Hazardous property code
HP 11Mutagenic
Waste that can cause permanent changes in genetic material (mutations).
- Code
- HP 11
- DEFRA code
- HP_11
Sourced from DEFRA’s digital waste tracking reference data, last checked 25 July 2026.
EWC codes that commonly carry this hazard property
4 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.
- 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.
- 20 01 31cytotoxic and cytostatic medicineshazardousDomestic cytotoxic / cytostatic medicines — carcinogenic, reprotoxic, mutagenic by design.
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