H170 national waste code Timber-treatment chemical waste, such as spent preservative.
- Free, no account
- DCCEEW hazardous-waste data and reporting standard 2025
- Nothing is stored
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H170, Wood-preservative chemical waste.
National reporting
Wood-preservative chemical waste
National reporting H170: the waste must arise from making, preparing or using chemicals that preserve wood.
ComplyOnSiteIs National H170 hazardous waste?
Not from the code alone. H170 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 H170 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 H170 cover?
Process waste from making, formulating or using wood-preserving chemicals goes here. It follows that activity, not every item made of treated timber.
- Official wording
- Waste from manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals
- Reporting group
- Pesticides
- Description edition
- 2025
Is wood-preservative waste National H170 or another code?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| H170 | The waste came from making, formulating or using a wood-preserving chemical. |
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 H170?
| Waste | When it’s H170 |
|---|---|
| Wood-preserving chemical waste | The waste comes from making, formulating or using wood-preserving chemicals. |