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03 02 99 Wood preservatives not otherwise specified
Not hazardous Absolute non-hazardous entry
Official description: “wood preservatives not otherwise specified”
Where it sits: chapter 03 (wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard), section 03 02 (wastes from wood preservation).
What the hazard status means
Waste that matches this description is not hazardous waste. Check that nothing hazardous has been mixed in: a load that contains hazardous waste needs a different code.
Codes ending in 99 (“not otherwise specified”) are a last resort. Use a more specific code if one fits the waste.
Using this code
- Write the code on the paperwork when waste is passed on: a waste transfer note for non-hazardous waste, or a consignment note for hazardous waste (called special waste in Scotland).
- Choose the code from where the waste came from first (the chapter), then what it is. If a load is mixed, you may need more than one code.
- The waste must go to a site whose permit allows that code. A registered carrier can tell you which codes they accept: check a waste carrier.
- Businesses have a duty of care to describe their waste correctly.
Other codes in section 03 02
- 03 02 01* Non-halogenated organic wood preservatives Hazardous
- 03 02 02* Organochlorinated wood preservatives Hazardous
- 03 02 03* Organometallic wood preservatives Hazardous
- 03 02 04* Inorganic wood preservatives Hazardous
- 03 02 05* Other wood preservatives containing hazardous substances Hazardous
This page explains the code in plain English. It is not a classification of your waste. The official List of Waste and the classification guidance decide which code applies, and you are responsible for the code you use.
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 ↗