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EWC Codes: the full UK List of Waste
EWC codes are the six-digit classifications from the European Waste Catalogue that say what a waste stream is. In the UK they are published as the List of Waste, and every waste transfer note and hazardous waste consignment note has to carry one. This page lists all 842 entries, arranged into the 20 chapters the catalogue uses — grouped by the industry or process the waste comes from, so chapter 17 is construction and demolition and chapter 20 is municipal waste. Entries the official list marks with an asterisk are hazardous: there are 408 of them, and they need a consignment note rather than a transfer note.
The 20 EWC chapters
The first two digits of any EWC code are its chapter.
- 01Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals24
- 02Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing38
- 03Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard19
- 04Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries21
- 05Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal24
- 06Wastes from inorganic chemical processes48
- 07Wastes from organic chemical processes78
- 08Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks38
- 09Wastes from the photographic industry13
- 10Wastes from thermal processes173
- 11Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy27
- 12Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics23
- 13Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)34
- 14Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except 07 and 08)5
- 15Waste packaging, absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified12
- 16Wastes not otherwise specified in the list72
- 17Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)38
- 18Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)16
- 19Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use99
- 20Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions40
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Every EWC code, by chapter
All 842 entries in the UK List of Waste. Each code has its own page with its entry type, hazard status and the codes it is scoped against.
01Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals
24 codes
01 01Wastes from mineral excavation
01 03Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
- 01 03 04acid-generating tailings from processing of sulphide orehazardous
- 01 03 05other tailings containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 01 03 06tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05
- 01 03 07other wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous mineralshazardous
- 01 03 08dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 03 07
- 01 03 09red mud from alumina production other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 10
- 01 03 10red mud from alumina production containing hazardous substances other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 07hazardous
- 01 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
01 04Wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals
- 01 04 07wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous mineralshazardous
- 01 04 08waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 09waste sand and clays
- 01 04 10dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 11wastes from potash and rock salt processing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 12tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11
- 01 04 13wastes from stone cutting and sawing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 99wastes not otherwise specified
01 05Drilling muds and other drilling wastes
- 01 05 04freshwater drilling muds and wastes
- 01 05 05oil-containing drilling muds and wasteshazardous
- 01 05 06drilling muds and other drilling wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 01 05 07barite-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06
- 01 05 08chloride-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06
- 01 05 99wastes not otherwise specified
02Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing
38 codes
02 01Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing
- 02 01 01sludges from washing and cleaning
- 02 01 02animal-tissue waste
- 02 01 03plant-tissue waste
- 02 01 04waste plastics (except packaging)
- 02 01 06animal faeces, urine and manure (including spoiled straw), effluent, collected separately and treated off-site
- 02 01 07wastes from forestry
- 02 01 08agrochemical waste containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 02 01 09agrochemical waste other than those mentioned in 02 01 08
- 02 01 10waste metal
- 02 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
02 02Wastes from the preparation and processing of meat, fish and other foods of animal origin
02 03Wastes from fruit, vegetables, cereals, edible oils, cocoa, coffee, tea and tobacco preparation and processing; conserve production; yeast and yeast extract production, molasses preparation and fermentation
02 04Wastes from sugar processing
02 05Wastes from the dairy products industry
02 06Wastes from the baking and confectionery industry
02 07Wastes from the production of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages (except coffee, tea and cocoa)
- 02 07 01wastes from washing, cleaning and mechanical reduction of raw materials
- 02 07 02wastes from spirits distillation
- 02 07 03wastes from chemical treatment
- 02 07 04materials unsuitable for consumption or processing
- 02 07 05sludges from on-site effluent treatment
- 02 07 99wastes not otherwise specified
03Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard
19 codes
03 01Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture
03 02Wastes from wood preservation
- 03 02 01non-halogenated organic wood preservativeshazardous
- 03 02 02organochlorinated wood preservativeshazardous
- 03 02 03organometallic wood preservativeshazardous
- 03 02 04inorganic wood preservativeshazardous
- 03 02 05other wood preservatives containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 03 02 99wood preservatives not otherwise specified
03 03Wastes from pulp, paper and cardboard production and processing
- 03 03 01waste bark and wood
- 03 03 02green liquor sludge (from recovery of cooking liquor)
- 03 03 05de-inking sludges from paper recycling
- 03 03 07mechanically separated rejects from pulping of waste paper and cardboard
- 03 03 08wastes from sorting of paper and cardboard destined for recycling
- 03 03 09lime mud waste
- 03 03 10fibre rejects, fibre-, filler- and coating-sludges from mechanical separation
- 03 03 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 03 03 10
- 03 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
04Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries
21 codes
04 01Wastes from the leather and fur industry
- 04 01 01fleshings and lime split wastes
- 04 01 02liming waste
- 04 01 03degreasing wastes containing solvents without a liquid phasehazardous
- 04 01 04tanning liquor containing chromium
- 04 01 05tanning liquor free of chromium
- 04 01 06sludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment containing chromium
- 04 01 07sludges, in particular from on-site effluent treatment free of chromium
- 04 01 08waste tanned leather (blue sheetings, shavings, cuttings, buffing dust) containing chromium
- 04 01 09wastes from dressing and finishing
- 04 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
04 02Wastes from the textile industry
- 04 02 09wastes from composite materials (impregnated textile, elastomer, plastomer)
- 04 02 10organic matter from natural products (for example grease, wax)
- 04 02 14wastes from finishing containing organic solventshazardous
- 04 02 15wastes from finishing other than those mentioned in 04 02 14
- 04 02 16dyestuffs and pigments containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 04 02 17dyestuffs and pigments other than those mentioned in 04 02 16
- 04 02 19sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 04 02 20sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19
- 04 02 21wastes from unprocessed textile fibres
- 04 02 22wastes from processed textile fibres
- 04 02 99wastes not otherwise specified
05Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
24 codes
05 01Wastes from petroleum refining
- 05 01 02desalter sludgeshazardous
- 05 01 03tank bottom sludgeshazardous
- 05 01 04acid alkyl sludgeshazardous
- 05 01 05oil spillshazardous
- 05 01 06oily sludges from maintenance operations of the plant or equipmenthazardous
- 05 01 07acid tarshazardous
- 05 01 08other tarshazardous
- 05 01 09sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 05 01 10sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 05 01 09
- 05 01 11wastes from cleaning of fuels with baseshazardous
- 05 01 12oil containing acidshazardous
- 05 01 13boiler feedwater sludges
- 05 01 14wastes from cooling columns
- 05 01 15spent filter clayshazardous
- 05 01 16sulphur-containing wastes from petroleum desulphurisation
- 05 01 17bitumen
- 05 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
05 06Wastes from the pyrolytic treatment of coal
05 07Wastes from natural gas purification and transportation
06Wastes from inorganic chemical processes
48 codes
06 01Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of acids
06 02Wastes from the mfsu of bases
06 03Wastes from the mfsu of salts and their solutions and metallic oxides
- 06 03 11solid salts and solutions containing cyanideshazardous
- 06 03 13solid salts and solutions containing heavy metalshazardous
- 06 03 14solid salts and solutions other than those mentioned in 06 03 11 and 06 03 13
- 06 03 15metallic oxides containing heavy metalshazardous
- 06 03 16metallic oxides other than those mentioned in 06 03 15
- 06 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
06 04Metal-containing wastes other than those mentioned in 06 03
06 05Sludges from on-site effluent treatment
06 06Sludges from on-site effluent treatment
06 07Wastes from the mfsu of halogens and halogen chemical processes
06 08Wastes from the mfsu of silicon and silicon derivatives
06 09Wastes from the msfu of phosphorous chemicals and phosphorous chemical processes
06 10Wastes from the mfsu of nitrogen chemicals, nitrogen chemical processes and fertiliser manufacture
06 11Wastes from the manufacture of inorganic pigments and opacificiers
06 13Wastes from inorganic chemical processes not otherwise specified
07Wastes from organic chemical processes
78 codes
07 01Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of basic organic chemicals
- 07 01 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 01 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 01 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 01 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 01 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 01 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 01 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 01 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 01 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 01 11
- 07 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 02Wastes from the mfsu of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres
- 07 02 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 02 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 02 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 02 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 02 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 02 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 02 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 02 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 02 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 02 11
- 07 02 13waste plastic
- 07 02 14wastes from additives containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 02 15wastes from additives other than those mentioned in 07 02 14
- 07 02 16wastes containing hazardous siliconeshazardous
- 07 02 17wastes containing silicones other than those mentioned in 07 02 16
- 07 02 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 03Wastes from the mfsu of organic dyes and pigments (except 06 11)
- 07 03 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 03 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 03 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 03 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 03 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 03 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 03 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 03 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 03 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 03 11
- 07 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 04Wastes from the mfsu of organic plant protection products (except 02 01 08 and 02 01 09), wood preserving agents (except 03 02) and other biocides
- 07 04 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 04 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 04 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 04 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 04 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 04 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 04 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 04 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 04 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 04 11
- 07 04 13solid wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 04 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 05Wastes from the mfsu of pharmaceuticals
- 07 05 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 05 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 05 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 05 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 05 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 05 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 05 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 05 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 05 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11
- 07 05 13solid wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 05 14solid wastes other than those mentioned in 07 05 13
- 07 05 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 06Wastes from the mfsu of fats, grease, soaps, detergents, disinfectants and cosmetics
- 07 06 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 06 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 06 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 06 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 06 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 06 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 06 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 06 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 06 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 06 11
- 07 06 99wastes not otherwise specified
07 07Wastes from the mfsu of fine chemicals and chemical products not otherwise specified
- 07 07 01aqueous washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 07 03organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 07 04other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquorshazardous
- 07 07 07halogenated still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 07 08other still bottoms and reaction residueshazardous
- 07 07 09halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 07 10other filter cakes and spent absorbentshazardous
- 07 07 11sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 07 07 12sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 07 11
- 07 07 99wastes not otherwise specified
08Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks
38 codes
08 01Wastes from mfsu and removal of paint and varnish
- 08 01 11waste paint and varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 01 12waste paint and varnish other than those mentioned in 08 01 11
- 08 01 13sludges from paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 01 14sludges from paint or varnish other than those mentioned in 08 01 13
- 08 01 15aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 01 16aqueous sludges containing paint or varnish other than those mentioned in 08 01 15
- 08 01 17wastes from paint or varnish removal containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 01 18wastes from paint or varnish removal other than those mentioned in 08 01 17
- 08 01 19aqueous suspensions containing paint or varnish containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 01 20aqueous suspensions containing paint or varnish other than those mentioned in 08 01 19
- 08 01 21waste paint or varnish removerhazardous
- 08 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
08 02Wastes from mfsu of other coatings (including ceramic materials)
08 03Wastes from mfsu of printing inks
- 08 03 07aqueous sludges containing ink
- 08 03 08aqueous liquid waste containing ink
- 08 03 12waste ink containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 03 13waste ink other than those mentioned in 08 03 12
- 08 03 14ink sludges containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 03 15ink sludges other than those mentioned in 08 03 14
- 08 03 16waste etching solutionshazardous
- 08 03 17waste printing toner containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 03 18waste printing toner other than those mentioned in 08 03 17
- 08 03 19disperse oilhazardous
- 08 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
08 04Wastes from mfsu of adhesives and sealants (including waterproofing products)
- 08 04 09waste adhesives and sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 04 10waste adhesives and sealants other than those mentioned in 08 04 09
- 08 04 11adhesive and sealant sludges containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 04 12adhesive and sealant sludges other than those mentioned in 08 04 11
- 08 04 13aqueous sludges containing adhesives or sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 04 14aqueous sludges containing adhesives or sealants other than those mentioned in 08 04 13
- 08 04 15aqueous liquid waste containing adhesives or sealants containing organic solvents or other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 08 04 16aqueous liquid waste containing adhesives or sealants other than those mentioned in 08 04 15
- 08 04 17rosin oilhazardous
- 08 04 99wastes not otherwise specified
08 05Wastes not otherwise specified in 08
09Wastes from the photographic industry
13 codes
09 01Wastes from the photographic industry
- 09 01 01water-based developer and activator solutionshazardous
- 09 01 02water-based offset plate developer solutionshazardous
- 09 01 03solvent-based developer solutionshazardous
- 09 01 04fixer solutionshazardous
- 09 01 05bleach solutions and bleach fixer solutionshazardous
- 09 01 06wastes containing silver from on-site treatment of photographic wasteshazardous
- 09 01 07photographic film and paper containing silver or silver compounds
- 09 01 08photographic film and paper free of silver or silver compounds
- 09 01 10single-use cameras without batteries
- 09 01 11single-use cameras containing batteries included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03hazardous
- 09 01 12single-use cameras containing batteries other than those mentioned in 09 01 11
- 09 01 13aqueous liquid waste from on-site reclamation of silver other than those mentioned in 09 01 06hazardous
- 09 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
10Wastes from thermal processes
173 codes
10 01Wastes from power stations and other combustion plants (except 19)
- 10 01 01bottom ash, slag and boiler dust (excluding boiler dust mentioned in 10 01 04)
- 10 01 02coal fly ash
- 10 01 03fly ash from peat and untreated wood
- 10 01 04oil fly ash and boiler dusthazardous
- 10 01 05calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in solid form
- 10 01 07calcium-based reaction wastes from flue-gas desulphurisation in sludge form
- 10 01 09sulphuric acidhazardous
- 10 01 13fly ash from emulsified hydrocarbons used as fuelhazardous
- 10 01 14bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 01 15bottom ash, slag and boiler dust from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 10 01 14
- 10 01 16fly ash from co-incineration containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 01 17fly ash from co-incineration other than those mentioned in 10 01 16
- 10 01 18wastes from gas cleaning containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 01 19wastes from gas cleaning other than those mentioned in 10 01 05, 10 01 07 and 10 01 18
- 10 01 20sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 01 21sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 10 01 20
- 10 01 22aqueous sludges from boiler cleansing containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 01 23aqueous sludges from boiler cleansing other than those mentioned in 10 01 22
- 10 01 24sands from fluidised beds
- 10 01 25wastes from fuel storage and preparation of coal-fired power plants
- 10 01 26wastes from cooling-water treatment
- 10 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 02Wastes from the iron and steel industry
- 10 02 01wastes from the processing of slag
- 10 02 02unprocessed slag
- 10 02 07solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 02 08solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 07
- 10 02 10mill scales
- 10 02 11wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 02 12wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 11
- 10 02 13sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 02 14sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 02 13
- 10 02 15other sludges and filter cakes
- 10 02 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 03Wastes from aluminium thermal metallurgy
- 10 03 02anode scraps
- 10 03 04primary production slagshazardous
- 10 03 05waste alumina
- 10 03 08salt slags from secondary productionhazardous
- 10 03 09black drosses from secondary productionhazardous
- 10 03 15skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantitieshazardous
- 10 03 16skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 03 15
- 10 03 17tar-containing wastes from anode manufacturehazardous
- 10 03 18carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 03 17
- 10 03 19flue-gas dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 03 20flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 03 19
- 10 03 21other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 03 22other particulates and dust (including ball-mill dust) other than those mentioned in 10 03 21
- 10 03 23solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 03 24solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 23
- 10 03 25sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 03 26sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 25
- 10 03 27wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 03 28wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 03 27
- 10 03 29wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 03 30wastes from treatment of salt slags and black drosses other than those mentioned in 10 03 29
- 10 03 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 04Wastes from lead thermal metallurgy
- 10 04 01slags from primary and secondary productionhazardous
- 10 04 02dross and skimmings from primary and secondary productionhazardous
- 10 04 03calcium arsenatehazardous
- 10 04 04flue-gas dusthazardous
- 10 04 05other particulates and dusthazardous
- 10 04 06solid wastes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 04 07sludges and filter cakes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 04 09wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 04 10wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 04 09
- 10 04 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 05Wastes from zinc thermal metallurgy
- 10 05 01slags from primary and secondary production
- 10 05 03flue-gas dusthazardous
- 10 05 04other particulates and dust
- 10 05 05solid waste from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 05 06sludges and filter cakes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 05 08wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 05 09wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 05 08
- 10 05 10dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantitieshazardous
- 10 05 11dross and skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 05 10
- 10 05 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 06Wastes from copper thermal metallurgy
- 10 06 01slags from primary and secondary production
- 10 06 02dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production
- 10 06 03flue-gas dusthazardous
- 10 06 04other particulates and dust
- 10 06 06solid wastes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 06 07sludges and filter cakes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 10 06 09wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 06 10wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 06 09
- 10 06 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 07Wastes from silver, gold and platinum thermal metallurgy
- 10 07 01slags from primary and secondary production
- 10 07 02dross and skimmings from primary and secondary production
- 10 07 03solid wastes from gas treatment
- 10 07 04other particulates and dust
- 10 07 05sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment
- 10 07 07wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 07 08wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 07 07
- 10 07 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 08Wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy
- 10 08 04particulates and dust
- 10 08 08salt slag from primary and secondary productionhazardous
- 10 08 09other slags
- 10 08 10dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantitieshazardous
- 10 08 11dross and skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 08 10
- 10 08 12tar-containing wastes from anode manufacturehazardous
- 10 08 13carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 08 12
- 10 08 14anode scrap
- 10 08 15flue-gas dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 08 16flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 08 15
- 10 08 17sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 08 18sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 17
- 10 08 19wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oilhazardous
- 10 08 20wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 19
- 10 08 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 09Wastes from casting of ferrous pieces
- 10 09 03furnace slag
- 10 09 05casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 06casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring other than those mentioned in 10 09 05
- 10 09 07casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 08casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring other than those mentioned in 10 09 07
- 10 09 09flue-gas dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 10flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 09 09
- 10 09 11other particulates containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 12other particulates other than those mentioned in 10 09 11
- 10 09 13waste binders containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 14waste binders other than those mentioned in 10 09 13
- 10 09 15waste crack-indicating agent containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 09 16waste crack-indicating agent other than those mentioned in 10 09 15
- 10 09 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 10Wastes from casting of non-ferrous pieces
- 10 10 03furnace slag
- 10 10 05casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 06casting cores and moulds which have not undergone pouring, other than those mentioned in 10 10 05
- 10 10 07casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 08casting cores and moulds which have undergone pouring, other than those mentioned in 10 10 07
- 10 10 09flue-gas dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 10flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 10 09
- 10 10 11other particulates containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 12other particulates other than those mentioned in 10 10 11
- 10 10 13waste binders containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 14waste binders other than those mentioned in 10 10 13
- 10 10 15waste crack-indicating agent containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 10 16waste crack-indicating agent other than those mentioned in 10 10 15
- 10 10 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 11Wastes from manufacture of glass and glass products
- 10 11 03waste glass-based fibrous materials
- 10 11 05particulates and dust
- 10 11 09waste preparation mixture before thermal processing, containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 11 10waste preparation mixture before thermal processing, other than those mentioned in 10 11 09
- 10 11 11waste glass in small particles and glass powder containing heavy metals (for example from cathode ray tubes)hazardous
- 10 11 12waste glass other than those mentioned in 10 11 11
- 10 11 13glass-polishing and -grinding sludge containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 11 14glass-polishing and -grinding sludge other than those mentioned in 10 11 13
- 10 11 15solid wastes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 11 16solid wastes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 15
- 10 11 17sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 11 18sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 17
- 10 11 19solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 11 20solid wastes from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 10 11 19
- 10 11 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 12Wastes from manufacture of ceramic goods, bricks, tiles and construction products
- 10 12 01waste preparation mixture before thermal processing
- 10 12 03particulates and dust
- 10 12 05sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment
- 10 12 06discarded moulds
- 10 12 08waste ceramics, bricks, tiles and construction products (after thermal processing)
- 10 12 09solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 12 10solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 12 09
- 10 12 11wastes from glazing containing heavy metalshazardous
- 10 12 12wastes from glazing other than those mentioned in 10 12 11
- 10 12 13sludge from on-site effluent treatment
- 10 12 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 13Wastes from manufacture of cement, lime and plaster and articles and products made from them
- 10 13 01waste preparation mixture before thermal processing
- 10 13 04wastes from calcination and hydration of lime
- 10 13 06particulates and dust (except 10 13 12 and 10 13 13)
- 10 13 07sludges and filter cakes from gas treatment
- 10 13 09wastes from asbestos-cement manufacture containing asbestoshazardous
- 10 13 10wastes from asbestos-cement manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 13 09
- 10 13 11wastes from cement-based composite materials other than those mentioned in 10 13 09 and 10 13 10
- 10 13 12solid wastes from gas treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 10 13 13solid wastes from gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 13 12
- 10 13 14waste concrete and concrete sludge
- 10 13 99wastes not otherwise specified
10 14Waste from crematoria
11Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy
27 codes
11 01Wastes 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)
- 11 01 05pickling acidshazardous
- 11 01 06acids not otherwise specifiedhazardous
- 11 01 07pickling baseshazardous
- 11 01 08phosphatising sludgeshazardous
- 11 01 09sludges and filter cakes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 01 10sludges and filter cakes other than those mentioned in 11 01 09
- 11 01 11aqueous rinsing liquids containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 01 12aqueous rinsing liquids other than those mentioned in 11 01 11
- 11 01 13degreasing wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 01 14degreasing wastes other than those mentioned in 11 01 13
- 11 01 15eluate and sludges from membrane systems or ion exchange systems containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 01 16saturated or spent ion exchange resinshazardous
- 11 01 98other wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
11 02Wastes from non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes
- 11 02 02sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite)hazardous
- 11 02 03wastes from the production of anodes for aqueous electrolytical processes
- 11 02 05wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 02 06wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 11 02 05
- 11 02 07other wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 11 02 99wastes not otherwise specified
11 03Sludges and solids from tempering processes
11 05Wastes from hot galvanising processes
12Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
23 codes
12 01Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
- 12 01 01ferrous metal filings and turnings
- 12 01 02ferrous metal dust and particles
- 12 01 03non-ferrous metal filings and turnings
- 12 01 04non-ferrous metal dust and particles
- 12 01 05plastics shavings and turnings
- 12 01 06mineral-based machining oils containing halogens (except emulsions and solutions)hazardous
- 12 01 07mineral-based machining oils free of halogens (except emulsions and solutions)hazardous
- 12 01 08machining emulsions and solutions containing halogenshazardous
- 12 01 09machining emulsions and solutions free of halogenshazardous
- 12 01 10synthetic machining oilshazardous
- 12 01 12spent waxes and fatshazardous
- 12 01 13welding wastes
- 12 01 14machining sludges containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 12 01 15machining sludges other than those mentioned in 12 01 14
- 12 01 16waste blasting material containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 12 01 17waste blasting material other than those mentioned in 12 01 16
- 12 01 18metal sludge (grinding, honing and lapping sludge) containing oilhazardous
- 12 01 19readily biodegradable machining oilhazardous
- 12 01 20spent grinding bodies and grinding materials containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 12 01 21spent grinding bodies and grinding materials other than those mentioned in 12 01 20
- 12 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
12 03Wastes from water and steam degreasing processes (except 11)
13Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)
34 codes
13 01Waste hydraulic oils
- 13 01 01hydraulic oils, containing pcbshazardous
- 13 01 04chlorinated emulsionshazardous
- 13 01 05non-chlorinated emulsionshazardous
- 13 01 09mineral-based chlorinated hydraulic oilshazardous
- 13 01 10mineral based non-chlorinated hydraulic oilshazardous
- 13 01 11synthetic hydraulic oilshazardous
- 13 01 12readily biodegradable hydraulic oilshazardous
- 13 01 13other hydraulic oilshazardous
13 02Waste engine, gear and lubricating oils
- 13 02 04mineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oilshazardous
- 13 02 05mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oilshazardous
- 13 02 06synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oilshazardous
- 13 02 07readily biodegradable engine, gear and lubricating oilshazardous
- 13 02 08other engine, gear and lubricating oilshazardous
13 03Waste insulating and heat transmission oils
- 13 03 01insulating or heat transmission oils containing pcbshazardous
- 13 03 06mineral-based chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils other than those mentioned in 13 03 01hazardous
- 13 03 07mineral-based non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oilshazardous
- 13 03 08synthetic insulating and heat transmission oilshazardous
- 13 03 09readily biodegradable insulating and heat transmission oilshazardous
- 13 03 10other insulating and heat transmission oilshazardous
13 04Bilge oils
13 05Oil/water separator contents
- 13 05 01solids from grit chambers and oil/water separatorshazardous
- 13 05 02sludges from oil/water separatorshazardous
- 13 05 03interceptor sludgeshazardous
- 13 05 06oil from oil/water separatorshazardous
- 13 05 07oily water from oil/water separatorshazardous
- 13 05 08mixtures of wastes from grit chambers and oil/water separatorshazardous
13 07Wastes of liquid fuels
13 08Oil wastes not otherwise specified
14Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except 07 and 08)
5 codes
14 06Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and foam/aerosol propellants
- 14 06 01chlorofluorocarbons, hcfc, hfchazardous
- 14 06 02other halogenated solvents and solvent mixtureshazardous
- 14 06 03other solvents and solvent mixtureshazardous
- 14 06 04sludges or solid wastes containing halogenated solventshazardous
- 14 06 05sludges or solid wastes containing other solventshazardous
15Waste packaging, absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified
12 codes
15 01Packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
- 15 01 01paper and cardboard packaging
- 15 01 02plastic packaging
- 15 01 03wooden packaging
- 15 01 04metallic packaging
- 15 01 05composite packaging
- 15 01 06mixed packaging
- 15 01 07glass packaging
- 15 01 09textile packaging
- 15 01 10packaging containing residues of or contaminated by hazardous substanceshazardous
- 15 01 11metallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix (for example asbestos), including empty pressure containershazardous
15 02Absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing
16Wastes not otherwise specified in the list
72 codes
16 01End-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
- 16 01 03end-of-life tyres
- 16 01 04end-of-life vehicleshazardous
- 16 01 06end-of-life vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components
- 16 01 07oil filtershazardous
- 16 01 08components containing mercuryhazardous
- 16 01 09components containing pcbshazardous
- 16 01 10explosive components (for example air bags)hazardous
- 16 01 11brake pads containing asbestoshazardous
- 16 01 12brake pads other than those mentioned in 16 01 11
- 16 01 13brake fluidshazardous
- 16 01 14antifreeze fluids containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 01 15antifreeze fluids other than those mentioned in 16 01 14
- 16 01 16tanks for liquefied gas
- 16 01 17ferrous metal
- 16 01 18non-ferrous metal
- 16 01 19plastic
- 16 01 20glass
- 16 01 21hazardous components other than those mentioned in 16 01 07 to 16 01 11 and 16 01 13 and 16 01 14hazardous
- 16 01 22components not otherwise specified
- 16 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
16 02Wastes from electrical and electronic equipment
- 16 02 09transformers and capacitors containing pcbshazardous
- 16 02 10discarded equipment containing or contaminated by pcbs other than those mentioned in 16 02 09hazardous
- 16 02 11discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons, hcfc, hfchazardous
- 16 02 12discarded equipment containing free asbestoshazardous
- 16 02 13discarded equipment containing hazardous components other than those mentioned in 16 02 09 to 16 02 12hazardous
- 16 02 14discarded equipment other than those mentioned in 16 02 09 to 16 02 13
- 16 02 15hazardous components removed from discarded equipmenthazardous
- 16 02 16components removed from discarded equipment other than those mentioned in 16 02 15
16 03Off-specification batches and unused products
16 04Waste explosives
16 05Gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals
- 16 05 04gases in pressure containers (including halons) containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 05 05gases in pressure containers other than those mentioned in 16 05 04
- 16 05 06laboratory chemicals, consisting of or containing hazardous substances, including mixtures of laboratory chemicalshazardous
- 16 05 07discarded inorganic chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 05 08discarded organic chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 05 09discarded chemicals other than those mentioned in 16 05 06, 16 05 07 or 16 05 08
16 06Batteries and accumulators
16 07Wastes from transport tank, storage tank and barrel cleaning (except 05 and 13)
16 08Spent catalysts
- 16 08 01spent catalysts containing gold, silver, rhenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium or platinum (except 16 08 07)
- 16 08 02spent catalysts containing hazardous transition metals or hazardous transition metal compoundshazardous
- 16 08 03spent catalysts containing transition metals or transition metal compounds not otherwise specified
- 16 08 04spent fluid catalytic cracking catalysts (except 16 08 07)
- 16 08 05spent catalysts containing phosphoric acidhazardous
- 16 08 06spent liquids used as catalystshazardous
- 16 08 07spent catalysts contaminated with hazardous substanceshazardous
16 09Oxidising substances
16 10Aqueous liquid wastes destined for off-site treatment
16 11Waste linings and refractories
- 16 11 01carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 11 02carbon-based linings and refractories from metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 01
- 16 11 03other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 11 04other linings and refractories from metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 03
- 16 11 05linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 16 11 06linings and refractories from non-metallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 16 11 05
17Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)
38 codes
17 01Concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
17 02Wood, glass and plastic
17 03Bituminous mixtures, coal tar and tarred products
17 04Metals (including their alloys)
- 17 04 01copper, bronze, brass
- 17 04 02aluminium
- 17 04 03lead
- 17 04 04zinc
- 17 04 05iron and steel
- 17 04 06tin
- 17 04 07mixed metals
- 17 04 09metal waste contaminated with hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 04 10cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 04 11cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10
17 05Soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil
- 17 05 03soil and stones containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 05 04soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03
- 17 05 05dredging spoil containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 05 06dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05
- 17 05 07track ballast containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 05 08track ballast other than those mentioned in 17 05 07
17 06Insulation materials and asbestos-containing construction materials
17 08Gypsum-based construction material
17 09Other construction and demolition wastes
- 17 09 01construction and demolition wastes containing mercuryhazardous
- 17 09 02construction and demolition wastes containing pcb (for example pcb-containing sealants, pcb-containing resin-based floorings, pcb-containing sealed glazing units, pcb-containing capacitors)hazardous
- 17 09 03other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 17 09 04mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03
18Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)
16 codes
18 01Wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans
- 18 01 01sharps (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 02body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 03wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infectionhazardous
- 18 01 04wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection(for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)
- 18 01 06chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 18 01 07chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 01 06
- 18 01 08cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardous
- 18 01 09medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08
- 18 01 10amalgam waste from dental carehazardous
18 02Wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals
- 18 02 01sharps (except 18 02 02)
- 18 02 02wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infectionhazardous
- 18 02 03wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
- 18 02 05chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 18 02 06chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05
- 18 02 07cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardous
- 18 02 08medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07
19Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use
99 codes
19 01Wastes from incineration or pyrolysis of waste
- 19 01 02ferrous materials removed from bottom ash
- 19 01 05filter cake from gas treatmenthazardous
- 19 01 06aqueous liquid wastes from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid wasteshazardous
- 19 01 07solid wastes from gas treatmenthazardous
- 19 01 10spent activated carbon from flue-gas treatmenthazardous
- 19 01 11bottom ash and slag containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 01 12bottom ash and slag other than those mentioned in 19 01 11
- 19 01 13fly ash containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 01 14fly ash other than those mentioned in 19 01 13
- 19 01 15boiler dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 01 16boiler dust other than those mentioned in 19 01 15
- 19 01 17pyrolysis wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 01 18pyrolysis wastes other than those mentioned in 19 01 17
- 19 01 19sands from fluidised beds
- 19 01 99wastes not otherwise specified
19 02Wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation)
- 19 02 03premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes
- 19 02 04premixed wastes composed of at least one hazardous wastehazardous
- 19 02 05sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 02 06sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05
- 19 02 07oil and concentrates from separationhazardous
- 19 02 08liquid combustible wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 02 09solid combustible wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 02 10combustible wastes other than those mentioned in 19 02 08 and 19 02 09
- 19 02 11other wastes containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 02 99wastes not otherwise specified
19 03Stabilised/solidified wastes
- 19 03 04wastes marked as hazardous, partly stabilised other than 19 03 08hazardous
- 19 03 05stabilised wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 04
- 19 03 06wastes marked as hazardous, solidifiedhazardous
- 19 03 07solidified wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 06
- 19 03 08partly stabilised mercuryhazardous
19 04Vitrified waste and wastes from vitrification
19 05Wastes from aerobic treatment of solid wastes
19 06Wastes from anaerobic treatment of waste
19 07Landfill leachate
19 08Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified
- 19 08 01screenings
- 19 08 02waste from desanding
- 19 08 05sludges from treatment of urban waste water
- 19 08 06saturated or spent ion exchange resinshazardous
- 19 08 07solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangershazardous
- 19 08 08membrane system waste containing heavy metalshazardous
- 19 08 09grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats
- 19 08 10grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation other than those mentioned in 19 08 09hazardous
- 19 08 11sludges containing hazardous substances from biological treatment of industrial waste waterhazardous
- 19 08 12sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11
- 19 08 13sludges containing hazardous substances from other treatment of industrial waste waterhazardous
- 19 08 14sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13
- 19 08 99wastes not otherwise specified
19 09Wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use
- 19 09 01solid waste from primary filtration and screenings
- 19 09 02sludges from water clarification
- 19 09 03sludges from decarbonation
- 19 09 04spent activated carbon
- 19 09 05saturated or spent ion exchange resins
- 19 09 06solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers
- 19 09 99wastes not otherwise specified
19 10Wastes from shredding of metal-containing wastes
- 19 10 01iron and steel waste
- 19 10 02non-ferrous waste
- 19 10 03fluff-light fraction and dust containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 10 04fluff-light fraction and dust other than those mentioned in 19 10 03
- 19 10 05other fractions containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 10 06other fractions other than those mentioned in 19 10 05
19 11Wastes from oil regeneration
- 19 11 01spent filter clayshazardous
- 19 11 02acid tarshazardous
- 19 11 03aqueous liquid wasteshazardous
- 19 11 04wastes from cleaning of fuel with baseshazardous
- 19 11 05sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 11 06sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 19 11 05
- 19 11 07wastes from flue-gas cleaninghazardous
- 19 11 99wastes not otherwise specified
19 12Wastes from the mechanical treatment of waste (for example sorting, crushing, compacting, pelletising) not otherwise specified
- 19 12 01paper and cardboard
- 19 12 02ferrous metal
- 19 12 03non-ferrous metal
- 19 12 04plastic and rubber
- 19 12 05glass
- 19 12 06wood containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 12 07wood other than that mentioned in 19 12 06
- 19 12 08textiles
- 19 12 09minerals (for example sand, stones)
- 19 12 10combustible waste (refuse derived fuel)
- 19 12 11other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of waste containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 12 12other wastes (including mixtures of materials) from mechanical treatment of wastes other than those mentioned in 19 12 11
19 13Wastes from soil and groundwater remediation
- 19 13 01solid wastes from soil remediation containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 13 02solid wastes from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 01
- 19 13 03sludges from soil remediation containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 13 04sludges from soil remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 03
- 19 13 05sludges from groundwater remediation containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 13 06sludges from groundwater remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 05
- 19 13 07aqueous liquid wastes and aqueous concentrates from groundwater remediation containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 19 13 08aqueous liquid wastes and aqueous concentrates from groundwater remediation other than those mentioned in 19 13 07
20Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
40 codes
20 01Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
- 20 01 01paper and cardboard
- 20 01 02glass
- 20 01 08biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
- 20 01 10clothes
- 20 01 11textiles
- 20 01 13solventshazardous
- 20 01 14acidshazardous
- 20 01 15alkalineshazardous
- 20 01 17photochemicalshazardous
- 20 01 19pesticideshazardous
- 20 01 21fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing wastehazardous
- 20 01 23discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbonshazardous
- 20 01 25edible oil and fat
- 20 01 26oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25hazardous
- 20 01 27paint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 20 01 28paint, inks, adhesives and resins other than those mentioned in 20 01 27
- 20 01 29detergents containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 20 01 30detergents other than those mentioned in 20 01 29
- 20 01 31cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardous
- 20 01 32medicines other than those mentioned in 20 01 31
- 20 01 33batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batterieshazardous
- 20 01 34batteries and accumulators other than those mentioned in 20 01 33
- 20 01 35discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous componentshazardous
- 20 01 36discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35
- 20 01 37wood containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 20 01 38wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
- 20 01 39plastics
- 20 01 40metals
- 20 01 41wastes from chimney sweeping
- 20 01 99other fractions not otherwise specified
20 02Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)
20 03Other municipal wastes
EWC codes: common questions
What is an EWC code?
An EWC code is a six-digit classification from the European Waste Catalogue — in the UK, the List of Waste — that identifies what a waste stream actually is. Every waste transfer note and hazardous waste consignment note has to carry one, and from October 2026 the code is what Defra's digital waste tracking service validates a movement against.
What is the EWC code for general waste?
General waste from an office, shop or household is normally 20 03 01, mixed municipal waste. It is a non-hazardous absolute entry, so it moves on a standard waste transfer note. Waste that has been segregated — cardboard, wood, food — has its own code and should not be filed as 20 03 01.
What do the asterisks in the List of Waste mean?
An asterisk against an entry in the published List of Waste marks it as hazardous. On this page those entries are labelled hazardous instead of asterisked, and there are 408 of them. Hazardous waste cannot move on a waste transfer note — it needs a hazardous waste consignment note, with the extra record-keeping the Hazardous Waste Regulations require.
What is a mirror entry?
Some waste streams appear twice in the catalogue: once as hazardous and once as non-hazardous, distinguished by wording such as “other than those mentioned in”. These are mirror entries, and which half applies depends on what the waste actually contains, assessed under WM3. The code alone does not settle it.
How many EWC codes are there?
The UK List of Waste has 842 entries, arranged in 20 chapters by the industry or process the waste comes from. 408 of them are hazardous. Every entry is listed on this page and has its own page with its chapter, entry type and hazard status.
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