European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code

01 03 06 – Tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05

Chapter

01

Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals

Sub-Chapter

01 03

Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals

Individual Entry

EWC Code

01 03 06

Description

Tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05

Entry Type

Mirror Non-hazardous

EWC Code: 01 03 06 - Tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05. Type: Mirror Non-hazardous. Image by Dsposal

Mirror Non-hazardous - Some wastes are not automatically hazardous or non-hazardous - they are called mirror entry wastes. These wastes have a hazardous waste entry (or entries) marked with an asterisk (*), and an alternative non-hazardous waste entry (or entries) not marked with an asterisk

Waste Thesaurus

20 Waste Descriptions
Metalliferous Mineral Tailings Metalliferous Mineral Mine Dumps Metalliferous Mineral Culm Dumps Metalliferous Mineral Slimes Metalliferous Mineral Tails Metalliferous Mineral Refuse Metalliferous Mineral Leach Residue Metalliferous Mineral Slickens Metalliferous Mineral Terr-Cone Metalliferous Mineral Terrikon Mineral Processing Tailings Mineral Processing Mine Dumps Mineral Processing Culm Dumps Mineral Processing Slimes Mineral Processing Tails Mineral Processing Refuse Mineral Processing Leach Residue Mineral Processing Slickens Mineral Processing Terr-Cone Mineral Processing Terrikon