BICS by sector
Sector guide
Food & Drink
Most food isn’t eligible — only oils, fats, starch and sugar are on the list. The honest guide.
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Sector guide
Plastics & Rubber
Primary forms, plastic products and tyres are all covered — plus the recycled-plastics trap.
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Sector guide
Metals & Foundries
Re-melt to primary metal qualifies where sorting scrap doesn’t — often the strongest-fit sector.
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Sector guide
Glass, Ceramics, Cement & Concrete
Broadly covered — glass, ceramics, cement, lime, concrete and mortar all qualify; raw aggregate doesn’t.
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Sector guide
Chemicals & Pharma
Genuine chemical manufacture qualifies; blending and repackaging may not.
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