Chapter 20: Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
40 codes, of which 14 are hazardous (marked *). Pick the section that matches where the waste came from, then the code that describes it.
20 01 Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
- 20 01 01 Paper and cardboard Not hazardous
- 20 01 02 Glass Not hazardous
- 20 01 08 Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste Not hazardous
- 20 01 10 Clothes Not hazardous
- 20 01 11 Textiles Not hazardous
- 20 01 13* Solvents Hazardous
- 20 01 14* Acids Hazardous
- 20 01 15* Alkalines Hazardous
- 20 01 17* Photochemicals Hazardous
- 20 01 19* Pesticides Hazardous
- 20 01 21* Fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste Hazardous
- 20 01 23* Discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons Hazardous
- 20 01 25 Edible oil and fat Not hazardous
- 20 01 26* Oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25 Hazardous
- 20 01 27* Paint, inks, adhesives and resins containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 20 01 28 Paint, inks, adhesives and resins other than those mentioned in 20 01 27 Not hazardous
- 20 01 29* Detergents containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 20 01 30 Detergents other than those mentioned in 20 01 29 Not hazardous
- 20 01 31* Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines Hazardous
- 20 01 32 Medicines other than those mentioned in 20 01 31 Not hazardous
- 20 01 33* Batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries Hazardous
- 20 01 34 Batteries and accumulators other than those mentioned in 20 01 33 Not hazardous
- 20 01 35* Discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components Hazardous
- 20 01 36 Discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35 Not hazardous
- 20 01 37* Wood containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 20 01 38 Wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37 Not hazardous
- 20 01 39 Plastics Not hazardous
- 20 01 40 Metals Not hazardous
- 20 01 41 Wastes from chimney sweeping Not hazardous
- 20 01 99 Other fractions not otherwise specified Not hazardous
20 02 Garden and park wastes (including cemetery waste)
- 20 02 01 Biodegradable waste Not hazardous
- 20 02 02 Soil and stones Not hazardous
- 20 02 03 Other non-biodegradable wastes Not hazardous
20 03 Other municipal wastes
- 20 03 01 Mixed municipal waste Not hazardous
- 20 03 02 Waste from markets Not hazardous
- 20 03 03 Street-cleaning residues Not hazardous
- 20 03 04 Septic tank sludge Not hazardous
- 20 03 06 Waste from sewage cleaning Not hazardous
- 20 03 07 Bulky waste Not hazardous
- 20 03 99 Municipal wastes not otherwise specified Not hazardous
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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 ↗