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19 09 02 Sludges from water clarification
Not hazardous Absolute non-hazardous entry
Official description: “sludges from water clarification”
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 09 (wastes from the preparation of water intended for human consumption or water for industrial use).
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 09
- 19 09 01 Solid waste from primary filtration and screenings Not hazardous
- 19 09 03 Sludges from decarbonation Not hazardous
- 19 09 04 Spent activated carbon Not hazardous
- 19 09 05 Saturated or spent ion exchange resins Not hazardous
- 19 09 06 Solutions and sludges from regeneration of ion exchangers Not hazardous
- 19 09 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.
Official sources
- The List of Waste (Commission Decision 2000/532/EC, as it applies in the UK), legislation.gov.uk ↗
- GOV.UK: Classify different types of waste, your legal responsibilities ↗
- GOV.UK: Waste classification technical guidance (WM3) ↗
- Natural Resources Wales: How to classify and assess waste ↗
- SEPA: Waste classification technical guidance (PDF) ↗
- DAERA: Waste classification technical guidance ↗