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11 02 05* Wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes containing hazardous substances

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: “wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes containing hazardous substances”

Where it sits: chapter 11 (wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy), section 11 02 (wastes from non-ferrous hydrometallurgical processes).

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

11 02 06 Wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 11 02 05 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 11 02

11 02 02* Sludges from zinc hydrometallurgy (including jarosite, goethite) Hazardous
11 02 03 Wastes from the production of anodes for aqueous electrolytical processes Not hazardous
11 02 06 Wastes from copper hydrometallurgical processes other than those mentioned in 11 02 05 Not hazardous
11 02 07* Other wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
11 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.