12 01 15 machining sludges other than those mentioned in 12 01 14

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 15
Chapter: 12 01
Description: machining sludges other than those mentioned in 12 01 14
Chapter description: Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics
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 12 01 15 or its counterpart applies depends on a WM3 assessment of the substances present — the same waste stream classifies differently depending on what it contains.

12 01 14machining sludges containing hazardous substanceshazardous

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