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Name: level1_dopdown — POST

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  <select id="EWC_Chap" class="ewc-drop-down-menu" name="category_dropdown">
    <option value="">Select a Chapter...</option>
    <option value="01">01 - Mining/Quarrying/Mineral Treatment</option>
    <option value="02">02 - Agriculture/Hunting/Fishing/Food Processing</option>
    <option value="03">03 - Wood/Paper/Card Processing</option>
    <option value="04">04 - Leather/Fur/Textile Industry</option>
    <option value="05">05 - Petroleum/Gas Production</option>
    <option value="06">06 - Inorganic Chemical Processing</option>
    <option value="07">07 - Organic Chemical Processing</option>
    <option value="08">08 - MFSU of Coatings/Adhesives/Inks</option>
    <option value="09">09 - Photographic Industry</option>
    <option value="10">10 - Thermal Processes</option>
    <option value="11">11 - Chemical Surface Treatment of Metals/Plastic</option>
    <option value="12">12 - Shaping/Physical Treatment of Metals/Plastic</option>
    <option value="13">13 - Oil and Liquid Fuel Waste</option>
    <option value="14">14 - Solvents, Refrigerants and Propellants</option>
    <option value="15">15 - Packaging, Absorbents, Wiping Cloths and Filters</option>
    <option value="16">16 - Other wastes from Industrial processes</option>
    <option value="17">17 - Construction and Demolition Waste</option>
    <option value="18">18 - Healthcare Waste</option>
    <option value="19">19 - Materials from Waste and Water Treatment</option>
    <option value="20">20 - Municipal Waste and Similar Materials From Commerce and Industry</option>
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POST

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  <select id="SOSWC_Cat" class="ewc-drop-down-menu">
    <option value="">Select a Category...</option>
    <option value="1">Animal and vegetable wastes</option>
    <option value="2">Chemical wastes</option>
    <option value="3">Chemical wastes II</option>
    <option value="11">Chemical wastes III</option>
    <option value="5">Discarded equipment</option>
    <option value="6">Health care and biological wastes</option>
    <option value="7">Metallic wastes</option>
    <option value="8">Mineral and construction wastes</option>
    <option value="9">Mixed general wastes</option>
    <option value="10">Non-metallic wastes (plastic, wood, etc)</option>
    <option value="12">Solidified, stabilised or vitrified waste</option>
    <option value="4">Water treatment and effluent sludges</option>
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Name: level1_dopdown — POST

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  <input name="text-search" type="text" id="WasteText" value="" size="45">
  <input type="button" name="submit" id="submit" value="Search" onclick="fetchEntries();">
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    <input type="radio" name="wordFilter" id="option1" value="anyWord" checked="checked"> Any word </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="wordFilter" id="option2" value="allWords"> All words </label>
  <label>
    <input type="radio" name="wordFilter" id="option3" value="exactPhrase"> Exact phrase </label>
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EWC CODES

This EWC Search Facility was developed using the EA Thesaurus. This document is
no longer in use and the EA points out that those responsible for applying an
EWC code must ensure they have considered the hierachy steps to ensure they
select the right code. If you have any queries on EWC Codes, please contact the
EA for their advice on 08708 506 506.

Unfortunately, we are unable to provide either free advice or regulatory
interpretations.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW (JUNE 2020) REFERENCE TO POPs WASTE, ESPECIALLY WEEE, AT THE
BOTTOM OF THE EA GUIDELINES

PLEASE SELECT ONE OF THE SEARCH OPTIONS BELOW OR VIEW THE 'INSTRUCTIONS FOR
USE':

 * Search by Chapter
 * Search by Category
 * Search by Text

Select a Chapter... 01 - Mining/Quarrying/Mineral Treatment 02 -
Agriculture/Hunting/Fishing/Food Processing 03 - Wood/Paper/Card Processing 04 -
Leather/Fur/Textile Industry 05 - Petroleum/Gas Production 06 - Inorganic
Chemical Processing 07 - Organic Chemical Processing 08 - MFSU of
Coatings/Adhesives/Inks 09 - Photographic Industry 10 - Thermal Processes 11 -
Chemical Surface Treatment of Metals/Plastic 12 - Shaping/Physical Treatment of
Metals/Plastic 13 - Oil and Liquid Fuel Waste 14 - Solvents, Refrigerants and
Propellants 15 - Packaging, Absorbents, Wiping Cloths and Filters 16 - Other
wastes from Industrial processes 17 - Construction and Demolition Waste 18 -
Healthcare Waste 19 - Materials from Waste and Water Treatment 20 - Municipal
Waste and Similar Materials From Commerce and Industry



Select a Category... Animal and vegetable wastes Chemical wastes Chemical wastes
II Chemical wastes III Discarded equipment Health care and biological wastes
Metallic wastes Mineral and construction wastes Mixed general wastes
Non-metallic wastes (plastic, wood, etc) Solidified, stabilised or vitrified
waste Water treatment and effluent sludges




Any word All words Exact phrase









Please note - an asterisk (*) next to a code denotes that it is HAZARDOUS WASTE.

 * Environment Agency Guidelines
 * Instructions for Use



The Legal Requirement

 * The European Waste Catalogue codes were originally transposed into UK law
   through The List of Wastes (LOW) Regulations. But these were revoked in the
   Haz Waste (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2015 with reference now made
   to Commission Decision 2000/532/EC as amended in 2015 
 * From 1 July 2015, three new EWC codes have been added as part of 'Guidance on
   the classification and assessment of waste (1st edition 2015) Technical
   Guidance WM3'. These are 01 03 10*, 16 03 07* and 19 03 08* whch have now
   been incorporated into our search facility along with other amendments from
   WM3 that include:
    * Slight changes to the wording of 01 03 09, 06 08 02* and 19 03 04*.
    * The replacement of the word 'dangerous' by 'hazardous' throughout.

 * Whilst 99 codes are discouraged, municipal offensive waste must be be
   classified under 20 01 99, NOT the 18 01 or 18 02 healthcare codes. Municipal
   offensive waste includes dog poo from collection bins and kennels, nappy
   waste from nurseries, feminine hygiene waste and domestic incontinence waste.
 * The use of EWC codes is a legal requirement of the Duty of Care (DoC)
   legislation across the UK.
 * The DoC requires that a waste holder (producer, carrier or disposer) takes
   all reasonable steps to ensure that waste is described in a way that permits
   its safe handling and management and that any transfer of waste is
   accompanied by a written description of the waste including a LOW code.
 * In addition to the code, any waste should also be described in a way that
   identifies any properties relevant to its handling.
 * This search facility is based on information published by the Environment
   Agency in their List of Wastes Guide.
 * PLEASE NOTE: THOSE HANDLING WASTE ARE LEGALLY LIABLE TO USE THE RIGHT EWC
   CODE. INFORMATION ON THIS SITE IS PROVIDED IN GOOD FAITH USING THE MOST
   RECENT EA GUIDANCE, BUT 360 ENVIRONMENTAL CANNOT BE HELD LIABLE FOR ANY
   ENFORCEMENT ACTION THAT MAY BE TAKEN IN RELATION TO THE USE OF THESE CODES. 

Important

 * The EWC is made up of chapters describing waste arising from different types
   of activity. The chapter and sub-chapter headings are as equally important as
   the description alongside the six figure code. If your waste has not arisen
   from the activity covered by a particular Chapter, then you should NOT use
   that code, even where the individual waste description seems most apt.

 * When choosing a code, you should use the following steps:
   Step 1. Try to identify where in chapters 01 to 12 or 17 to 20 the waste is
   produced (i.e. the industry or process from which the waste arose, including
   household or similar waste). Using the information outlined in the bullet
   points above, identify the appropriate six-digit code for the waste,
   excluding codes ending with 99.
   Step 2. If an appropriate waste code cannot be found in chapters 01 to 12 or
   17 to 20, then the next step is to examine chapters 13, 14 and 15.
   Step 3. If none of these waste codes properly describes the waste, try to
   identify whether the waste is described in chapter 16.
   Step 4. If a suitable code still cannot be found, choose a 99 code from the
   appropriate chapter in Step 1.

 * For a list of EWC Chapters, simply click on the 'Chapter' tab below and look
   at the drop down box.

Please Note

 * A transfer note must always contain a written description of the waste as
   well as the EWC code. The Agencies expect this to be sufficient to enable the
   main components of the waste to be identified.
 * For example: 20 03 01 (mixed municipal waste) arising from a light industrial
   unit should have an accompanying written description which might read:
   'General non-hazardous waste from light engineering consisting only of waste
   food from the canteen, paper, metal, cardboard & plastic packaging and floor
   sweepings'.

WASTE CONTAINING PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS (POPS)

In June 2020, the EA published a series of GOV.UK Guidance documents to assist
in the EWC classification of waste containing Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs), especially Waste Electrical amd Electronic Equipment. If you dispose of,
collect or treat WEEE, you should read this guidance before determining the
correct EWC code.
 * Classify different types of waste - overview
 * Classify different types of waste - WEEE
 * Classify some waste electrical devices, components, and wastes from their
   treatment
 * Identify and dispose of waste containing persistent organic pollutants

 

The EWC Search Facility offers three options to identify the right code:

 1. You may try the Chapter option to go through the process of identifying the
    right chapter, sub-chapter then code. Please follow the Guidelines laid out
    below for this process. When you have identified the right code, you may
    click on the text Description to show the thesaurus entries related to the
    code. If you then click on 'Select' to save the code, you can go through the
    process again to identify another code.
 2. You may try to identify the waste within a particular Category of wastes.
    This offers a range of potential codes from different chapters within each
    group. Please follow the process in 1. above to see thesaurus entries and to
    save a code.
 3. You may try the thesaurus Text search by entering a description of your
    waste to see if the EA have identified it against a specific code. Please
    enter a description eg 'food' or 'tarmac' and click 'submit'. Then click on
    the most appropriate thesaurus description to identify the relevant code(s).
 4. If handling WEEE, you should consider the POPs guidance detailed in thr EA
    Guidelines tab.



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