⚠ Mirror hazardous
EWC Code
16 05 08discarded organic chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances
This is a code under chapter 16 05 — Gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 16 05 08
- Chapter
- 16 05
- Description
- discarded organic chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances
- Chapter description
- Gases in pressure containers and discarded chemicals
- Entry type
- Mirror hazardous — part of a mirror pair. Whether this entry applies depends on a WM3 assessment of the substances present.
- 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.
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Gases 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 09discarded chemicals other than those mentioned in 16 05 06, 16 05 07 or 16 05 08