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13 02 05* Mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating 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: “mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating 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 02 (waste engine, gear and lubricating oils).

In plain English

Mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils, which covers much used engine oil.

Read our guide: engine oil →

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 02

13 02 04* Mineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
13 02 06* Synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
13 02 07* Readily biodegradable engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
13 02 08* Other engine, gear and lubricating 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.