Absolute non-hazardous
EWC Code
20 02 01biodegradable waste
This is a code under chapter 20 02 — Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste) of the UK European Waste Catalogue, used on waste transfer notes to classify the type of waste being transferred.
- Code
- 20 02 01
- Chapter
- 20 02
- Description
- biodegradable waste
- Chapter description
- Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)
- Entry type
- Absolute non-hazardous
- 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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Other codes in chapter 20 02
Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)