Chapter 05: Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal
24 codes, of which 14 are hazardous (marked *). Pick the section that matches where the waste came from, then the code that describes it.
05 01 Wastes from petroleum refining
- 05 01 02* Desalter sludges Hazardous
- 05 01 03* Tank bottom sludges Hazardous
- 05 01 04* Acid alkyl sludges Hazardous
- 05 01 05* Oil spills Hazardous
- 05 01 06* Oily sludges from maintenance operations of the plant or equipment Hazardous
- 05 01 07* Acid tars Hazardous
- 05 01 08* Other tars Hazardous
- 05 01 09* Sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 05 01 10 Sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 05 01 09 Not hazardous
- 05 01 11* Wastes from cleaning of fuels with bases Hazardous
- 05 01 12* Oil containing acids Hazardous
- 05 01 13 Boiler feedwater sludges Not hazardous
- 05 01 14 Wastes from cooling columns Not hazardous
- 05 01 15* Spent filter clays Hazardous
- 05 01 16 Sulphur-containing wastes from petroleum desulphurisation Not hazardous
- 05 01 17 Bitumen Not hazardous
- 05 01 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
05 06 Wastes from the pyrolytic treatment of coal
- 05 06 01* Acid tars Hazardous
- 05 06 03* Other tars Hazardous
- 05 06 04 Waste from cooling columns Not hazardous
- 05 06 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
05 07 Wastes from natural gas purification and transportation
- 05 07 01* Wastes containing mercury Hazardous
- 05 07 02 Wastes containing sulphur Not hazardous
- 05 07 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 ↗