European Waste Catalogue (EWC)

Individual Entry

7 Entries
EWC Code

20 01 15*

Description

alkalines

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous
EWC Code

16 05 07*

Description

discarded inorganic chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances

Entry Type

Mirror Hazardous
EWC Code

20 01 17*

Description

photochemicals

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous
EWC Code

06 02 04*

Description

sodium and potassium hydroxide

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous
EWC Code

05 01 11*

Description

wastes from cleaning of fuels with bases

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous
EWC Code

16 03 03*

Description

inorganic wastes containing hazardous substances

Entry Type

Mirror Hazardous
EWC Code

11 01 07*

Description

pickling bases

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous

Waste Thesaurus

26 Waste Descriptions
Sodium Hydroxide Unused Sodium Hydroxide Spent Pickle Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Spent Pickling Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Spent Basic Pickle Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Spent Basic Pickling Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Spent Pickle Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Spent Pickling Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Pickle Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Pickling Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Pickle Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Pickling Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Pickle Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Pickling Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Basic Pickle Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Basic Pickling Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Pickle Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Consumed Pickling Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Pickle Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Pickling Base Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Basic Pickle Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Basic Pickling Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Pickle Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Depleted Pickling Alkali Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Basic Pickle Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide Used Up Basic Pickling Liquor Containing Sodium Hydroxide

Chapter

5 Chapters
Chapter
20

municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
Chapter
16

wastes not otherwise specified in the list
Chapter
06

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes
Chapter
05

Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
Chapter
11

wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials, non-ferrous hydrometallurgy

Chapter

6 Chapters
Chapter
20 01

separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
Chapter
16 05

gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals
Chapter
06 02

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of bases
Chapter
05 01

Wastes from petroleum refining
Chapter
16 03

off-specification batches and unused products
Chapter
11 01

wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials (for example galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising)