# 16 02 13* EWC code (160213) Electrical equipment with hazardous parts.

> 16 02 13* EWC code (160213): electrical equipment with hazardous parts. Always hazardous, so it moves on a consignment note, not a transfer note.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-13

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- Based on the UK List of Waste and WM3
- Nothing is stored

## Is 16 02 13* hazardous?

Yes, always. 16 02 13* has an asterisk, and WM3 lists it as absolute hazardous: waste under this code is hazardous whatever is in it, with no assessment to decide it.

It moves on a [hazardous waste consignment note](https://complyonsite.com/tools/hazardous-waste-consignment-note?code=160213), not a waste transfer note. [Hazardous waste EWC codes](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?list=hazardous)

## What does 16 02 13* cover?

- **Official wording**: “discarded equipment containing hazardous components other than those mentioned in [16 02 09](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-09) to [16 02 12](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-12)”
- **The list’s note**: “Hazardous components from electrical and electronic equipment may include accumulators and batteries mentioned in 16 06 and marked as hazardous; mercury switches, glass from cathode ray tubes and other activated glass, etc.”
- **Sub-chapter**: 16 02: wastes from electrical and electronic equipment
- **Chapter**: 16: Wastes not otherwise specified in the list

## Which everyday wastes take 16 02 13*?

| Waste | When it’s 16 02 13* |
| --- | --- |
| [Electrical equipment (WEEE)](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?waste=weee) | Industrial or commercial equipment with hazardous components |
| [Fridges and air conditioning](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?waste=fridges) | Other industrial or commercial units |
| [Fluorescent tubes and lamps](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?waste=fluorescent-tubes) | Commercial: fluorescent and discharge lamps, hazardous or POPs LEDs |

## Which other codes sit beside 16 02 13*?

The other codes in 16 02:

| Code | What it is | Hazardous |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [16 02 09*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-09) | Transformers and capacitors containing PCBs | Yes |
| [16 02 10*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-10) | Discarded equipment containing or contaminated by PCBs | Yes |
| [16 02 11*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-11) | Fridges and air conditioning with CFCs, HCFCs or HFCs | Yes |
| [16 02 12*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-12) | Discarded equipment containing free asbestos | Yes |
| [16 02 14](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-14) | Electrical equipment | No |
| [16 02 15*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-15) | Hazardous components removed from discarded equipment | Yes |
| [16 02 16](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=16-02-16) | Components removed from discarded equipment | No |

### Sources

- [List of Waste (legislation.gov.uk)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2000/532/annex)
- [WM3 waste classification guidance (Environment Agency, NRW, SEPA)](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6152d0b78fa8f5610b9c222b/Waste_classification_technical_guidance_WM3.pdf)

The codes apply across the UK. The consignment note here is for England and Wales; Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own.