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10 08 12* Tar-containing wastes from anode manufacture

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

Hazardous Mirror entry (hazardous side)

Official description: “tar-containing wastes from anode manufacture”

Where it sits: chapter 10 (wastes from thermal processes), section 10 08 (wastes from other non-ferrous thermal metallurgy).

What the hazard status means

This is one half of a “mirror” pair. Use this hazardous code if the waste contains hazardous substances above the thresholds, or has hazardous properties. You must assess the waste first, usually by knowing exactly what it is made of or by sampling and testing it.

Its mirror entry

10 08 13 Carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 08 12 Not hazardous

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 10 08

10 08 04 Particulates and dust Not hazardous
10 08 08* Salt slag from primary and secondary production Hazardous
10 08 09 Other slags Not hazardous
10 08 10* Dross and skimmings that are flammable or emit, upon contact with water, flammable gases in hazardous quantities Hazardous
10 08 11 Dross and skimmings other than those mentioned in 10 08 10 Not hazardous
10 08 13 Carbon-containing wastes from anode manufacture other than those mentioned in 10 08 12 Not hazardous
10 08 14 Anode scrap Not hazardous
10 08 15* Flue-gas dust containing hazardous substances Hazardous
10 08 16 Flue-gas dust other than those mentioned in 10 08 15 Not hazardous
10 08 17* Sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
10 08 18 Sludges and filter cakes from flue-gas treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 17 Not hazardous
10 08 19* Wastes from cooling-water treatment containing oil Hazardous
10 08 20 Wastes from cooling-water treatment other than those mentioned in 10 08 19 Not hazardous
10 08 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.