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. | |||
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 (*). | |||