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Rubble EWC code 17 01 07 for mixed concrete, bricks and tiles, or a code for each kept apart.

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Rubble, concrete and bricks: 5 codes.

Rubble, concrete and bricks

  • Not hazardousConstruction and demolition

    A mix of concrete, bricks, tiles or ceramics

  • Not hazardousConstruction and demolition

    Concrete only

  • Not hazardousConstruction and demolition

    Bricks only

  • Not hazardousConstruction and demolition

    Tiles or ceramics only

  • HazardousConstruction and demolition

    Concrete, bricks, tiles or ceramics with hazardous substances

Is rubble 17 01 07, 17 01 01 or 17 01 02?

RubbleCode
Concrete only17 01 01
Bricks only17 01 02
Tiles and ceramics only17 01 03
A mix of concrete, bricks, tiles and ceramics17 01 07
Any of these containing hazardous substances17 01 06*

Each code without an asterisk pairs with 17 01 06*, so use it only once an assessment shows nothing hazardous is in the rubble. If you can’t find out, use 17 01 06*. 17 01 07 is for mixes of those four materials only: rubble mixed with wood, plastic or metal is mixed building waste, 17 09 04.

What makes concrete or brick rubble hazardous?

Asbestos
Pieces of asbestos cement or board are coded on their own, 17 06 05*, and the rubble separately. See asbestos.
Oil or fuel
Rubble soaked by a spill is assessed for the oil in it under WM3, and may become 17 01 06*.
Plaster and plasterboard
Gypsum is a separate waste with its own code: see plasterboard.
Unset cement
GOV.UK lists unused or unset cement as hazardous, 17 09 03*. Concrete that has set is 17 01 01.

Can you reuse crushed rubble as hardcore?

In England, yes, with a U1 waste exemption registered with the Environment Agency, as part of building or engineering work. It covers up to 5,000 tonnes over three years of 17 01 01, 17 01 02, 17 01 03 and 17 01 07, together with some other aggregates, stored for no more than 12 months before use. The rubble must suit the job, meet engineering standards and be free of plastic, asbestos fragments, oils and fuels. U1 doesn’t cover crushing it to size: that’s treatment, which needs its own exemption or permit.

Rubble crushed at a treatment site isn’t 19 12 09. GOV.UK says that code is for natural minerals such as sand and stone, not bricks, concrete or tiles.

Sources

The codes apply across the UK. The U1 exemption is England’s; Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own.