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17 01 03 Tiles and ceramics

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

Not hazardous Absolute non-hazardous entry

Official description: “tiles and ceramics”

Where it sits: chapter 17 (construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)), section 17 01 (concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics).

In plain English

Tiles, ceramic sanitaryware and similar materials from building work, on their own.

Read our guide: tiles and ceramics →

What the hazard status means

Waste that matches this description is not hazardous waste. Check that nothing hazardous has been mixed in: a load that contains hazardous waste needs a different code.

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 17 01

17 01 01 Concrete Not hazardous
17 01 02 Bricks Not hazardous
17 01 06* Mixtures of, or separate fractions of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics containing hazardous substances Hazardous
17 01 07 Mixtures of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics other than those mentioned in 17 01 06 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.