EWC Code
04 02 20 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19
This is a code under chapter 04 02 — Wastes from the textile industry of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 04 02 20
- Chapter
- 04 02
- Description
- sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 04 02 19
- Chapter description
- Wastes from the textile industry
- Entry type
- Mirror non-hazardous — part of a mirror pair. Whether this entry applies depends on a WM3 assessment of the substances present.
- Classification
- Non-hazardous. A standard Waste Transfer Note is required under the Environmental Protection Act 1990 and the Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2011.
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Whether 04 02 20 or its counterpart applies depends on a WM3 assessment of the substances present — the same waste stream classifies differently depending on what it contains.
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Other codes in chapter 04 02
Wastes 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 21wastes from unprocessed textile fibres
- 04 02 22wastes from processed textile fibres
- 04 02 99wastes not otherwise specified