EWC Code
20 01 38 wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
This is a code under chapter 20 01 — Separately collected fractions (except 15 01) of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 20 01 38
- Chapter
- 20 01
- Description
- wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
- Chapter description
- Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
- 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 20 01 38 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 20 01
Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
- 20 01 01paper and cardboard
- 20 01 02glass
- 20 01 08biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
- 20 01 10clothes
- 20 01 11textiles
- 20 01 13solventshazardous
- 20 01 14acidshazardous
- 20 01 15alkalineshazardous
- 20 01 17photochemicalshazardous
- 20 01 19pesticideshazardous
- 20 01 21fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing wastehazardous
- 20 01 23discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbonshazardous