⚠ Absolute hazardous
EWC Code
16 06 03mercury-containing batteries
This is a code under chapter 16 06 — Batteries and accumulators of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 16 06 03
- Chapter
- 16 06
- Description
- mercury-containing batteries
- Chapter description
- Batteries and accumulators
- 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.
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Compliance & guidance
Background reading for hazardous waste under UK regulations.