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19 02 99 Wastes not otherwise specified

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: “wastes not otherwise specified”

Where it sits: chapter 19 (wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use), section 19 02 (wastes from physico/chemical treatments of waste (including dechromatation, decyanidation, neutralisation)).

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.

Codes ending in 99 (“not otherwise specified”) are a last resort. Use a more specific code if one fits the waste.

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 19 02

19 02 03 Premixed wastes composed only of non-hazardous wastes Not hazardous
19 02 04* Premixed wastes composed of at least one hazardous waste Hazardous
19 02 05* Sludges from physico/chemical treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
19 02 06 Sludges from physico/chemical treatment other than those mentioned in 19 02 05 Not hazardous
19 02 07* Oil and concentrates from separation Hazardous
19 02 08* Liquid combustible wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
19 02 09* Solid combustible wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
19 02 10 Combustible wastes other than those mentioned in 19 02 08 and 19 02 09 Not hazardous
19 02 11* Other wastes containing hazardous substances 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.

19 02 99 Wastes not otherwise specified

What the hazard status means

Using this code

Other codes in section 19 02

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