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13 01 13* Other hydraulic oils

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

Hazardous Absolute hazardous entry

Official description: “other hydraulic oils”

Where it sits: chapter 13 (oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)), section 13 01 (waste hydraulic oils).

What the hazard status means

Waste that matches this description is always hazardous waste, whatever the amount of hazardous substances in it. You do not need to test it to decide whether it is hazardous, but you still need to know its hazardous properties to fill in the paperwork.

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 13 01

13 01 01* Hydraulic oils, containing PCBs Hazardous
13 01 04* Chlorinated emulsions Hazardous
13 01 05* Non-chlorinated emulsions Hazardous
13 01 09* Mineral-based chlorinated hydraulic oils Hazardous
13 01 10* Mineral based non-chlorinated hydraulic oils Hazardous
13 01 11* Synthetic hydraulic oils Hazardous
13 01 12* Readily biodegradable hydraulic oils 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.

13 01 13* Other hydraulic oils

What the hazard status means

Using this code

Other codes in section 13 01

Official sources