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Chapter 13: Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)

34 codes, of which 34 are hazardous (marked *). Pick the section that matches where the waste came from, then the code that describes it.

13 01 Waste hydraulic oils

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
13 01 13* Other hydraulic oils Hazardous

13 02 Waste engine, gear and lubricating oils

13 03 Waste insulating and heat transmission oils

13 04 Bilge oils

13 04 01* Bilge oils from inland navigation Hazardous
13 04 02* Bilge oils from jetty sewers Hazardous
13 04 03* Bilge oils from other navigation Hazardous

13 05 Oil/water separator contents

13 05 01* Solids from grit chambers and oil/water separators Hazardous
13 05 02* Sludges from oil/water separators Hazardous
13 05 03* Interceptor sludges Hazardous
13 05 06* Oil from oil/water separators Hazardous
13 05 07* Oily water from oil/water separators Hazardous
13 05 08* Mixtures of wastes from grit chambers and oil/water separators Hazardous

13 07 Wastes of liquid fuels

13 07 01* Fuel oil and diesel Hazardous
13 07 02* Petrol Hazardous
13 07 03* Other fuels (including mixtures) Hazardous

13 08 Oil wastes not otherwise specified

13 08 01* Desalter sludges or emulsions Hazardous
13 08 02* Other emulsions Hazardous
13 08 99* Wastes not otherwise specified Hazardous

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