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Asbestos EWC code 17 06 05* for asbestos cement and other materials, 17 06 01* for lagging.

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Asbestos: 2 codes.

Asbestos

  • HazardousConstruction and demolition

    Building materials containing asbestos, such as asbestos cement sheets

    Under 0.1% asbestos? Use the code for the material itself, such as .

  • HazardousConstruction and demolition

    Insulation containing asbestos, such as pipe lagging

    Under 0.1% asbestos? Use , or if it holds other hazardous substances.

9 more codes in the full list mention “Asbestos”

  • HazardousPackaging

    Metallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix, including empty pressure containers

  • HazardousVehicles and vehicle repair

    Brake pads containing asbestos

    If it isn’t hazardous: .

  • HazardousElectrical equipment

    Discarded equipment containing free asbestos

  • HazardousHalogen chemicals

    Waste containing asbestos from electrolysis

    If it isn’t hazardous, the non-hazardous code in 06 07 that fits: .

  • HazardousOther inorganic chemicals

    Waste from asbestos processing

  • HazardousCement, lime and plaster making

    Waste from asbestos-cement manufacture containing asbestos

    If it isn’t hazardous: or .

  • Not hazardousCement, lime and plaster making

    Waste from asbestos-cement manufacture

    If it’s hazardous: .

  • HazardousConstruction and demolition

    Other insulation with hazardous substances

    If it isn’t hazardous: .

Is bonded asbestos 17 06 05*?

Yes. Bonded and fibrous asbestos are classified the same way. Asbestos cement sheets and other building materials containing asbestos are 17 06 05*. Insulation containing asbestos, such as pipe lagging, is 17 06 01*. A piece is hazardous when it holds 0.1% asbestos or more, and there’s no non-hazardous asbestos code: below 0.1%, the material is coded as the waste it’s part of.

EWC code for asbestos in soil or rubble

Pieces of asbestos-containing material are assessed on their own, so the load becomes a mixed waste with more than one code: 17 06 05* for the pieces, and a separate code for the soil or rubble. Loose asbestos fibres at 0.1% or more of the soil make the soil itself hazardous, 17 05 03*. Each code goes on its own line.

Does asbestos from a house need a consignment note?

Yes. In England, most hazardous waste from a home can go to a collection point without one, but asbestos always needs a consignment note. A contractor removing asbestos from a home fills it in as the producer, giving their own business name with the address of the home.

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