Classification Detail
European Waste Classification for Statistics (EWC-Stat) Version 4 (2010)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
The classification is part of the Commission Regulation (EU) No 849/2010 of 27 September 2010 amending Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics.
ISBN:
N/A
Website:
Custodian:
Eurostat
Available Formats:
PDF, Word
Year Adopted:
2010
Year Published:
2010
Available Languages (besides English):
Français, Español, Bulgarian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Maltese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish Details...
Français
Classification européenne des déchets à des fins statistiques, version 4 (CED-Stat/Version 4)
Español
Bulgarian
Czech
(EWC-Stat - Verze 4)
Danish
(EWC-Stat/Version 4)
Dutch
(EAC-Stat, versie 4)
Estonian
(EWC-Stat/variant 4)
Finnish
Jätteiden tilastonimikkeistö, 4. versio
German
Europäische Abfallklassifikation für die Statistik, 4. Fassung (EAK-STAT 4)
Greek
(ΕΚΑ-Στατ./Έκδοση 4)
Hungarian
(EHK-Stat/4. változat)
Italian
Versione 4 della Classificazione europea dei rifiuti a fini statistici (EWC-Stat Versione 4)
Latvian
Atkritumu statistikas nomenklatūra/4. red
Lithuanian
(EWC-Stat/4 redakcija)
Maltese
(EWC-Stat/Verżjoni 4)
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
(CED-Stat/versiunea 4)
Slovak
Európsky katalóg odpadov – Stat/4. verzia
Slovenian
(EWC-Stat/Različica 4)
Swedish
(EAK-statistik/Version 4)
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
3.1 Environment
Purpose:
The European Waste Classification is a mainly substance oriented classification of waste for statistical purposes, it distinguishes hazardous and non-hazardous waste.
Main Applications:
Waste statistics
Main Users:
European Commission, general public
Methodology
Scope:
Waste from all economic sectors and from households, including waste from waste treatment (secondary waste).
Concept Being Classified:
environment
Statistical Units:
Businesses (kind-of-activity units or local units) and households.
Main Principles:
The main principle was to generate a mainly substance oriented classification on waste suitable for statistical purposes.
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
European Waste Classification for Statistics, version 4 (2010) - European list of waste (LoW)
There is no difference in scope.
For statistical purposes the administrative classification on waste is agreggated into 51 mainly substance orientated waste categories. The LoW classification is much deeper disaggregated than EWC stat. LoW classification is oriented towards material and has also some elements where it is oriented towards origin.
The administrative classification on waste provides criteria for the assessment and classification of hazardous waste and defines different types of waste by a six-digit code for the waste and the respective two-digit and four-digit chapter headings.The two digit chapter headings are partly oriented towards the origin of the waste. The EWC stat is orientated purely to material disaggregation into parts of this material.
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
01
01
13 items
Level 2
01.1
01.1
44 items
Level 3
01.11
01.11
83 items
Level 4
Hazardous / Non-hazardous
-
117 items (?)
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
On top there are categories of material, on the next level the purity increases. E.g. there is Metallic waste and on the level below it is Metall waste ferrous and Metall waste non-ferrous.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
European Parliament and the Council
Coordinating Entity:
European Statistical System
Reason for Latest Revision:
After the second reporting on waste statistics according to the Regulation 2150/2002/EC (WStatR) some deficits had become obvious and areas for improvement had been identified. The aims of the revision of the classification, as part of a general revision of the Regulation, ae:
* to increase the usability of waste statistics;
* to take into account user needs.
Major Changes:
Certain waste categories were aggregated, new waste categories were introduced in order to improve the distinction between primary and secondary waste, separate categories for ferrous and non ferrous waste were introduced and the the split of category “Animal and vegetal wastes” was reorganised to allow a better distinction between vegetal waste and other animal and mixed food waste.
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Correspondence with Other Classifications:
Classification:
Correspondence Table:
European Waste Classification for Statistics, version 4 (2010) - European list of waste (LoW)
Training Materials and Other Documents:
Guidance on waste classification (EWC-Stat categories)
Training Website:
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Eurostat
Unit:
E.2
Contact Name:
Karin Blumenthal
Email:
Telephone:
+352 4301 32308