EWC Code 02 03 04

European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code 02 03 04 describes waste that as materials unsuitable for consumption or processing and is classed as a Absolute Non-hazardous code.

EWC Code

02 03 04

Description

materials unsuitable for consumption or processing

Entry Type

Absolute Non-hazardous

A waste that is not listed with an asterisk and does not have any link to a mirror or absolute hazardous entry is automatically not hazardous.

An EWC Code is a six-digit code used to identify waste as listed in the European Waste Catalogue. It is formatted as three pairs of numbers, for example 12 34 56. It identifies and classifies waste into categories according to how these wastes have been produced. It adequately describes the waste being transported, handled or treated. It can also be referred as a LoW Code (List of Waste Code). Read "What is an EWC Code?" from more information.

Chapter

02

Description

Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing

Sub-Chapter

02 03

Description

wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation

Examples of EWC Code 02 03 04

Food Waste Kitchen Waste Agar-agar Coffee Tea Condemned Food Condemned Drink Condemned Kitchen Waste Condemned Cocoa Husk Condemned Cocoa Shell Condemned Cocoa Skin Condemned Coffee Condemned Fruit Condemned Vegetable Condemned Cereal Condemned Cocoa Condemned Tea Condemned Tobacco Drink Cocoa Husk Cocoa Shell Cocoa Skin Fruit Vegetable Cereal Cocoa Tobacco Glucose Dextrose Sugar Corn Sugar Grape Sugar Glycerol Glycerine Glycerin Propane-1,2,3-triol Propanetriol Saccharose Sucrose Tea Dust Tea Fannings