Chapter 01: Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, and physical and chemical treatment of minerals
24 codes, of which 7 are hazardous (marked *). Pick the section that matches where the waste came from, then the code that describes it.
01 01 Wastes from mineral excavation
- 01 01 01 Wastes from mineral metalliferous excavation Not hazardous
- 01 01 02 Wastes from mineral non-metalliferous excavation Not hazardous
01 03 Wastes from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals
- 01 03 04* Acid-generating tailings from processing of sulphide ore Hazardous
- 01 03 05* Other tailings containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 01 03 06 Tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05 Not hazardous
- 01 03 07* Other wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals Hazardous
- 01 03 08 Dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 03 07 Not hazardous
- 01 03 09 Red mud from alumina production other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 10 Not hazardous
- 01 03 10* Red mud from alumina production containing hazardous substances other than the wastes mentioned in 01 03 07 Hazardous
- 01 03 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
01 04 Wastes from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals
- 01 04 07* Wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals Hazardous
- 01 04 08 Waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 Not hazardous
- 01 04 09 Waste sand and clays Not hazardous
- 01 04 10 Dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 Not hazardous
- 01 04 11 Wastes from potash and rock salt processing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 Not hazardous
- 01 04 12 Tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11 Not hazardous
- 01 04 13 Wastes from stone cutting and sawing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 Not hazardous
- 01 04 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
01 05 Drilling muds and other drilling wastes
- 01 05 04 Freshwater drilling muds and wastes Not hazardous
- 01 05 05* Oil-containing drilling muds and wastes Hazardous
- 01 05 06* Drilling muds and other drilling wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 01 05 07 Barite-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06 Not hazardous
- 01 05 08 Chloride-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06 Not hazardous
- 01 05 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
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Official sources
- The List of Waste (Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, as it applies in the UK), legislation.gov.uk ↗
- GOV.UK: Classify different types of waste, your legal responsibilities ↗
- GOV.UK: Waste classification technical guidance (WM3) ↗
- Natural Resources Wales: How to classify and assess waste ↗
- SEPA: Waste classification technical guidance (PDF) ↗
- DAERA: Waste classification technical guidance ↗