15 01 01
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouspaper and cardboard packaging
15
12 codes · 3 hazardous
Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified
Chapter 15 is packaging, absorbents, wiping cloths, filters and protective clothing when no other chapter fits. Packaging that held a hazardous substance is not the same code as clean cardboard. The asterisk follows the contamination, not the material.
Confirm the code in WM3 and on legislation.gov.uk. How to choose an EWC code. Digital waste tracking.
15 01
packaging (including separately collected municipal packaging waste)
15 01 02
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousplastic packaging
15 01 03
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouswooden packaging
15 01 04
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousmetallic packaging
15 01 05
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardouscomposite packaging
15 01 06
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousmixed packaging
15 01 07
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardousglass packaging
15 01 09
Non-hazardous Absolute non-hazardoustextile packaging
15 01 10*
Hazardous Absolute hazardouspackaging containing residues of or contaminated by hazardous substances
15 01 11*
Hazardous Absolute hazardousmetallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix (for example asbestos), including empty pressure containers
15 02
absorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing
15 02 02*
Hazardous Mirror hazardousabsorbents, filter materials (including oil filters not otherwise specified), wiping cloths, protective clothing contaminated by hazardous substances
Mirror partner: 15 02 03
15 02 03
Non-hazardous Mirror non-hazardousabsorbents, filter materials, wiping cloths and protective clothing other than those mentioned in 15 02 02
Mirror partner: 15 02 02*
Digital waste tracking
Receiving sites must report this code to DWTS.
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.
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Confirm the code in WM3 and on legislation.gov.uk before you report it.