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72 codes for waste in New South Wales, covering acids, alkalis, solvents, asbestos, clinical waste & used oil.

Which waste code list applies in New South Wales?

The EPA tables separate waste tracked within NSW or interstate from entries tracked only interstate. NSW publishes T200 for explosive waste. The code list is separate from the 6 NSW disposal classes.

How do waste classification and tracking differ in New South Wales?

Use the Waste Classification Guidelines to find the disposal class and the tracking table to find the movement route. IWTS is the current system and has replaced business WasteLocate reporting. Part 4 tracking needs a Schedule 1 Part 1 or Part 2 waste that also has a Part 3 characteristic (cl 3). Having no characteristic is a defence under cl 61. Part 1 covers local and interstate movements, and Part 2 covers interstate movements. Clause 41(2) excludes emergency protection, approved analysis or research, pipelines, containers returned for same-substance refill, qualifying unpaid farm chemical collections and approved product recalls. Asbestos and tyres have separate local reporting rules. Recycling alone doesn't exempt a load.

Which New South Wales materials have their own route?

Material-specific routes for New South Wales are on the Acid sulfate soil, Asbestos waste, Battery waste, Clinical waste, Drilling mud and slurry, Grease trap waste, Lead paint waste, Treated timber and Waste tyres pages.

Applies to Acid sulfate soil, Asphalt waste, Biosolids, Bricks, Concrete, Drilling mud and slurry, Fly ash, Food and beverage processing waste, Garden and landscaping organics, Glass waste, Grease trap waste, Industrial wastewater, Liquid food and organic waste, Manure and animal bedding, Plasterboard and cement sheeting, Processed organic waste, Rubble and foundry sand, Solid commercial food waste, Waste tyres, Untreated timber. Use it only for the specified material and reuse, after meeting all sampling, processing, chemical, record and land-use conditions. It isn't a blanket recycling or tracking exemption.

Applies to Adhesive waste, Dye waste, Glue waste, inks, Paint waste, Pigment waste, Plasticiser waste, Resin waste, Varnish and lacquer waste. Fully cured and dried residues of paints, coatings, inks, resins and glues are pre-classified general solid waste (non-putrescible), as long as the waste isn't already special, liquid or hazardous waste. Wet paint, dangerous residues and separately pre-classified lead paint can't be treated as cured ordinary waste.

Applies to Aluminium scrap, Asphalt waste, Bricks, Cardboard, Concrete, Glass waste, Mixed building waste, Non-ferrous metal scrap, Office paper, Plasterboard and cement sheeting, Plastic waste, Rubble and foundry sand, Steel scrap, Untreated timber. General solid waste (non-putrescible) is the pre-classification for qualifying building and demolition waste. The definition excludes asbestos and liquid waste, excavated soil, and waste from specified chemical, mineral-processing, container-reconditioning or waste-treatment facilities. Separate out contaminated components before using the ordinary construction-waste route.

Applies to Battery waste, Fluorescent lamps, Consolidated household chemicals, Oil and water mixtures, Paint waste, Used oil. The 29 July 2016 tracking exemption covers specified household problem wastes delivered to approved Community Recycling Centres. These are paint, oils, batteries and fluorescent tubes. CRCs take household quantities only, generally a container up to 20 litres or 20 kg per waste type, and businesses can't use the service. Other household chemicals have the Household Chemical CleanOut route. The exemption is intrastate only, so interstate Part 4 and dangerous-goods duties remain. Collection operators and receivers must keep the prescribed transport records for at least 4 years. It is a collection-route exemption, not permission to use ordinary bins.

Applies to Bricks, Concrete. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover recovered aggregate.

Applies to Contaminated drums and containers, Contaminated bags. Containers that held dangerous goods can be general solid waste (non-putrescible) only after residues are removed by washing at least as thorough as triple-rinsing, or by vacuuming. Uncleaned dangerous-goods containers are pre-classified hazardous. This disposal class doesn't waive a separate tracking test or the hazardous rinse-water route.

Applies to Contaminated absorbents, Used oil filters. Mechanically crushed, drained oil filters and oil-absorbent materials can be general solid waste (non-putrescible) only when they hold non-volatile petroleum hydrocarbons and no free liquid. Other contaminants or free liquid rule this route out.

Applies to Contaminated soil, Fill material and excavated spoil. Virgin excavated natural material (VENM) is a defined clean-material route, and industrial, chemical or asbestos contamination rules it out. Excavated natural material (ENM) can be supplied or reused only under the current ENM order and exemption, including sampling, chemical and use conditions. Neither label exempts contaminated soil because it looks clean, and neither removes a separate tracking duty.

Applies to Contaminated soil, Fill material and excavated spoil, Lead compound waste. The 19 August 2026 Pasminco naturally immobilised waste exemption is a narrow household route for specified furnace flue dust or impacted excavated material at residential premises inside the Cockle Creek Lead Abatement Strategy area. Intrastate delivery or collection must go to a lawful facility, and receivers must keep amount and date records. It doesn't exempt interstate tracking or dangerous-goods duties, and it isn't a general lead-soil exemption. The notice runs to 18 January 2029 unless amended.

Asphalt waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover reclaimed asphalt pavement.

Biosolids. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover biosolids.

Fly ash. The Schedule 1 fly-ash entry excludes ash from Australian coal-fired power stations. Other constituents and the lawful receiving or resource-recovery conditions still need assessment. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover coal ash.

Food and beverage processing waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover food waste.

Garden and landscaping organics. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover pasteurised garden organics or mulch.

Glass waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover recovered glass sand.

Industrial wastewater. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover effluent.

Liquid food and organic waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover liquid food waste.

Manure and animal bedding. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover manure.

Plasterboard and cement sheeting. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover plasterboard or cement fibre board.

Processed organic waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover compost.

Rubble and foundry sand. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover recovered aggregate or foundry sand.

Solid commercial food waste. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover solid food waste.

Untreated timber. A published resource recovery order and exemption cover mulch.

What record follows a New South Wales classification?

For NSW waste that is still trackable, prepare the IWTS movement with the code and the authorised receiver. Use the separate IWTS asbestos or tyre workflow when its local quantity rule applies.

New South Wales’s 72 waste codes

Each code links to its page.

New South Wales waste code list 72 codes