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19 03 08* Partly stabilised mercury

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: “partly stabilised mercury”

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 03 (stabilised/solidified wastes).

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 19 03

19 03 04* Wastes marked as hazardous, partly stabilised other than 19 03 08 Hazardous
19 03 05 Stabilised wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 04 Not hazardous
19 03 06* Wastes marked as hazardous, solidified Hazardous
19 03 07 Solidified wastes other than those mentioned in 19 03 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.

19 03 08* Partly stabilised mercury

What the hazard status means

Using this code

Other codes in section 19 03

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