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List of wastes

The List of Wastes (formerly the European Waste Catalogue), is a catalogue of all waste types generated in the EU. The different types of waste in the List are fully defined by a six-digit code, with two digits each for chapter, sub-chapter and waste type. The List is used to categorize items and substances when they become waste, but does not itself define items and substances as waste.

The List of Wastes was established by Commission Decision 2000/532/EC of 3 May 2000, replacing Decision 94/3/EC establishing a list of wastes pursuant to Article 1(a) of Council Directive 75/442/EEC on waste and Council Decision 94/904/EC establishing a list of hazardous waste pursuant to Article 1(4) of Council Directive 91/689/EEC on hazardous waste.

The List of Waste has been amended by Commission Decisions 2001/118/EU, 2001/119/EU and 2001/573/EU.