Hazardous property code
HP 10Toxic for Reproduction
Waste that can negatively affect reproductive health or harm offspring development.
- Code
- HP 10
- DEFRA code
- HP_10
Sourced from DEFRA’s digital waste tracking reference data, last checked 25 July 2026.
EWC codes that commonly carry this hazard property
13 entries from the UK List of Wastes.
These are EWC entries that typically carry this hazard property, not a determination that any particular load does. Under WM3, whether a hazard property applies depends on the substances actually present and their concentrations — the producer is responsible for assessing each consignment.
- 10 04 01slags from primary and secondary productionhazardousLead primary / secondary production slags — Pb compounds are STOT-RE, acutely toxic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 10 04 02dross and skimmings from primary and secondary productionhazardousLead dross and skimmings — Pb compounds are STOT-RE, acutely toxic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 10 04 04flue-gas dusthazardousLead flue-gas dust — STOT-RE, acutely toxic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 10 04 05other particulates and dusthazardousOther lead particulates / dust — STOT-RE, acutely toxic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 10 04 06solid wastes from gas treatmenthazardousLead-process solid gas-treatment wastes — STOT-RE, acutely toxic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 10 04 07sludges and filter cakes from gas treatmenthazardousLead-process gas-treatment sludges — STOT-RE, acutely toxic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 16 03 07metallic mercuryhazardousMetallic mercury — acutely toxic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 16 06 01lead batterieshazardousLead-acid batteries — sulphuric acid (HP8), lead compounds (HP6, HP7, HP10), ecotoxic (HP14).
- 16 09 02chromates, for example potassium chromate, potassium or sodium dichromatehazardousChromates (Cr VI) — oxidising, acutely toxic, carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic and ecotoxic.
- 18 01 08cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardousCytotoxic and cytostatic medicines — carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic by design.
- 18 02 07cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardousVeterinary cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines — carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic by design.
- 19 03 08partly stabilised mercuryhazardousPartly stabilised mercury — acutely toxic, reprotoxic and ecotoxic.
- 20 01 31cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardousDomestic cytotoxic / cytostatic medicines — carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic by design.
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