EWC Code
19 08 12 sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11
This is a code under chapter 19 08 — Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 19 08 12
- Chapter
- 19 08
- Description
- sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11
- Chapter description
- Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified
- 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 19 08 12 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 19 08
Wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified
- 19 08 01screenings
- 19 08 02waste from desanding
- 19 08 05sludges from treatment of urban waste water
- 19 08 06saturated or spent ion exchange resinshazardous
- 19 08 07solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangershazardous
- 19 08 08membrane system waste containing heavy metalshazardous
- 19 08 09grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats
- 19 08 10grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation other than those mentioned in 19 08 09hazardous
- 19 08 13sludges containing hazardous substances from other treatment of industrial waste waterhazardous
- 19 08 14sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13
- 19 08 99wastes not otherwise specified