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08 03 12* EWC code (080312) Unwanted printing ink that holds dangerous ingredients.

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08 03 12*, hazardous.

  • HazardousPrinting inks

    Waste ink containing hazardous substances

If an assessment shows it isn’t hazardous, use this instead

  • Not hazardousPrinting inks

    Waste ink

Hazardous ink from printing, such as ink with solvents or heavy metals. A mirror entry, paired with 08 03 13.

Is 08 03 12* hazardous?

Yes, unless an assessment shows it isn’t. 08 03 12* has an asterisk, and WM3 lists it as mirror hazardous. It is the hazardous side of a choice between codes, decided by assessing the waste under WM3.

If it isn’t hazardous, it’s 08 03 13. If you can’t find out what’s in it, it stays 08 03 12*.

As hazardous waste it moves on a hazardous waste consignment note, not a waste transfer note. Hazardous waste EWC codes

What does 08 03 12* cover?

Official wording
“waste ink containing hazardous substances”
Sub-chapter
08 03 Wastes from MFSU of printing inks
Chapter
08 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks

Which other codes sit beside 08 03 12*?

These codes share sub-chapter 08 03 with it.

CodeWhat it isHazardous
08 03 07Aqueous sludges containing inkNo
08 03 08Aqueous liquid waste containing inkNo
08 03 13Waste inkNo
08 03 14*Ink sludges containing hazardous substancesYes
08 03 15Ink sludgesNo
08 03 16*Waste etching solutionsYes
08 03 17*Waste printing toner containing hazardous substancesYes
08 03 18Waste printing tonerNo
08 03 19*Disperse oilYes
08 03 99Waste not otherwise specifiedNo

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