# 17 08 02 EWC code (170802) Plasterboard and other gypsum materials.

> 17 08 02 EWC code (170802): plasterboard and other gypsum materials. Used once an assessment shows it isn’t hazardous; otherwise 17 08 01*.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-02

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

## Is 17 08 02 hazardous?

No, once an assessment shows it isn’t. 17 08 02 has no asterisk, but WM3 lists it as mirror non-hazardous: the non-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’s hazardous: [17 08 01*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-01). If you can’t find out what’s in it, use the hazardous code.

It moves on a [waste transfer note](https://complyonsite.com/tools/waste-transfer-note?code=170802). The hazardous code needs a [hazardous waste consignment note](https://complyonsite.com/tools/hazardous-waste-consignment-note) instead.

## What does 17 08 02 cover?

- **Official wording**: “gypsum-based construction materials other than those mentioned in [17 08 01](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-01)”
- **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 02?

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

## Which other codes sit beside 17 08 02?

The other codes in 17 08:

| Code | What it is | Hazardous |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [17 08 01*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=17-08-01) | Plasterboard and gypsum contaminated with hazardous substances | Yes |

### 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.