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Chapter 19 EWC codes Waste leaving waste treatment sites, off-site waste water treatment and water supply.

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19 · Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

  • Not hazardousIncineration

    Ferrous materials removed from bottom ash

  • HazardousIncineration

    Filter cake from gas treatment

  • HazardousIncineration

    Aqueous liquid waste from gas treatment and other aqueous liquid waste

  • HazardousIncineration

    Solid waste from gas treatment

  • HazardousIncineration

    Spent activated carbon from flue-gas treatment

  • HazardousIncineration

    Bottom ash and slag containing hazardous substances

    If it isn’t hazardous: .

  • Not hazardousIncineration

    Bottom ash and slag

    If it’s hazardous: .

  • HazardousIncineration

    Fly ash containing hazardous substances

    If it isn’t hazardous: .

What is EWC chapter 19 for?

Waste produced by waste management sites, off-site waste water treatment plants, and plants treating drinking water or water for industry. It has 13 sub-chapters, from incineration (19 01) to soil and groundwater remediation (19 13). Transfer stations, MRFs, crushers and composters use it for what leaves their site.

When does treated waste get a chapter 19 code?

When treatment changes what the waste is: burning, composting, anaerobic digestion, shredding metal, or sorting mixed waste into separate materials. If a site only bulks it up, stores it or picks a few items out, the waste keeps the code it arrived with: mixed packaging stays 15 01 06.

That’s SEPA’s guidance. GOV.UK’s mechanical treatment guide gives sorted outputs chapter 19 codes in the same way.

Which chapter 19 codes does a sorting site use?

Sorted outNot hazardousHazardous
Paper and cardboard19 12 01–
Ferrous metal19 12 02–
Non-ferrous metal19 12 03–
Plastic and rubber19 12 04–
Glass19 12 05–
Wood19 12 0719 12 06*
Minerals, such as sand and stone19 12 09–
Refuse-derived fuel19 12 10–
Mixed residues and fines19 12 1219 12 11*

All 99 chapter 19 EWC codes

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19 Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use 99 codes

Sources

The codes apply across the UK. SEPA’s guidance is Scotland’s; the GOV.UK guide is England’s.