EWC Code
01 03 04 acid-generating tailings from processing of sulphide ore
This is a code under chapter 01 03 — Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 01 03 04
- Chapter
- 01 03
- Description
- acid-generating tailings from processing of sulphide ore
- Chapter description
- Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
- Entry type
- Absolute hazardous
- Classification
- Hazardous. Requires a Hazardous Waste Consignment Note (HWCN), not a standard Waste Transfer Note. Additional record-keeping applies under the Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005.
Cross-referenced entries
The catalogue definition of 01 03 04 is scoped against these entries.
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Compliance & guidance
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Other codes in chapter 01 03
Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
- 01 03 05other tailings containing hazardous substanceshazardous
- 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