industry-based, although some are based on materials and processes.  Individual waste types are assigned a six-digit code: the first two digits specify the chapter, the next two specify the subchapter, and the last two are specific to the waste type. [[Hazardous Wastes]] are signified by entries where the six-digit EWC code is marked by an asterisk (*)<ref name="foo" />.