05 01 02*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousdesalter sludges
24 codes · 14 hazardous
Chapter 05 is refinery, gas-purification and coal-pyrolysis waste. Many entries are hazardous. Waste oils from a workshop or a garage are chapter 13, not this chapter.
Confirm the code in WM3 and on legislation.gov.uk. How to choose an EWC code. Digital waste tracking.
wastes from petroleum refining
desalter sludges
tank bottom sludges
acid alkyl sludges
oil spills
oily sludges from maintenance operations of the plant or equipment
acid tars
other tars
sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances
Mirror partner: 05 01 10
sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 05 01 09
Mirror partner: 05 01 09*
wastes from cleaning of fuels with bases
oil containing acids
boiler feedwater sludges
wastes from cooling columns
spent filter clays
sulphur-containing wastes from petroleum desulphurisation
Bitumen
wastes not otherwise specified
wastes from the pyrolytic treatment of coal
acid tars
other tars
waste from cooling columns
wastes not otherwise specified
wastes from natural gas purification and transportation
wastes containing mercury
wastes containing sulphur
wastes not otherwise specified
Digital waste tracking
Permitted receiving sites in England and Wales report each inbound load to the Digital Waste Tracking Service, and the EWC code is part of that record. WEEE Manager is listed on GOV.UK and sends the code with the rest of the receipt through the API.
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