G160 national waste code Sludges & residues from making or using solvents.
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- DCCEEW hazardous-waste data and reporting standard 2025
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G160, Other organic-solvent process waste.
National reporting
Other organic-solvent process waste
National reporting G160: the manufacture, preparation or use of organic solvents must be the source.
ComplyOnSiteIs National G160 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. G160 is a DCCEEW reporting category that groups waste data nationally. It doesn't make every material with this description hazardous. State and territory rules decide the classification, exclusions and movement duties for a real load.
Enter G160 in the national waste-data category field when reporting under that standard. It isn't a transport certificate. A movement needs the code and record accepted where it starts, plus any required destination consignment authorisation for an interstate controlled load. Apply separate interstate movement controls, because a reporting code gives no state movement classification.
What does National G160 cover?
Process waste from making, formulating or using organic solvents goes here when no more specific solvent entry fits. It means the residues of solvent work, not every discarded solvent.
- Official wording
- Waste from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents
- Reporting group
- Organic solvents
- Description edition
- 2025
Is solvent process waste National G160 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| G160 | The waste came from making, formulating or using organic solvents and no more specific entry fits. |
These examples show the national category only. A state may use a different code, threshold or facility permission, so use that state's list before preparing transport paperwork.
Which wastes take National G160?
| Waste | When it’s G160 |
|---|---|
| Spent solvents | The residue comes from producing or recovering solvents. |
| Solvent production waste | The residue comes from producing or recovering solvents. |