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07 02 13 Waste plastic

EWC / List of Waste code · Last checked 21 October 2026 · Applies across the UK (England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)

Not hazardous Absolute non-hazardous entry

Official description: “waste plastic”

Where it sits: chapter 07 (wastes from organic chemical processes), section 07 02 (wastes from the MFSU of plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres).

In plain English

Waste plastic from making plastics, synthetic rubber and man-made fibres.

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.

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 07 02

07 02 01* Aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
07 02 03* Organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
07 02 04* Other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
07 02 07* Halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
07 02 08* Other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
07 02 09* Halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
07 02 10* Other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
07 02 11* Sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
07 02 12 Sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 02 11 Not hazardous
07 02 14* Wastes from additives containing hazardous substances Hazardous
07 02 15 Wastes from additives other than those mentioned in 07 02 14 Not hazardous
07 02 16* Waste containing hazardous silicones Hazardous
07 02 17 Waste containing silicones other than those mentioned in 07 02 16 Not hazardous
07 02 99 Wastes not otherwise specified Not 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.