Waste codes
The waste codes sites take most
The 25 EWC codes that the most English permitted sites recorded in 2024, each with what those sites did with it.
- 20 03 01 mixed municipal waste - 2,001 sites
- 17 05 04 soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03 - 1,639 sites
- 17 01 07 mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06 - 1,504 sites
- 20 02 01 biodegradable waste - 1,398 sites
- 20 01 40 metals - 1,189 sites
- 20 03 07 bulky waste - 1,141 sites
- 20 01 01 paper and cardboard - 1,121 sites
- 17 08 02 gypsum-based construction materials other than those mentioned in 17 08 01 - 1,033 sites
- 17 09 04 mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03 - 1,013 sites
- 20 01 38 wood other than that mentioned on 20 01 37 - 1,009 sites
- 20 01 35* discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous c - 842 sites
- 16 01 04* end-of-life vehicles - 767 sites
- 20 01 36 discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35 - 756 sites
- 20 01 39 plastics - 735 sites
- 20 01 23* discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons - 701 sites
- 20 01 02 glass - 697 sites
- 17 01 01 concrete - 688 sites
- 16 01 03 end-of-life tyres - 672 sites
- 17 02 01 wood - 665 sites
- 20 02 02 soil and stones - 650 sites
- 20 01 11 textiles - 635 sites
- 19 12 12 other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of waste other than those mentioned in 19 12 11 - 621 sites
- 20 01 33* batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing - 616 sites
- 16 06 01* lead batteries - 598 sites
- 17 03 02 bituminous mixtures other than those mentioned in 17 03 01 - 586 sites