20 01 01
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouspaper and cardboard
20
40 codes · 14 hazardous
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
Chapter 20 is municipal waste: household waste and similar waste from commerce, industry and institutions, including separately collected fractions. Mixed black-bag waste, street sweepings and many civic-amenity streams sit here. WEEE and batteries also appear as separately collected fractions.
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20 01
separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
20 01 02
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousGlass
20 01 08
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousbiodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
20 01 10
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousClothes
20 01 11
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousTextiles
20 01 13*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousSolvents
20 01 14*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousAcids
20 01 15*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousAlkalines
20 01 17*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousPhotochemicals
20 01 19*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousPesticides
20 01 21*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousfluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste
20 01 23*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousdiscarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons
20 01 25
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousedible oil and fat
20 01 26*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousoil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25
20 01 27*
Hazardous Mirror hazardouspaint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substances
Mirror partner: 20 01 28
20 01 28
Non-hazardous Mirror non-hazardouspaint, inks, adhesives and resins other than those mentioned in 20 01 27
Mirror partner: 20 01 27*
20 01 29*
Hazardous Mirror hazardousdetergents containing hazardous substances
Mirror partner: 20 01 30
20 01 30
Non-hazardous Mirror non-hazardousdetergents other than those mentioned in 20 01 29
Mirror partner: 20 01 29*
20 01 31*
Hazardous Absolute hazardouscytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
20 01 32
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousmedicines other than those mentioned in 20 01 31
20 01 33*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousbatteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
20 01 34
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousbatteries and accumulators other than those mentioned in 20 01 33
20 01 35*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousdiscarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components
20 01 36
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousdiscarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35
20 01 37*
Hazardous Mirror hazardouswood containing hazardous substances
Mirror partner: 20 01 38
20 01 38
Non-hazardous Mirror non-hazardouswood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
Mirror partner: 20 01 37*
20 01 39
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousPlastics
20 01 40
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousMetals
20 01 41
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouswastes from chimney sweeping
20 01 99
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousother fractions not otherwise specified
20 02
garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)
20 02 01
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousbiodegradable waste
20 02 02
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardoussoil and stones
20 02 03
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousother non-biodegradable wastes
20 03
other municipal wastes
20 03 01
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousmixed municipal waste
20 03 02
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouswaste from markets
20 03 03
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousstreet-cleaning residues
20 03 04
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousseptic tank sludge
20 03 06
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouswaste from sewage cleaning
20 03 07
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousbulky waste
20 03 99
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousmunicipal wastes not otherwise specified
Digital waste tracking
Receiving sites must report this code to DWTS.
Permitted receiving sites in England and Wales report each inbound load to the Digital Waste Tracking Service, and the EWC code is part of that record. WEEE Manager is listed on GOV.UK and sends the code with the rest of the receipt through the API.
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