# 18 01 09 EWC code (180109) Human healthcare: medicines.

> 18 01 09 EWC code (180109): medicines. Never hazardous, so it moves on a waste transfer note. With its official wording and the codes beside it.
> Web page: https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-09

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## Is 18 01 09 hazardous?

No, never. 18 01 09 has no asterisk, and WM3 lists it as absolute non-hazardous: waste under this code is not hazardous waste, with no assessment to decide it.

It moves on a [waste transfer note](https://complyonsite.com/tools/waste-transfer-note?code=180109).

## What does 18 01 09 cover?

- **Official wording**: “medicines other than those mentioned in [18 01 08](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-08)”
- **Sub-chapter**: 18 01: wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans
- **Chapter**: 18: Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)

## Which everyday wastes take 18 01 09?

| Waste | When it’s 18 01 09 |
| --- | --- |
| [Clinical and offensive waste](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?waste=clinical-waste) | Medicines; with 18 01 03* for sharps with medicines |

## Which other codes sit beside 18 01 09?

The other codes in 18 01:

| Code | What it is | Hazardous |
| --- | --- | --- |
| [18 01 01](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-01) | Sharps | No |
| [18 01 02](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-02) | Body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves | No |
| [18 01 03*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-03) | Infectious clinical waste | Yes |
| [18 01 04](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-04) | Non-infectious waste, such as offensive waste | No |
| [18 01 06*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-06) | Chemicals with hazardous substances | Yes |
| [18 01 07](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-07) | Chemicals | No |
| [18 01 08*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-08) | Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines | Yes |
| [18 01 10*](https://complyonsite.com/tools/ewc-code-finder?code=18-01-10) | Amalgam waste from dental care | 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)