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19 08 09 Grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats

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: “grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation containing only edible oil and fats”

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 08 (wastes from waste water treatment plants not otherwise specified).

In plain English

Grease and oil from oil/water separation that contains only edible oil and fats, such as from a grease trap.

Read our guide: fat, oil and grease →

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 19 08

19 08 01 Screenings Not hazardous
19 08 02 Waste from desanding Not hazardous
19 08 05 Sludges from treatment of urban waste water Not hazardous
19 08 06* Saturated or spent ion exchange resins Hazardous
19 08 07* Solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers Hazardous
19 08 08* Membrane system waste containing heavy metals Hazardous
19 08 10* Grease and oil mixture from oil/water separation other than those mentioned in 19 08 09 Hazardous
19 08 11* Sludges containing hazardous substances from biological treatment of industrial waste water Hazardous
19 08 12 Sludges from biological treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 11 Not hazardous
19 08 13* Sludges containing hazardous substances from other treatment of industrial waste water Hazardous
19 08 14 Sludges from other treatment of industrial waste water other than those mentioned in 19 08 13 Not hazardous
19 08 99 Wastes not otherwise specified 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.