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09 01 99 Wastes not otherwise specified

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: “wastes not otherwise specified”

Where it sits: chapter 09 (wastes from the photographic industry), section 09 01 (wastes from the photographic industry).

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 09 01

09 01 01* Water-based developer and activator solutions Hazardous
09 01 02* Water-based offset plate developer solutions Hazardous
09 01 03* Solvent-based developer solutions Hazardous
09 01 04* Fixer solutions Hazardous
09 01 05* Bleach solutions and bleach fixer solutions Hazardous
09 01 06* Wastes containing silver from on-site treatment of photographic wastes Hazardous
09 01 07 Photographic film and paper containing silver or silver compounds Not hazardous
09 01 08 Photographic film and paper free of silver or silver compounds Not hazardous
09 01 10 Single-use cameras without batteries Not hazardous
09 01 11* Single-use cameras containing batteries included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 Hazardous
09 01 12 Single-use cameras containing batteries other than those mentioned in 09 01 11 Not hazardous
09 01 13* Aqueous liquid waste from on-site reclamation of silver other than those mentioned in 09 01 06 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.

09 01 99 Wastes not otherwise specified

What the hazard status means

Using this code

Other codes in section 09 01

Official sources