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08 03 08 Aqueous liquid waste containing ink
Not hazardous Absolute non-hazardous entry
Official description: “aqueous liquid waste containing ink”
Where it sits: chapter 08 (wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (mfsu) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks), section 08 03 (wastes from MFSU of printing inks).
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 08 03
- 08 03 07 Aqueous sludges containing ink Not hazardous
- 08 03 12* Waste ink containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 08 03 13 Waste ink other than those mentioned in 08 03 12 Not hazardous
- 08 03 14* Ink sludges containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 08 03 15 Ink sludges other than those mentioned in 08 03 14 Not hazardous
- 08 03 16* Waste etching solutions Hazardous
- 08 03 17* Waste printing toner containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 08 03 18 Waste printing toner other than those mentioned in 08 03 17 Not hazardous
- 08 03 19* Disperse oil Hazardous
- 08 03 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.
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 ↗