12 01 01ferrous metal filings and turnings

This is a code under chapter 12 01 — Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.

Code: 12 01 01
Chapter: 12 01
Description: ferrous metal filings and turnings
Chapter description: Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
Entry type: Absolute non-hazardous
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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Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics