# 17 08 01* EWC code (170801) Plasterboard and gypsum contaminated with hazardous substances.

> 17 08 01* EWC code (170801): plasterboard and gypsum contaminated with hazardous substances. Hazardous unless an assessment shows it isn’t.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-01

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

## Is 17 08 01* hazardous?

Yes, unless an assessment shows it isn’t. 17 08 01* has an asterisk, and WM3 lists it as mirror hazardous: the hazardous side of a choice between codes, decided by [assessing the waste under WM3](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6152d0b78fa8f5610b9c222b/Waste_classification_technical_guidance_WM3.pdf).

If it isn’t hazardous: [17 08 02](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-02). If you can’t find out what’s in it, it stays 17 08 01*.

As hazardous waste it moves on a [hazardous waste consignment note](https://complyonsite.com/tools/hazardous-waste-consignment-note?code=170801), not a waste transfer note. [Hazardous waste EWC codes](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?list=hazardous)

## What does 17 08 01* cover?

- **Official wording**: “gypsum-based construction materials contaminated with hazardous substances”
- **Sub-chapter**: 17 08: gypsum-based construction material
- **Chapter**: 17: Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)

## Which everyday wastes take 17 08 01*?

| Waste | When it’s 17 08 01* |
| --- | --- |
| [Plasterboard](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?waste=plasterboard) | The other codes for it: [17 08 02](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-02) |

## Which other codes sit beside 17 08 01*?

The other codes in 17 08:

| Code | What it is | Hazardous |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [17 08 02](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-02) | Plasterboard and other gypsum materials | 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.