Waste codes
This covers construction and demolition waste and municipal waste, chapters 17 and 20 of the list, the chapters a skip-hire firm most often needs.
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In the List of Wastes a hazardous entry is marked with an asterisk on the code, for example 17 05 03*. List of Wastes, Annex (opens in new tab)
Chapter 17: CONSTRUCTION AND DEMOLITION WASTES (INCLUDING EXCAVATED SOIL FROM CONTAMINATED SITES)
17 01 concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics
17 02 wood, glass and plastic
17 03 bituminous mixtures, coal tar and tarred products
17 04 metals (including their alloys)
- 17 04 01copper, bronze, brass
- 17 04 02Aluminium
- 17 04 03Lead
- 17 04 04Zinc
- 17 04 05iron and steel
- 17 04 06Tin
- 17 04 07mixed metals
- 17 04 09*metal waste contaminated with hazardous substances
- 17 04 10*cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances
- 17 04 11cables other than those mentioned in 17 04 10
17 05 soil (including excavated soil from contaminated sites), stones and dredging spoil
- 17 05 03*soil and stones containing hazardous substances
- 17 05 04soil and stones other than those mentioned in 17 05 03
- 17 05 05*dredging spoil containing hazardous substances
- 17 05 06dredging spoil other than those mentioned in 17 05 05
- 17 05 07*track ballast containing hazardous substances
- 17 05 08track ballast other than those mentioned in 17 05 07
17 06 insulation materials and asbestos-containing construction materials
17 08 gypsum-based construction material
17 09 other construction and demolition wastes
- 17 09 01*construction and demolition wastes containing mercury
- 17 09 02*construction and demolition wastes containing PCB (for example PCB-containing sealants, PCB-containing resin-based floorings, PCB-containing sealed glazing units, PCB-containing capacitors)
- 17 09 03*other construction and demolition wastes (including mixed wastes) containing hazardous substances
- 17 09 04mixed construction and demolition wastes other than those mentioned in 17 09 01, 17 09 02 and 17 09 03
Chapter 20: MUNICIPAL WASTES (HOUSEHOLD WASTE AND SIMILAR COMMERCIAL, INDUSTRIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL WASTES) INCLUDING SEPARATELY COLLECTED FRACTIONS
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 13*Solvents
- 20 01 14*Acids
- 20 01 15*Alkalines
- 20 01 17*Photochemicals
- 20 01 19*Pesticides
- 20 01 21*fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste
- 20 01 23*discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons
- 20 01 25edible oil and fat
- 20 01 26*Oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25
- 20 01 27*paint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substances
- 20 01 28paint, inks, adhesives and resins other than those mentioned in 20 01 27
- 20 01 29*detergents containing hazardous substances
- 20 01 30detergents other than those mentioned in 20 01 29
- 20 01 31*cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
- 20 01 32medicines other than those mentioned in 20 01 31
- 20 01 33*batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
- 20 01 34batteries and accumulators other than those mentioned in 20 01 33
- 20 01 35*discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components
- 20 01 36discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35
- 20 01 37*wood containing hazardous substances
- 20 01 38wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
- 20 01 39Plastics
- 20 01 40Metals
- 20 01 41wastes from chimney sweeping
- 20 01 99other fractions not otherwise specified
20 02 garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)
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