European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code

16 01 13* – brake fluids

Chapter

16

wastes not otherwise specified in the list

Sub-Chapter

16 01

end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)

Individual Entry

EWC Code

16 01 13*

Description

brake fluids

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous

* Signifies Hazardous Waste

EWC Code: 16 01 13* - brake fluids. Type: Absolute Hazardous. Image by Dsposal

Absolute Hazardous - A waste that falls under an absolute hazardous entry is always hazardous. If that waste has no hazardous properties the absolute hazardous entry still applies. The law does not allow another entry to be applied to that waste.

Waste Thesaurus

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