Waste Thesaurus
SEPA guidance for coding waste
June 2015
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
A
Abaca tow, noils and yarn waste
Absorbents (not otherwise
specified) and oil
Absorbents – oil/fuel
(contaminated)
Absorbents not otherwise
specified – halogenated
Absorbents not otherwise
specified - non-halogenated
Acetic acid
Acid
Acid – acetic
Acid tars
Acid tars – organic
Acid tars not otherwise specified
Acids
Acrylamide
Acrylate copolymers
Acrylate monomers
Acrylic fibre
Acrylonitrile copolymer
Activated alumina
Activated carbon
Activated carbon – contaminated
Adhesives - non-halogenated
Adhesives - solvent based
Adhesives - water-based
Aerosol containers – empty
Aggregate – contaminated
Aggregates
Agricultural film
June 2015
EWC code(s)
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 20 01 11
15 02 02*
15 02 02*
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
07 01 01* , 11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 20 01 14*
01 03 04*, 05 01 04*, 05 01 07*, 05 01 12*, 05 06 01*, 06 01 01*, 06 01 02*, 06 01 03*, 06 01 04*, 06 01 05*
06 01 06*, 06 07 04*, 10 01 09*, 11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 16 08 05*, 20 01 14*
07 01 01*, 11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 20 01 14*
05 01 07*, 05 06 01*
05 01 07*, 05 06 01*, 17 03 01*, 17 03 03*
05 01 07*, 05 06 01*, 17 03 01*, 17 03 03*
01 03 04*, 05 01 04*, 05 01 07*, 05 01 12*, 05 06 01*, 06 01 01*, 06 01 02*, 06 01 03*, 06 01 04*, 06 01 05*
06 01 06*, 06 07 04*, 10 01 09*, 11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 16 08 05*, 20 01 14*
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
07 02 13, 16 03 05*, 16 03 06
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 20 01 11
07 02 13
10 03 05
06 07 02*, 06 13 02*, 19 01 10*, 19 09 04
06 07 02*, 06 13 02*, 19 01 10*
08 04 09*, 08 04 10
08 04 09*, 08 04 11*, 08 04 13*, 08 04 15*, 20 01 27*
08 04 10, 20 01 28
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
17 01 06*
01 04 08, 17 01 07
15 01 02
1
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Agricultural machinery
Air bags - undischarged
Air bags – discharged
Air fresheners (aerosol) - full
Alcoholic drinks
Alcohols
Aldehydes
Aliphatic hydrocarbons
Alkalis
Alumina
Aluminium
Aluminium cans
Aluminium dross
(thermal metallurgy)
Aluminium foil
Aluminium skimmings
Aluminium slags
Amalgam - dental
Amides
Amines
Amino resins
Ammonia
Animal bedding - soiled
Animal blood
Animal carcasses
Animal faeces
Animal fat
Animal grease
Animal hair
Animal hides
Animal tissue - infectious
Animal tissue - non-infectious
Anode scraps
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 01 04*, 16 01 06, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 01 10*
16 01 22
16 05 04*, 16 05 05
02 07 04, 20 01 08
07 07 04*, 16 05 06*, 20 01 08
07 01 01*, 07 01 08*, 16 03 05*, 16 03 06, 16 05 06*
13 07 02*, 16 05 06*
05 01 11*, 06 02 01, 06 02 03*, 06 02 04*, 06 02 05*, 11 01 07*, 19 11 04*, 20 01 15*
10 03 05
02 01 10, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 16 01 18, 17 04 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
15 01 04
10 03 04*, 10 03 05, 10 03 09*, 10 03 16
15 01 04, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
10 03 15*, 10 03 16
10 03 04*
18 01 10*
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
08 04 09*, 08 04 10
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
02 01 06, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
02 01 02, 02 02 02
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
02 01 06, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 20 02 01
02 02 03, 20 01 25, 20 01 26*
04 02 10, 19 08 09*, 19 08 10*
04 01 01, 04 01 09, 04 02 21
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 04 01 01
18 02 02*
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 18 02 03
10 03 02, 10 03 17*, 10 03 18, 10 08 12*, 10 08 13, 10 08 14, 11 02 03
2
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Anthracite filters
Antifreeze
Antimony compounds
APC residues - MSW combustion
Appliances - domestic
Appliances - domestic
Aromatic hydrocarbons
Arsenic - elemental
Arsenic compounds
Asbestos
Asbestos - bonded
Asbestos - bonded
Asbestos - fibrous
Asbestos - insulation products
Asbestos lined brake shoes
Asbestos sheets - corrugated
Asbestos vehicle brake shoes
Ash – bottom
Ash – fly
Ash – pulverised fuel (PFA)
Asphalt (containing tar)
Autoclaved clinical waste
B
Bags – plastic
Bags – stoma (used)
Bakery waste
Baled plastic waste
Ball mill dust
Bark
Barriers (metal) - safety
Bases
Batteries - alkaline
June 2015
EWC code(s)
19 09 04
16 01 14*, 16 01 15
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
19 01 07*
16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14
13 07 01*, 13 07 02*, 13 07 03*, 16 03 06
01 01 01
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 03*, 06 04 05*, 10 04 03*, 10 11 11*
06 07 01*, 06 13 04*, 10 13 09*, 10 13 10, 15 01 11*, 16 02 12*, 17 06 01*, 17 06 05*
17 06 05*
10 13 09*, 17 06 05*
06 13 04*, 16 02 12*, 17 06 01*
17 06 01*
16 01 11*
10 13 09*, 17 06 05*
16 01 11*
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 19 01 12
10 01 02, 10 01 03, 10 01 04*, 10 01 13*, 10 01 16*, 10 01 17, 19 01 13*, 19 01 14, 19 04 02*
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 19 01 12
17 03 01*, 17 03 02, 17 03 03*
18 01 04, 18 02 03
15 01 02, 20 01 39
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
02 06 01
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 0420 01 39, 20 01 39
10 03 21*10 03 22, 10 03 22
03 01 01, 03 03 01, 20 02 01
17 04 07, 19 12 02
05 01 11*, 06 02 01*, 06 02 03*, 06 02 04*, 06 02 05*, 11 01 07*, 19 11 04*, 20 01 15*
16 06 04, 20 01 34
3
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Batteries - car
Batteries - lead acid (drained)
Batteries - lead acid (undrained)
Batteries - lithium
Batteries - mercury
Batteries - metal hydrides
Batteries - mixed
Batteries - nickel cadmium
Battery - Electrolyte
Beer
Benzene
Benzoic acid
Benzyl chlorides
Beverage cartons
Bicycles
Binders - Foundry
Biocide production waste
Biocides
Biscuits
Bismuth
Bismuth compounds
Bismuth waste and scrap
Bitumen
Blast furnace slag
Blasting grit
Blood – animal
Blood – Human
Boats
Bobbins - paper
Bobbins - plastic
Boiler cleaning sludge
Boric acid
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 06 01*
16 06 01*, 20 01 33*
16 06 01*, 20 01 33*
16 06 04, 20 01 34
16 06 03*, 20 01 33*
16 06 04, 20 01 34
16 06 02*, 16 06 03*, 16 06 04, 20 01 33*, 20 01 34
16 06 02*, 20 01 33*
16 06 06*
02 07 04, 20 01 08
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
20 01 14*
16 03 05*, 16 05 06*
15 01 05
16 01 06
10 09 13*, 10 09 14, 10 10 13*, 10 10 14
07 04 01*, 07 04 03*, 07 04 04*, 07 04 07*, 07 04 08*, 07 04 09*, 07 04 10*, 07 04 11*, 07 04 12, 07 04 13*
02 01 08*, 03 02 01*, 03 02 02*, 06 13 01*, 20 01 19*
02 06 01, 20 01 08
06 04 05*, 19 12 11*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
06 04 05*, 19 12 11*
05 01 17, 17 03 01*, 17 03 02, 17 03 03*
10 02 01, 10 02 02, 10 09 03, 10 10 03
12 01 16*, 12 01 17
02 01 02, 02 02 02
18 01 02
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
20 01 01
20 01 39
10 01 22*, 10 01 23
11 01 06*, 20 01 14*
4
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Bottles - glass
Bottles - plastic
Brake fluid
Brake fluids
Brake linings
(containing asbestos)
Brake linings
(not containing asbestos)
Brakes – car
Brass – scrap
Bread
Brewing waste
Bricks
Brine
Bromine
Bronze - scrap
Building rubble
Bulbs – Non Fluorescent
Bulbs – non fluorescent
Bulky household waste
C
Cable stripping waste
Cadmium compounds
Cadmium waste and scrap
Calcium based reaction residue
Calcium carbonate
Calcium sulphate
Cameras - single use
Cans – aluminium
Cans – metal
Canteen waste
Capacitors (with PCBs or PCTs)
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 11 12, 15 01 07, 20 01 02
15 01 02, 20 01 39
16 01 13*
16 01 13*
16 01 11*
16 01 12
16 01 11*, 16 01 12
02 01 10, 16 01 18, 17 04 01, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 06 01
02 07 01, 02 07 02, 02 07 03, 02 07 04, 02 07 05
10 12 08, 17 01 02, 17 01 06*, 17 01 07
01 01 02, 01 04 11
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
02 01 10, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 17 04 01, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
17 01 01, 17 01 02, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 17 01 07, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 17 09 01*, 17 09 02*, 17 09 03*, 17 09 04
16 02 14, 20 01 36
16 02 14, 20 01 36
20 03 07
17 04 10*, 17 04 11, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 04
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
19 12 03, 20 01 40
06 09 03*, 06 09 04, 06 11 01, 10 01 05, 10 01 07
01 01 02, 01 04 08, 02 04 02
06 03 14, 17 08 01*, 17 08 02
09 01 10, 09 01 11*, 09 01 12
15 01 04
15 01 04
20 01 08
16 02 09*, 17 09 02*
5
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Capacitors
(without PCBs or PCTs)
Car – dashboards and other
plastic fittings
Car batteries
Car bodies
Car brakes
Car exhausts
Carbon
Carbon (activated) - contaminated
Carbon - activated
Carbon black
Carbon fibre
Carbon tetrachloride
Carcasses
Cardboard
Cardboard containers contaminated
Cardboard packaging
Cardboard packaging - used
Carpets
Cars
Cartridges (ink jet printer)
remanufacturing residues
Cartridges (laser printer)
remanufacturing residues
Cartridges - toner
Cast iron waste and scrap
Catalysts - molybdenum
(hydrodesulphurisation)
Catalysts - nickel
(hydrodesulphurisation)
Catalysts - precious metal bearing
Catalysts - transition metal
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 01 19
16 06 01*
16 01 06
16 01 11*, 16 01 12
16 01 21*, 16 01 22
06 07 02*, 06 13 02*, 06 13 03*, 10 03 18, 10 08 13, 16 11 01*1, 6 11 02, 19 09 04
06 07 02*, 06 13 02*, 19 01 10*, 19 09 04
06 07 02*, 06 13 02*, 19 01 10*, 19 09 04
06 13 03
04 02 21, 04 02 22
07 01 03*, 07 02 03*, 07 03 03*, 07 05 03*, 07 06 03*, 07 07 03*
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
03 03 07, 03 03 08, 15 01 01, 19 12 01, 20 01 01
15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
04 02 22, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
16 01 17, 17 04 05, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
16 08 02*, 16 08 03
16 08 02*, 16 08 03
16 08 01
16 08 02*, 16 08 03
6
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Cathode ray tubes
Caustic - fluoride
Caustic - sulphide
CDs
Cellophane - dry
Cement
Cement - asbestos
Cement kiln dust
Cement products
Cement slurry
Cement/concrete sludge
Ceramics
Cesspit sludge
Cesspool waste
CFCs
Chairs - metal
Chairs - plastic
Chairs - wooden
Chalk
Chemical production liquors
Chemical toilet waste
Chemical waste - general factory
Chemicals - laboratory
Chimney sweeping waste
China
Chipboard
Chlorates
Chlorinated dioxins
Chlorinated solvents (mixed)
Chlorine
Chlorofluorocarbons
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 11 11*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 15*, 20 01 21*
06 02 05*, 20 01 15*
06 02 05*, 20 01 15*
20 01 39
07 02 13, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
10 13 04, 10 13 11
10 13 09*, 17 06 05*
10 13 06
10 13 11, 17 01 01
10 13 14
10 13 14
08 02 02, 08 02 03, 10 12 08, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 17 01 07
20 03 04
20 03 04
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
17 04 07, 20 01 40, 20 03 07
17 02 03, 20 01 39, 20 03 07
03 01 05, 17 02 01, 19 12 07, 20 03 07
01 01 02, 01 04 08
07 01 01*, 07 01 03*, 07 01 04*, 07 02 01*, 07 02 03*, 07 02 04*, 07 03 01*, 07 03 03*, 07 03 04*, 07 04 01*,
07 04 03*, 07 04 04*, 07 05 01*, 07 05 03*, 07 05 04*, 07 06 01*, 07 06 03*, 07 06 04*, 07 07 01*, 07 07 03*,
07 07 04*
20 03 04, 20 03 04
20 03 01
16 05 06*
20 01 41
10 12 08, 17 01 03
03 01 04*, 03 01 05
09 01 05*, 16 09 04*, 20 01 29*
19 01 05*, 19 01 13*, 19 01 15*
07 01 03*, 07 02 03*, 07 03 03*, 07 04 03*, 07 05 03*, 07 06 03*, 07 07 03*, 14 06 02*, 20 01 13*
16 05 04*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
7
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Chloroform
Chloromethanes
Chlorosilanes
Chocolate
Chromates
Chrome
Chromic acid
Chromium
Chromium compounds (trivalent)
Chromium compounds hexavalent
Chromium waste and scrap
Civic amenity waste
Cladding - aluminum
Cladding - stone
Clay
Clay - contaminated
Clay and terracotta land drain
pipes
Cleaning compounds halogenated
Cling film
Clinical waste
Clinical waste - autoclaved
Clinical waste not otherwise
specified
Clothes
Coal
Coal tars
Coatings - paint (PVC)
Cobalt compounds
Cocoa husks
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 04*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
06 08 02*
02 06 01, 20 01 08
16 09 02*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 12 01 03, 02 01 04, 16 01 18, 17 04 07, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 20 01 14*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 16 01 18, 17 04 07, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
04 01 04, 04 01 08, 16 09 02*
16 09 02*
12 01 03, 12 01 04, 16 01 18, 17 04 07, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
20 01 01, 20 01 40, 20 02 01, 20 02 02, 20 03 01, 20 03 07, 20 01 02, 20 01 11, 20 01 13*, 20 01 25, 20 01 26*,
20 01 27*, 20 01 28, 20 01 33*, 20 01 34, 20 01 35*, 20 01 36, 20 01 37, 20 01 38, 20 01 39
17 04 02
17 09 04
01 04 09, 17 05 04
05 01 15*, 17 05 03*, 19 11 01*
17 01 03
14 06 02*, 20 01 29*
07 02 13, 15 01 02, 20 01 39
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 01, 18 02 02* 18 02 03, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04
20 01 10
01 01 02
17 03 01*, 17 03 03*, 17 04 10*
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
02 03 01, 02 03 04
8
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Cocoa shells
Cocoa skins
Coffee
Coke
Coke - contaminated
Colliery spoil
Combustion refractories
Combustion residue (MSW) bottom ash
Commercial waste
Compact discs
Compacted household waste
Compost - mushroom
Compost - spent
Composted household waste
Computer disks
Computer keyboards
Computer screens
Computers
Concrete
Concrete - contaminated
Concrete - wet
Concrete blocks
Concrete floor tiles
Concrete railway sleepers
Concrete slurry
Condemned food
Cones (roadworks)
Construction waste
(contaminated) not otherwise
specified
Construction waste containing
chemicals
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 03 01, 02 03 04
02 03 01, 02 03 04
02 03 01, 02 03 04
16 03 06
16 03 05*
01 01 02
16 11 01*, 16 11 02, 16 11 03*, 16 11 04, 16 11 05*, 16 11 06
19 01 12
20 03 01
20 01 39
19 12 12
02 03 01
02 03 01, 19 05 03
19 05 01, 19 05 03, 19 06 04
20 01 39
16 02 14, 16 02 16
16 02 13*, 16 02 15*
16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 16
10 13 14, 17 01 01
17 01 06*
10 13 14, 17 01 01
10 13 14, 17 01 01
10 13 14, 17 01 01
10 13 14, 17 01 01
10 13 14, 17 01 01
02 02 03, 02 03 04, 02 05 01, 02 06 01, 02 07 04, 20 01 08
17 02 03
17 09 01*, 17 09 02*, 17 09 03*, 17 09 04
17 09 01*, 17 09 02*, 17 09 03*, 17 09 04
9
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Container washings agrochemical
Containers (metal) - used
Containers - aerosol - empty
Containers - cardboard
Containers - cardboard
(contaminated)
Containers - glass
Containers - glass (contaminated)
Containers - metal (contaminated)
Containers - paper
Containers - paper (contaminated)
Containers - pesticide (metal)
Containers - pesticide (plastic)
Containers - plastic
Containers - plastic
(contaminated)
Containers - wooden
Containers - wooden
(contaminated)
Contaminated filter paper
Contaminated grit
Contaminated paper wipes
Contaminated railway ballast
Contaminated rock
Contaminated sand
Contaminated silt
Contaminated silt and dredgings
Contaminated soil
(all types of soil)
Cookers
Cookers - microwave
Cooking oil
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 01 08*, 02 01 09, 16 07 09*
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 01
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
10 11 12, 15 01 07, 20 01 02
10 11 12, 15 01 10*, 20 01 02
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 01
15 01 10*
02 01 08*, 02 01 09, 15 01 04, 15 01 10*
02 01 08*, 02 01 09, 15 01 02, 15 01 10*
01 03 04*, 15 01 02
15 01 10*
15 01 03
15 01 10*
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
13 05 01*, 13 05 08*
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
17 05 07*, 17 05 08
01 04 07*, 17 05 03*, 17 05 07*
01 04 09, 17 05 03*
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
17 05 03*, 17 05 04
16 02 12*, 16 02 14
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
20 01 25, 20 01 26*
10
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Cooling column waste
(coal treatment)
Cooling column waste
(petroleum refining)
Cooling water (containing oil)
Cooling water (not containing oil)
Copolymers - acrylate
Copper - scrap
Copper ashes and residues
Copper compounds
Copper dross (thermal metallurgy)
Copper slags
Copper waste and scrap
Cork
Corrugated plastic sheets
Cosmetic products
Cotton
Cotton wool
Couches
Cows
Crack indicating agents (thermal
metallurgy)
Crates - plastic
Crates - wooden
Crop spraying waste
Crops, Crop waste
Crude oil tank cleaning residues
Crushed fluorescent tubes
Cushions
Cyanides
Cyclone deposits
D
Dairy products
June 2015
EWC code(s)
05 06 04
05 01 14
10 02 11*, 10 03 27*, 10 04 09*, 10 05 08*, 10 06 09*, 10 07 07*, 10 08 19*
10 01 26, 10 03 28, 10 04 10, 10 06 10, 10 07 08, 10 08 20
07 02 13, 16 03 05*, 16 03 06
17 04 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
10 06 04
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
10 06 02
10 06 01
17 04 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
03 01 01, 17 02 01, 20 01 38
17 02 03
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
20 03 07
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03
10 09 15*, 10 09 16, 10 10 15*, 10 10 16
15 01 02
15 01 03
02 01 08*, 02 01 09
02 01 03
16 07 08*, 16 07 09*, 16 07 99
20 01 21*
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
06 03 11*, 11 03 01*
19 02 03, 19 02 04*
02 05 01, 02 05 02, 20 01 08
11
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Dairy products (solids)
Dairy products (liquids)
De-inking sludge
Dead pets
Decant oil tank cleaning residues
Degreaser compounds
Demolition waste - contaminated
Derv
Detergents
Dichloroethane
Dichloromethane
Diesel
Diesel and petrol (mixed)
Diphenyl methane di-isocyanate
(MDI) – solid
Distillate tank cleaning residues
Distillation residues
Dog poo
Domestic appliances (electrical)
Domestic appliances (gas
powered)
Domestic appliances (mechanical)
Domestic appliances CFCs
extracted
Domestic appliances CFCs not
extracted
Domestic waste
Doors (metal)
Dredgings
Dredgings and silt - contaminated
Dressings - soiled
Drilling muds - water based
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 05 01, 02 05 02, 20 01 08
02 05 01, 02 05 02, 20 01 08
03 03 05
18 02 02*, 18 02 03
16 07 08*, 16 07 09*, 16 07 99
04 01 03*, 11 01 13*, 11 01 14, 12 03 02*
17 09 01*, 17 09 02*, 17 09 03*, 17 09 04
13 07 01*
20 01 29*, 20 01 30
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
13 07 01*
13 07 03*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
05 01 03*
02 07 02, 07 01 07*, 07 01 08*, 07 02 07*, 07 02 08*, 07 03 07*, 07 03 08*, 07 04 07*, 07 04 08*, 07 05 07*,
07 05 08*, 07 06 07*, 07 06 08*, 07 07 07*, 07 07 08*
18 02 02*, 18 02 03
16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14
20 01 40, 20 03 07
20 01 40, 20 03 07
16 02 14
16 02 11*
20 03 01
17 04 05
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
01 05 04, 01 05 05*, 01 05 06*, 01 05 07, 01 05 08
12
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Dross - aluminium (thermal
metallurgy)
Dross - copper (thermal
metallurgy)
Dross - lead (thermal metallurgy)
Dross - magnesium
Dross - silver (thermal metallurgy)
Dross - zinc (thermal metallurgy)
Drugs - controlled
Drugs - cytotoxic
Drugs - prescribed
Drums - steel
Drums not otherwise specified
Dry mixed recyclables (DMR)
Ducting and piping - contaminated
Dust - asbestos
Dust - flue gas
Dust - furnace (foundries)
Dust - grinding
Dust - sander
DVDs
Dyestuffs
E
Effluent - septic tank
Effluent treatment sludge biological(dewatered)
Electric motors (decontaminated)
Electrical absorption fridges
Electrical appliances
Electrical cable
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 03 09*, 10 03 15*, 10 03 16
10 06 02
10 04 02*
10 08 10*, 10 08 11
10 07 02
10 05 10*, 10 05 11
07 05 13*, 07 05 14, 18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08, 20 01 31*, 20 01 32
07 05 13*, 07 05 14, 18 01 08*, 18 02 07*, 20 01 31*
07 05 13*, 07 05 14, 18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08, 20 01 31*, 20 01 32
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 02, 15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 06
17 02 04*
06 13 04*, 10 13 09*
10 01 04*, 10 03 19*, 10 03 20, 10 04 04*, 10 05 03*, 10 06 03*, 10 08 15*, 10 08 16, 10 09 09*, 10 09 10, 10 10 09*,
10 10 10, 10 12 03
10 01 01, 10 01 04*, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 19 01 15*, 19 01 16
01 03 08, 01 04 10, 10 03 21*, 10 03 22, 12 01 02, 12 01 04
03 01 04*, 03 01 05, 12 01 02, 12 01 04
20 01 39
04 02 16*, 04 02 17
20 03 04
02 02 04, 02 03 05, 02 04 03, 02 05 02, 02 06 03, 02 07 05, 03 03 11, 04 01 06, 04 01 07, 04 02 19*, 04 02 20,
05 01 09*, 05 01 10, 06 05 02*, 06 05 03, 07 01 11*, 07 01 12, 07 02 11*, 07 02 12, 07 03 11*, 07 03 12, 07 04 11*,
07 04 12, 07 05 11*, 07 05 12, 07 06 11*, 07 06 12, 07 07 11*, 07 07 12, 10 01 20*, 10 01 21, 10 11 19*, 10 11 20,
10 12 13, 19 11 05*, 19 11 06
16 01 22, 16 02 14
16 02 11*, 16 02 14
16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 15*, 16 02 16, 17 04 10*, 17 04 11
13
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Electrical components
Electrical domestic appliances
Electrical wire
Electronic appliances
Electronic components
Electronic equipment
Electronic fixtures/fittings
Electronic scrap
Empty aerosol containers
Empty used containers
Emulsions (oil) - chlorinated
Emulsions (oil) - non-chlorinated
Enamels
Engine oil
Engine oil - chlorinated
Engine oil - non-chlorinated
Engines
Epoxy resin
Epoxy/polyester powder paint
Etching acid
Ethanol
Ethers
Ethoxylated alkyphenol
(surfactant)
Ethyl benzene
Ethylene glycol
Excrement - animal
F
Feathers
Feedwater sludge (petroleum
refining)
Feminine hygiene waste
Fermentation waste
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 15*, 16 02 16, 17 04 10*, 17 04 11
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 02 15*, 16 02 16
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 02, 15 01 03, 15 01 04, 15 01 05, 15 01 06, 15 01 10*
12 01 08*, 13 01 04*
12 01 09*, 13 01 05*
08 02 01, 20 01 28
13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 02 06*, 13 02 07*, 13 02 08*
13 02 04*
13 01 10*
16 01 21*, 16 01 22
08 04 09*, 08 04 10, 08 04 11*, 08 04 12
08 01 11*, 08 01 13*, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
08 03 16*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*, 18 01 06*, 18 02 05*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 01 14*
02 01 06, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 20 02 01
02 02 02
05 01 13
18 01 04
02 07 01, 02 07 02, 02 07 03, 02 07 04, 02 07 05
14
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Ferrous and non-ferrous (mixed)
scrap
Ferrous metal scrap
Ferrous metal turnings
Ferrous swarf
Fertiliser waste
Fibre - acrylic
Fibre - glass
Fibreboard
Fibreglass
Fibres - textile (processed) synthetic
Fibres - textile (unprocessed) synthetic
Fibres man made
Film - plastic
Filter cake - dewatered
Filter cake - phenolic
Filter cake not otherwise specified
Filter clay
Filter cloths
Filter paper
Filter paper - contaminated
Filters - anthracite
Filters - contaminated
Filters - oil
Filters - oil (crushed)
Filters - spray booth
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 01 10, 15 01 04, 17 04 07, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
12 01 01, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
12 01 01, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
06 10 02*
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
10 11 03, 16 01 20, 17 02 02, 17 02 04*
10 11 03
10 11 03, 16 01 20, 17 02 02, 17 02 04*, 20 01 02
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 21
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
07 02 13, 15 01 02, 20 01 39
07 01 09*, 07 01 10*, 07 02 09*, 07 02 10*, 07 03 09*, 07 03 10*, 07 04 09*, 07 04 10*, 07 05 09*, 07 05 10*,
07 06 09*, 07 06 10*, 07 07 09*, 07 07 10*, 10 02 13*, 10 02 14,, 0 02 15, 10 03 25*, 10 03 26, 10 04 07*, 10 05 06*,
10 06 07*, 10 07 05, 10 08 17*, 10 08 18, 10 11 17*, 10 11 18, 10 12 05, 10 13 07, 11 01 09*, 11 01 10, 19 01 05*
07 01 09*, 07 01 10*, 07 02 09*, 07 02 10*, 07 03 09*, 07 03 10*, 07 04 09*, 07 04 10*, 07 05 09*, 07 05 10*,
07 06 09*, 07 06 10*, 07 07 09*, 07 07 10*, 10 02 13*, 10 03 25*, 10 04 07*, 10 05 06*, 10 06 07*, 10 08 17*,
10 11 17*, 11 01 09*
07 01 09*, 07 01 10*, 07 02 09*, 07 02 10*, 07 03 09*, 07 03 10*, 07 04 09*, 07 04 10*, 07 05 09*, 07 05 10*,
07 06 09*, 07 06 10*, 07 07 09*, 07 07 10*, 10 02 13*, 10 02 14, 10 02 15, 10 03 25*, 10 03 26, 10 04 07*, 10 05 06*,
10 06 07*, 10 07 05, 10 08 17*, 10 08 18, 10 11 17*, 10 11 18, 10 12 05, 10 13 07, 11 01 09*, 11 01 10, 19 01 05*
05 01 15*, 15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
19 09 04
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
16 01 07*
16 01 07*
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Fire extinguishers
Fireworks
Fish - processing waste
Fish carcasses
Fixer - photographic
Flesh - animal
Floor sweepings
Flue cleanings - boiler
Flue gas dust
Fluid - brake
Fluorescent tubes
Fluorescent tubes - crushed
Fly ash - coal
Fly ash - oil
Fly ash - peat
Foam rubber
Foil - aluminium
Food - canteen waste
Food - condemned
Food - domestic
Food processing waste
Food washing waste
Forestry waste
Formaldehyde
Formic acid
Foundry furnace ash
Foundry sand - non-phenolic
Foundry sand - phenolic
Fragmentiser residues
Freezers
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 05 04*, 16 05 05
16 04 02*
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03, 20 01 08
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03, 20 01 08
09 01 04*, 09 01 05*
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 20 01 08
20 03 01
10 01 04*, 10 03 19*, 10 03 20, 10 04 04*, 10 05 03*, 10 06 03*, 10 08 15*, 10 08 16, 10 09 09*, 10 09 10, 10 10 09*,
10 10 10, 10 12 03
10 01 04*, 10 03 19*, 10 03 20, 10 04 04*, 10 05 03*, 10 06 03*, 10 08 15*, 10 08 16, 10 09 09*, 10 09 10, 10 10 09*,
10 10 10, 10 12 03
16 01 13*
20 01 21*
20 01 21*
10 01 02, 10 01 03, 10 01 04*, 10 01 13*, 10 01 16*, 10 01 17, 19 01 13*, 19 01 14, 19 04 02*
10 01 02, 10 01 03, 10 01 04*, 10 01 13*, 10 01 16*, 10 01 17, 19 01 13*, 19 01 14, 19 04 02*
10 01 02, 10 01 03, 10 01 04*, 10 01 13*, 10 01 16*, 10 01 17, 19 01 13*, 19 01 14, 19 04 02*
04 02 22, 20 01 11, 20 03 07
15 01 04, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
20 01 08
02 02 03, 02 03 04, 02 05 01, 02 06 01, 02 07 04, 20 01 08
20 01 08
02 01 01, 02 01 02, 02 01 03, 02 02 01, 02 02 02, 02 02 03, 02 02 04, 02 03 01, 02 03 04, 02 05 01, 02 06 01,
02 07 01, 02 07 04, 20 01 08
02 01 01, 02 01 06, 02 02 01, 02 03 01, 02 04 01, 02 07 01
02 01 07
16 03 05*, 16 05 06*
08 03 16*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 08*, 20 01 14*
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 11 05 02, 19 01 12
10 09 05*, 10 09 06, 10 09 07*, 10 09 08, 10 10 05*, 10 10 06, 10 10 07*, 10 10 08, 10 12 06
10 09 05*, 10 09 07*, 10 10 05*, 10 10 07*
19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 10 03*, 19 10 04, 19 10 05*, 19 10 06
16 02 11*, 16 02 13*, 20 01 23*
16
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Fridges
Fridges - compression
Fridges - electrical (absorption)
Frit
Fruit
Fuel - Cleaning waste
Fuel - paraffin
Fungicides
Fur - degreasing waste
Furnace ash (foundries)
Furnace bottom ash
Furnace dust (foundries)
Furnace linings
Furnace slag
Furniture - metal
Furniture - off specification,
redundant stock
Furniture - office
G
Galvanizing slab zinc bottom
dross
Garden waste
Gas cylinders
Gas powered domestic appliances
Gas purification waste
Gas tank (LPG vehicles)
Gas treatment waste
General administration waste
General commercial waste
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 02 11*, 16 02 13*, 20 01 23*
16 02 11*, 16 02 13*
16 02 11*, 16 02 13*
10 11 03, 10 11 11*, 19 12 05
02 03 04, 20 01 08
05 01 11*
13 07 01*
02 01 08*, 03 02 01*, 03 02 02*, 06 13 01*, 20 01 19*
04 01 03*
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 11 05 02, 19 01 12
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 19 01 12
10 01 04*, 10 03 19*, 10 03 20, 10 04 04*, 10 05 03*, 10 06 03*, 10 08 15*, 10 08 16, 10 09 09*, 10 09 10, 10 10 09*,
10 10 10, 10 12 03
16 11 01*, 16 11 02, 16 11 03*, 16 11 04, 16 11 05*, 16 11 06
06 09 02, 10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 10 02 01, 10 02 02, 10 03 04*, 10 03 08*, 10 03 29*, 10 03 30, 10 04 01*,
10 05 01, 10 06 01, 10 07 01, 10 08 09, 10 09 03, 10 10 03, 19 01 12
17 04 07, 20 01 40, 20 03 07
03 01 05
20 03 07
11 05 01
20 02 01, 20 02 02
16 05 04*, 16 05 05
20 03 07
05 07 01*, 05 07 02
16 01 16
10 02 07*, 10 02 08, 10 03 23*, 10 03 24, 10 04 06*, 10 05 05*, 10 06 06*, 10 07 03, 10 11 15*, 10 11 16, 10 12 09*,
10 12 10, 10 13 12*, 10 13 13, 11 05 03*, 19 01 07*
20 03 01
20 03 01
17
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
General demolition waste
General industrial waste
General office waste
General waste restaurant
General waste retail
Genklene
Geotextiles
Glass
Glass – cullet
Glass – powdered
Glass bottles
Glass containers
Glass containers - contaminated
Glass fibre
Glass pots
Glassware - contaminated
Glaze
Gloves - plastic
Glue – epoxy-based
Glue waste - animal based
Glue waste - casein based
Glycol
Gold skimmings (thermal
metallurgy)
Gold slags
Granules of rubber
Graphite
Grass
Grate ash - MSW combustion
residue
Gravel
Greases
Green liquor
June 2015
EWC code(s)
17 09 03*, 17 09 04
20 03 01
20 03 01
20 03 01
20 03 01
20 01 30
04 02 22, 20 01 11
10 11 03, 10 11 11*, 10 11 12, 15 01 07, 16 01 20, 17 02 02, 17 02 04*, 19 12 05, 20 01 02
19 12 05
10 11 11*
10 11 12, 15 01 07, 20 01 02
10 11 12, 15 01 07, 20 01 02
15 01 10*
10 11 03, 16 01 20, 17 02 02, 17 02 04*, 20 01 02
10 11 12, 15 01 07, 20 01 02
10 11 11*, 10 11 13*, 17 02 04*
10 12 11*, 10 12 12
20 01 39
08 04 09*, 08 04 11*, 08 04 13*, 08 04 15*, 20 01 27*
08 04 10, 20 01 28
08 04 09*, 08 04 10
16 01 14*
10 07 02
10 07 01
19 12 04
01 01 02
20 02 01
19 01 12
01 04 08, 17 01 06*, 17 01 07
04 02 10, 19 08 09*, 19 08 10*
03 03 02
18
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Green waste
Grinding bodies
Grinding sludge
Grit – blasting
Grit – contaminated
Gully emptyings
Guns
Gypsum (calcium sulphate)
Gypsum plasterboard
H
Hair – human
Hair products and shampoo
Halide (metal) - lamps
Halogenated adhesives
Halogenated organics not
otherwise specified
Halon
Hardboard
Hardcore
Hardened adhesives
Hardened sealants
HCFCs
Healthcare risk waste
Herbicides
Hides – animal
High density polyethylene
Hoovers
Horticultural waste
Hospital – clinical waste
Hospital waste - clinical
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 20 02 01
12 01 20*, 12 01 21
10 11 13*, 12 01 18*
12 01 16*, 12 01 17
12 01 16*, 12 01 17, 13 05 01*, 13 05 08*
13 05 02*, 13 05 03*, 13 05 07*, 13 05 08*, 20 03 03
20 01 40
07 01 10*, 07 03 10*, 07 04 10*, 07 05 10*, 07 06 10*, 07 07 10*, 17 08 01*, 17 08 02
17 08 01*, 17 08 02
18 01 04
16 03 06, 20 01 30
16 02 13*
08 04 09*, 08 04 11*
07 01 03*, 07 01 07*, 07 01 09*, 07 02 03*, 07 02 07*, 07 02 09*, 07 03 03*, 07 03 07*, 07 03 09*, 07 04 03*,
07 04 07*, 07 04 09*, 07 05 03*, 07 05 07*, 07 05 09*, 07 06 03*, 07 06 07*, 07 06 09*, 07 07 03*, 07 07 07*,
07 07 09*, 14 06 02*, 14 06 04*
14 06 01*, 14 06 02*
03 01 04*, 03 01 05, 17 02 01
17 01 07
08 04 10, 20 01 28
08 04 10, 20 01 28
14 06 01*
18 01 03*, 18 02 02*
02 01 08*, 06 13 01*, 20 01 19*
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 04 01 01
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
16 02 14
02 01 03, 20 02 01
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 01 10*, 18 02 01, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 18 02 07*,
18 02 08, 18 01 10*, 18 02 01, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 01 10*, 18 02 01, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 18 02 07*,
18 02 08
19
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Hospital waste - domestic
Hot melt – adhesives
House clearance waste
Household waste
Household waste - bulky
Household waste - compacted
Household waste - dustbin
Human hair
Human tissue
Hydrobromic acid
Hydrocarbons - aliphatic
Hydrocarbons - refrigerants
Hydrochloric acid
Hydrofluoric acid
Hair – human
J
Jam
Jelly - petroleum
Jute
K
Kerosene
Ketones
Kieselguhr
Kitchen waste
L
Laboratory chemicals
Laboratory smalls 1
Lacquer
Laminates – plastic
Lamps
Lamps – sodium
Lamps/tubes - mercury vapour
June 2015
EWC code(s)
18 01 04, 20 01 08, 20 03 01
08 04 10
20 03 01
20 03 01
20 03 07
19 12 12
20 03 01
18 01 04
18 01 02, 18 01 03*
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*, 20 01 14*
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
06 01 02*, 20 01 14*
06 01 03*, 20 01 14*
19 01 04
02 03 04, 20 01 08
16 03 06
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
13 07 03*
16 03 05*, 16 03 06
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
02 02 03, 02 03 04, 20 01 08
16 05 06*
6 05 06*
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 17, 08 01 18, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
07 02 13, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
16 02 14
16 02 13*
16 02 13*, 20 01 21*
20
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Landfill gas condensate
Lanolin
Laser printer cartridges
remanufacturing residues
Latex
Latex and rubber (mixed)
Leachate – landfill
Lead – scrap
Lead acid batteries (undrained)
Lead compounds
Lead dross (thermal metallurgy)
Lead slags
Lead waste and scrap
Leather
Leather (dyed) - dust
Leather – degreasing waste
Leather cuttings
Light Bulbs (fluorescent)
Light bulbs (non-fluorescent)
Lime - spent
Lime sludge
Linen
Linings (plastic container) contaminated
Linings - furnace
Lithium compounds
Litter
Litter bin waste
Lorry bodies
Low density polyethylene
LPG (motor vehicle) tanks
M
Machinery
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 01 18*, 10 01 19
04 02 10
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
07 02 13, 15 01 02, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
07 02 13, 15 01 02, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
19 07 02*, 19 07 03
17 04 03, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
16 06 01*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
10 04 02*
10 04 01*
17 04 03, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
04 01 08, 04 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 01 08
04 01 03*
04 01 08, 04 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
20 01 21*
16 02 14, 20 01 36
03 03 09, 04 01 02, 10 13 04, 17 09 03*
03 03 09, 04 01 02, 10 13 04, 17 09 03*
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
15 01 10*
16 11 01*, 16 11 02, 16 11 03*, 16 11 04, 16 11 05*, 16 11 06
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
20 03 03
20 03 01
16 01 06
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
16 01 16
16 02 09*, 16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
21
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Machinery - heavy industrial
Machinery - light industrial
Magnesium carbonate
Magnesium compounds
Magnesium oxide
Magnesium sulphate
Manganese compounds
Manure - animal
Mastic
Materials - infected (clinical)
Mattresses
MDF
Meat - unfit for consumption
Mechanical parts (metal)
Medicines - non-prescription
Medicines - prescription
Mercury - elemental
Mercury compounds
Mercury waste and residues
Metallic mercury
Metal - fragmentised
Metal - scrap
Metal - scrap (ferrous)
Metal - scrap (non-ferrous)
Metal chairs
Metal containers - contaminated
Metal containers - used
Metal doors
Metal furniture
Metal packaging
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 02 09*, 16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 02 09*, 16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
06 03 14, 06 03 16
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
02 01 06, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 20 02 01
05 01 17, 17 03 01*, 17 03 02
18 01 01, 18 01 02, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04
04 02 22, 20 03 07
03 01 04*, 03 01 05, 20 01 38
02 02 02, 02 02 03, 20 01 08
16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
18 01 09, 18 02 08, 20 01 32
18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08, 20 01 31*, 20 01 32
16 01 08*, 17 09 01*, 19 03 08*
05 07 01*, 06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 04*, 06 04 05*
05 07 01*, 06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 04*, 06 04 05*, 06 07 03*, 10 14 01*, 16 01 08*, 16 06 03*, 17 09 01*, 19 03
08*, 20 01 21*
16 03 07*
19 10 01, 19 10 02
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 07, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01,
19 12 02, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 18, 17 04 07, 17 04 09*, 19 10 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
16 01 17, 17 04 07, 20 01 40
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
15 01 04
17 04 05
17 04 05, 19 12 02
15 01 04, 15 01 10*, 15 01 11*
22
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Metal parts - mechanical
Metal pesticide containers
Metal windows
Metalliferous mineral tailings
Methacrylate
Methanol
Methyl bromide
Methyl methacrylate
Methylated spirit
Methylene chloride
Microbiological waste
Microwave cookers
Milk
Mill scales
Mine waste
Mineral processing waste
Miscellaneous non-combustible
waste
Miscible cutting oils - water
Mixed brickwork and mortar
Mixed ferrous and non-ferrous
scrap
Mixed oil and sand
Mixed oil and sawdust
Mixed plastics
Mixed scrap metal
Mixed waste (non-hazardous)
Molybdenum compounds
Mother liquors
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 01 17, 16 01 18, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 20 01 40
15 01 10*
17 04 05
01 03 04*, 01 03 05*, 01 03 06
16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
14 06 03*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
16 02 12*, 16 02 14
02 05 01, 20 01 08
10 02 10
01 01 01, 01 01 02
01 03 04*, 01 03 05*, 01 03 06, 01 03 07*, 01 03 08, 01 03 09, 01 03 10*, 01 04 07*, 01 04 08, 01 04 09, 01 04 10, 01
04 11,
01 04 12, 01 04 13
20 03 01
12 01 08*, 12 01 09*
17 09 04
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
15 02 02*
15 02 02*
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
20 03 01
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
07 01 01*, 07 01 03*, 07 01 04*, 07 02 01*, 07 02 03*, 07 02 04*, 07 03 01*, 07 03 03*, 07 03 04*, 07 04 01*,
07 04 03*, 07 04 04*, 07 05 01*, 07 05 03*, 07 05 04*, 07 06 01*, 07 06 03*, 07 06 04*, 07 07 01*, 07 07 03*,
07 07 04*
23
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Motor vehicles
Moulding sand
Moulds - calcium sulphate
Moulds - plaster
MSW combustion residue - heat
recovery system ash
Mud (oil containing)
Mud - brine
Mud - drilling
Mud - red (Alumina)
Munitions
N
Not otherwise specified textiles
Nappies (used)
Nappy liners
Napthalene
Needles (clinical)
Newspaper
Nickel compounds
Nickel waste and scrap
Nitrates
Nitric acid
Nitriles
Nitrites
Noils of wool
Non-chlorinated solvents (mixed)
Non-ferrous scrap metal
Non-ferrous swarf
Non-halogenated adhesives
Non-halogenated paint waste
Non-halogenated sealants
Nylon
O
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
10 09 05*, 10 09 06, 10 09 07*, 10 09 08, 10 10 05*, 10 10 06, 10 10 07*, 10 10 08, 10 12 06
10 09 05*, 10 09 06, 10 09 07*, 10 09 08, 10 10 05*, 10 10 06, 10 10 07*, 10 10 08, 10 12 06
10 09 05*, 10 09 06, 10 09 07*, 10 09 08, 10 10 05*, 10 10 06, 10 10 07*, 10 10 08, 10 12 06
19 01 12, 19 01 13*, 19 01 14
01 05 05*
01 05 08
01 05 04, 01 05 05*, 01 05 06*, 01 05 07, 01 05 08
01 03 09
16 04 01*
04 02 09, 04 02 21, 04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 10, 20 01 11
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
18 01 01, 18 01 03*, 18 02 01, 18 02 02*
03 03 08, 19 12 01, 20 01 01
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
17 04 07, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
06 01 05*, 11 01 05*, 11 01 06*, 20 01 14*
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
16 05 06*, 16 05 07*
04 02 22, 19 12 08
14 06 03*
02 01 10
12 01 03
08 04 09*, 08 04 10, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 17*, 08 01 18, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
08 04 09*, 08 04 10
04 02 22, 07 02 13
24
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Offal
Office paper
Oil (not otherwise specified)
and water
Oil – acid cracking waste
Oil – bilge
Oil – contaminated
Oil – cooking
Oil – cutting
Oil – engine
Oil – engine (chlorinated)
Oil – engine (non-chlorinated)
Oil – fuel
Oil – garage
Oil – gear
Oil – gear (non-chlorinated)
Oil – heat transfer (mineral)
Oil – heavy fuel
Oil – hydraulic
Oil – hydraulic (chlorinated)
Oil – hydraulic (containing PCBs)
Oil – hydraulic (non-chlorinated)
Oil – insulating (mineral)
Oil – insulating (synthetic)
Oil – insulating containing PCB
or PCT
Oil – light fuel
Oil – lubricating
Oil – lubricating (chlorinated)
Oil – lubricating (non-chlorinated)
Oil – machine (halogenated)
Oil – machine (non-halogenated)
Oil – machine (synthetic)
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 02 02
19 12 01, 20 01 01
13 04 01*, 13 04 02*, 13 04 03*, 13 05 06*, 13 05 07*, 16 07 08*
05 01 12*
13 04 01*, 13 04 02*, 13 04 03*
12 01 06*, 12 01 07*, 13 01 01*
19 08 09*, 20 01 25
12 01 08*, 12 01 09*
13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 02 06*, 13 02 07*, 13 02 08*
13 02 04*
13 02 05*
13 07 01*
13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 02 06*, 13 02 07*, 13 02 08*
13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 02 06*, 13 02 07*, 13 02 08*
13 02 05*
13 03 06*, 13 03 07*
13 07 01*
13 01 01*, 13 01 09*, 13 01 10*, 13 01 11*, 13 01 12*, 13 01 13*
13 01 09*
13 01 01*
13 01 10*
13 03 06*, 13 03 07*
13 03 08*, 13 03 09*
13 03 01*
13 07 01*
13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 02 06*, 13 02 07*, 13 02 08*
13 02 04*
13 02 05*
12 01 06*
12 01 07*
12 01 10*
25
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Oil – mineral
Oil – mixed
Oil – refinery spillage
Oil – vegetable
Oil – wool
Oil –disperse
Oil and not otherwise specified
absorbents
Oil and sand (mixed)
Oil emulsions - non-chlorinated
Oil filters
Oil filters - used
Oil fly ash
Oil interceptor waste
Oil/water mixtures
Oils (miscible cutting) - water
Oily rags
Ordnance
Ore processing waste
Organic acids (mixed)
Overburden
Oxalic acid
P
Packaging (mixed) - used
Packaging - cardboard
Packaging - contaminated
(cleanable)
Packaging – contaminated
(not cleanable)
Packaging - metal
Packaging - paper
Packaging - plastic
Packaging - wooden
June 2015
EWC code(s)
12 01 06*, 12 01 07*, 13 01 09*, 13 01 10*, 13 02 04*, 13 02 05*, 13 03 06*, 13 03 07*
13 01 13*, 13 02 08*, 13 03 10*, 13 07 03*
05 01 05*
02 03 04, 19 08 09*, 20 01 25
04 02 10
08 03 19*
15 02 02*
15 02 02*
12 01 09*, 13 01 05*, 13 08 02*
16 01 07*
16 01 07*
10 01 04*
13 05 03*
13 04 01*, 13 04 02*, 13 04 03*, 13 05 07*, 16 07 08*
12 01 08*, 12 01 09*
15 02 02*
16 04 01*
01 03 07*, 01 03 08
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
01 01 01, 01 01 02
11 01 06*
15 01 06, 15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
15 01 06, 15 01 10*
15 01 06, 15 01 10*
15 01 04, 15 01 10*, 15 01 11*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
15 01 02, 15 01 10*
15 01 03, 15 01 10*
26
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Paint - aqueous suspensions
Paint - halogenated
Paint - non-halogenated
Paint - oil based
Paint - solvent based
Paint - solvent based
Paint - water based
Paint coatings - PVC
Paint powders
Paint remover
Paint sludge (water based)
Paint spraying - gunwash
Paint thinner
Paint tins
Paints/polyurethane
(non-halogenated solvents)
Pallets
Paper
Paper - computer
Paper - fibre
Paper - filter
Paper - filter (contaminated)
Paper - office
Paper - photographic
Paper and cardboard (mixed)
Paper containers
Paper containers - contaminated
Paper packaging
Paper pulp
Paper pulp - de-inked
Paper sacks
Paper sludge
Paper towels (used)
June 2015
EWC code(s)
08 01 19*, 08 01 20
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 17*, 08 01 18, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
08 01 12, 08 01 18, 20 01 28
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*, 20 01 27*
08 01 12, 08 02 01, 20 01 28
08 01 21*
08 01 15*, 08 01 16
14 06 05*
14 06 03*
15 01 02, 15 01 04, 15 01 10*
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 17*, 08 01 18, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
15 01 03
03 03 07, 03 03 081, 19 12 01, 20 01 01
19 12 01, 20 01 01
03 03 10
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
19 12 01, 20 01 01
09 01 07, 09 01 08
19 12 01, 20 01 01
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
15 01 01, 15 01 10*
03 03 07, 03 03 10
03 03 07, 03 03 10
15 01 01, 15 01 10*, 20 01 01
03 03 02, 03 03 05
18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 20 01 01
27
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Paper wipes - contaminated
Paraffin
Paraffin - fuel
Paraffin wax
Parks and garden waste
Parts - vehicle
PCBs
Peat
Pencils
Perchloroethylene
Perfume (reject)
Permanganates
Peroxides - organic
Pesticide containers - metal
Pesticide containers - plastic
Pesticides
Petrol
Petrol and diesel (mixed)
Petroleum jelly
Petroleum wax
PFA
Pharmaceutical products
Pharmaceutical waste
Phosphoric acid
Phosphorous acid
Phosphorus slag
Photocopiers
Photographic chemicals
Photographic paper
Pickling liquors (metal pickling)
Pigments
Pigs
June 2015
EWC code(s)
15 02 02*, 15 02 03, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03, 20 01 01
13 07 01*
13 07 01*
16 03 06
20 02 01, 20 02 02
16 01 08*, 16 01 09*, 16 01 21*, 16 01 22
13 01 01*, 13 03 01*, 16 01 09*, 16 02 09*, 16 02 10*, 17 09 02*
10 01 03
19 12 07, 20 01 38
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
16 03 06
16 09 01*
16 09 03*
15 01 10*
15 01 10*
06 13 01*, 16 03 03*, 16 03 05*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 07*, 16 05 08*, 20 01 19*
13 07 02*
13 07 03*
16 03 06
16 03 06
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15, 19 01 12
18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08, 20 01 31*, 20 01 32
07 05 01*, 07 05 03*, 07 05 04*, 07 05 07*, 07 05 08*, 07 05 09*, 07 05 10*, 07 05 11*, 07 05 12, 07 05 13*, 07 05 14,
18 01 08*, 18 01 09, 18 02 07*, 18 02 08, 20 01 31*, 20 01 32
06 01 04*
06 01 04*
06 09 02
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
09 01 01*, 09 01 02*, 09 01 03*, 09 01 04*, 09 01 05*, 09 01 06*, 09 01 13*, 20 01 17*
09 01 07, 09 01 08
11 01 05*
04 02 16*, 04 02 17
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03
28
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Pipes (lead)
Pitch
Plant tissue
Plasterboard (Gypsum)
Plastic bottles
Plastic containers
Plastic containers - contaminated
Plastic film
Plastic gloves
Plastic granules
Plastic packaging
Plastic pesticide containers
Plastic pipes
Plastic plant pots
Plastic sheeting
Plastic windows
Plastic wrapping
Plastics
Polishes (aerosol)
Polyester
Polyester resins
Polymer wastes
Polymerisation catalyst phosphoric acid/silica base
Polymers - synthetic
Polypropylene
Polypropylene film
Polysiloxanes (silicones)
Polystyrene
Polythene
Polythene sheets
Polyurethane
Polyurethane resin
June 2015
EWC code(s)
17 04 03, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
17 03 01*, 17 03 02, 17 03 03*
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 20 02 01
17 08 01*, 17 08 02
15 01 02, 19 12 04
15 01 02, 19 12 04
15 01 02, 15 01 10*
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
20 01 39
07 02 13, 19 12 04
15 01 02, 15 01 10*, 19 12 04
15 01 10*
17 02 03
15 01 02, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
17 02 03
02 01 04, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
04 02 21, 04 02 22, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
07 02 13
04 02 21, 07 02 13
16 08 05*
04 02 21, 07 02 13
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
07 02 16*
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 15 01 02, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
02 01 04, 07 02 13, 12 01 05, 15 01 02, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 17 02 04*, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
07 02 13
29
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Polyvinyl acetate
Polyvinyl alcohol
Polyvinyl chloride
Potassium cyanide
Potassium hydroxide
Potatoes
Pottery
Poultry waste
Powders - paint
Precious metal bearing catalysts
Precious metal dust
Preservatives
Preserving agents
Primary sludge
Printed circuit boards
Printer cartridges
Processed textile fibres synthetic
PTFE
PVC
Pyrotechnics
Q
Quarry spoil
Quicklime
R
Radio sets
Rags (used)
Rags - contaminated (solvent)
Rags - oily
Rails (iron and steel) - used
Railway ballast
Railway carriages
Railway sleepers (concrete)
June 2015
EWC code(s)
08 04 09*, 20 01 27*
16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
07 02 13, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
06 03 11, 11 03 01*
06 02 04*, 20 01 15*
02 03 04, 20 01 08
10 12 08
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03, 20 01 08
08 01 12, 08 02 01, 20 01 28
16 08 01
10 07 04
02 03 02, 02 06 02, 03 02 01*, 03 02 02*, 03 02 03*, 03 02 04*, 03 02 05*, 03 02 99, 06 13 01*
02 03 02, 02 06 02
19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
16 02 15*, 16 02 16
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
04 02 22, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
07 02 13, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
07 02 13, 16 01 19, 17 02 03, 19 12 04, 20 01 39
16 04 02*
01 01 01, 01 01 02
10 13 04
16 02 14
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
17 04 05
17 05 07*, 17 05 08
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
17 01 01
30
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Railway sleepers (timber)
Red mud (Alumina)
Refractories from combustion
Refrigerants - CFC
Refrigerants - HCFCs
Refrigerants - HFCs
Refrigerators
Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
Residue - shot blast
Residues - additive tank cleaning
Resin - polyurethane
Resin-reinforced glass fibre
products
Resins - acrylic polymer
Resins - epoxy
Resins - polyester
Resins - polyester saturated
Resins - polyurethane
Resins - styrene polymer
Resins - vinyl acetate polymer
Rhenium waste and scrap
Road metal
Road sweepings
Road tanker washings
Rock - crushed
Rock - excavated
Rubber (not including tyres)
Rubber adhesive
Rubber and fibre additives
Rubber granules
Rubble
Rubble - contaminated
S
June 2015
EWC code(s)
17 02 01
01 03 09
16 11 01*, 16 11 02, 16 11 03*, 16 11 04, 16 11 05*
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
14 06 01*, 16 02 11*, 20 01 23*
16 02 11*, 16 02 14
19 12 10
12 01 16*, 12 01 17
16 07 09*, 16 07 99
07 02 13
10 11 03, 16 01 20, 17 02 02, 17 02 04*
07 02 13
08 04 09*, 08 04 10, 08 04 11*, 08 04 12
07 02 13
07 02 13
07 02 13
07 02 13
07 02 13
16 08 01
10 02 02, 17 01 07
20 03 03
16 07 08*, 16 07 09*
01 04 08, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04
01 04 08, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04
07 02 13, 19 12 04
08 04 09*, 08 04 10, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
07 02 14*, 07 02 15
07 02 13, 19 12 04
17 01 07
17 09 03*, 17 09 04
31
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Sacks - contaminated
Sacks - hessian
Sacks - paper
Sacks - woven
Safety barriers (metal)
Sand
Sand - contaminated
Sand and oil (mixed)
Sanitary towels (used)
Sawdust
Sawdust - contaminated
Sawdust and oil (mixed)
Scrap aluminium
Scrap metal
Scrap metal (mixed)
Scrap metal - ferrous
Scrap metal - mechanical parts
Scrap metal - mixed ferrous and
nonferrous
Scrap metal - non-ferrous
Scrap television tubes
Scrap zinc
Screens - computer
Sealant not otherwise specified
Sealants - halogenated
Secondary sludge
Selenium compounds
Septic tank sludge
Settees/sofas
June 2015
EWC code(s)
15 01 10*
15 01 09
15 01 01
15 01 09
17 04 07, 19 12 02
01 04 09, 10 01 24, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 19 01 19, 19 12 09
17 09 03*
15 02 02*
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
03 01 04*, 03 01 05
03 01 04*, 03 01 05
15 02 02*
02 01 10, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 16 01 18, 17 04 02, 19 10 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
16 02 10*, 16 02 11*, 16 02 12*, 16 02 13*, 16 02 14, 16 02 15*, 16 02 16
02 01 10 , 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 01 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 17, 16 01 18, 17 04 05, 17 04 07,
17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 10 02, 19 12 02 , 19 12 03, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 15 04 04, 15 01 11*, 16 01 18 , 17 04 07, 17 04 09*, 19 10 02, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
10 11 11*, 16 02 13*, 19 12 11*, 20 01 21*
10 05 10*, 10 05 11, 11 05 01, 17 04 04, 19 12 03
10 11 11*, 16 02 13*, 19 12 11*, 20 01 21*
08 04 09, 08 04 10, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
08 04 09*, 20 01 27*
19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12, 19 08 13*, 19 08 14
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
20 03 04
20 03 07
32
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Settled sludge
Sewage
Sewage sludge
Sewage sludge - digested
Shampoo and other hair products
Sharps - animal treatment
Sharps - human treatment
Shavings - wood
Sheep
Sheep
Shellfish processing waste
Ships
Shoddy
Shopping trolleys
Shotblast residue
Silk waste
Silt
Silt – contaminated
Silver - scrap
Silver compounds
Silver dross (thermal metallurgy)
Silver skimmings (thermal
metallurgy)
Silver slags
Skimmings - copper (thermal
metallurgy)
Skins - animal
Skip waste (mixed)
Slag - blast furnace
Slag – furnace
June 2015
EWC code(s)
04 01 06, 04 01 07, 04 02 19*, 04 02 20, 05 01 09*, 05 01 10, 06 05 02*, 06 05 03, 07 01 11*, 07 01 12, 07 02 11*,
07 02 12, 07 03 11*, 07 03 12, 07 04 11*, 07 04 12, 07 05 11*, 07 05 12, 07 06 11*, 07 06 12, 07 07 11*, 07 07 12,
10 01 20*, 10 01 21, 19 02 05*, 19 02 06, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12, 19 08 13*, 19 08 14, 19 09 02, 19 09 03,
19 11 05*, 19 11 06, 20 03 04
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
20 01 30
18 02 01
18 01 01
03 01 04*, 03 01 05
02 01 02
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 02 02 03
02 02 03
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
04 02 22, 19 12 08
20 01 40
12 01 16*, 12 01 17
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
17 05 05*, 17 05 06
09 01 06*, 09 01 07, 09 01 13*
09 01 06*, 09 01 07, 09 01 13*
10 07 02
10 07 02
10 07 01
10 06 02
02 01 02, 02 02 02, 04 01 01
17 09 04, 20 03 01
10 02 01, 10 02 02
10 02 01, 10 02 02
33
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Slag from iron and steel
manufacture
Slags - aluminium
Slags - not otherwise specified
Slags - zinc
Slaked lime (calcium hydroxide)
Slate
Sleepers - railway (timber)
Sludge - biological dewatered
effluent treatment
Sludge - contaminated
Sludge - crude oil desalter
Sludge - ferric
Sludge - grinding
Sludge - primary
Sludge - secondary
Sludge - settled
Sludge - sewage
Sludge - waste water treatment
Sludge from settling tanks and
interceptors
Soap
Sodium chloride
Sodium cyanide
Sodium hydroxide
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 02 01, 10 02 02
10 03 04*, 10 03 08*
10 01 01, 10 01 14*, 10 01 15
10 05 01
06 02 01*, 10 13 04
01 01 02, 01 04 08
17 02 01, 17 02 04*
02 02 04, 02 03 05, 02 04 03, 02 05 02, 02 06 03, 02 07 05, 03 03 11, 04 01 06, 04 01 07, 04 02 19*, 04 02 20,
05 01 09*, 05 01 10, 06 05 02*, 06 05 03, 07 01 11*, 07 01 12, 07 02 11*, 07 02 120, 7 03 11*, 07 03 12, 07 04 11*,
07 04 12, 07 05 11*, 07 05 12, 07 06 11*, 07 06 12, 07 07 11*, 07 07 12, 10 01 20*, 10 01 21, 10 11 19*, 10 11 20,
10 12 13, 19 11 05*, 19 11 06
04 02 19*, 05 01 02*, 05 01 03*, 05 01 04*, 05 01 06*, 05 01 09*, 06 05 02*, 06 05 03, 06 07 03*, 07 01 11*,
07 02 11*, 07 03 11*, 07 04 11*, 07 05 11*, 07 06 11*, 07 07 11*, 08 01 13*, 08 01 15*, 08 03 14*, 08 04 11*,
08 04 13*, 10 01 20*, 10 01 22*, 10 02 13*, 10 03 25*, 10 04 07*, 10 05 06*, 10 06 07*, 10 08 17*, 10 11 13*,
10 11 17*, 11 01 08*, 11 01 09*, 11 01 15*, 11 02 02*, 12 01 14*, 12 01 18*, 13 05 02*, 13 05 03*, 13 08 01*, 14 06
04*, 14 06 05*, 19 02 05*, 19 08 07*, 19 08 11*, 19 08 13*, 19 11 05*
05 01 02*, 13 08 01*
10 02 13*, 10 02 14
10 11 13*, 12 01 18*
19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12, 19 08 13*, 19 08 14
04 01 06, 04 01 07, 04 02 19*, 04 02 20, 05 01 09*, 05 01 10, 06 05 02*, 06 05 03, 07 01 11*, 07 01 12, 07 02 11*,
07 02 12, 07 03 11*, 07 03 12, 07 04 11*, 07 04 12, 07 05 11*, 07 05 12, 07 06 11*, 07 06 12, 07 07 11*, 07 07 12,
10 01 20*, 10 01 21, 19 02 05*, 19 02 06, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12, 19 08 13*, 19 08 14, 19 09 02, 19 09 03,
19 11 05*, 19 11 06, 20 03 04
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
13 05 03*
16 03 05*
01 01 02
06 03 11*, 11 03 01*
06 02 04*
34
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Sodium hypochlorite
Sodium lamps
Soil
Soil – contaminated
Soil and stones (mixed)
Soil from vegetable washing
Soiled dressings
Soiled swabs
Solvent contaminated rags
Solvent extraction waste
Solvent-based adhesives
Solvent-based photographic
developer
Solvents - chlorinated (mixed)
Solvents - non-chlorinated (mixed)
Solvents and thinners (mixed)
Soot
Spray booth waste (paint)
Stainless steel waste and scrap
Steel
Steel (of reinforced concrete)
Steel - scrap
Steel cans
Steel cladding
Steel drums
Steel pipes
Steel wool
Stoma bags (used)
Stone
Stone cutting dust
Stone cutting powder
Straw
Street sweepings
June 2015
EWC code(s)
16 09 04*
16 02 13*
02 04 01, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 20 02 02
17 05 03*, 17 05 04
17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 20 02 02
02 04 01
18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
15 02 02*
02 03 03
08 04 09*, 20 01 27*
09 01 03*
14 06 02*
14 06 03*
14 06 02*, 14 06 03*
06 13 05*
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 13*, 08 01 14
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
17 04 05, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
15 01 04
02 01 10, 12 01 01, 12 01 02, 15 01 04, 16 01 17, 17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 01 02, 19 10 01, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
15 01 04, 15 01 10*
17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 20 01 40
17 04 05, 17 04 09*, 19 12 02, 20 01 40
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
01 04 13, 17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 19 12 09, 20 02 02
01 04 07*, 01 04 13
01 04 07*, 01 04 13
02 01 06
20 03 03
35
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Strippings using methylene
chloride
Styrene
Sub soil
Sulphides
Sulphur
Sulphuric acid
Surfactant - ethoxylated alkyl
Swabs - soiled
Swarf (non-ferrous)
Swarf - metal
Sweepings - floor
Synthetic fibre waste
Syringes
T
Tailings - metalliferous minerals
Tampons
Tank cleaning residue
Tanning sludge
Tar residues
Tarmacadam
Tea
Telephones
Television sets
Television tubes (scrap)
Textile - finishing waste
Textile fibres (processed) - animal
Textile fibres (processed) - mixed
Textile fibres (processed) synthetic
Textile fibres (processed) vegetable
June 2015
EWC code(s)
08 01 17*, 08 01 18
16 03 05*
17 05 03*, 17 05 04, 20 02 02
01 03 04*, 06 06 02*, 06 06 03
05 01 16, 05 07 02
06 01 01*, 10 01 09*, 20 01 14*
20 01 29*, 20 01 30
18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
12 01 03, 12 01 04
12 01 01, 12 01 02, 12 01 03, 12 01 04
20 03 01
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
18 01 01, 18 02 01
01 03 04*, 01 03 05*, 01 03 06
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
16 07 08*, 16 07 09*, 16 07 99
04 01 04, 04 01 05, 04 01 06, 04 01 07
05 01 07*, 05 01 08*, 05 06 01*, 05 06 03*, 10 03 17*, 10 08 12*, 17 03 01*, 17 03 03*
17 03 01*, 17 03 02
02 03 04
16 02 14
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 15*
04 01 09, 04 02 14*, 04 02 15
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
36
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Textile fibres (unprocessed) animal
Textile fibres (unprocessed) mixed
Textile fibres (unprocessed) synthetic
Textiles (oiled)
Textiles - cotton
Textiles - woollen
Textiles not otherwise specified
Thermosetting plastics
Thinner - paint
Tiles (floor) - ceramic
Tiles (floor) - slate
Tiles (roof) - clay
Tiles (roof) - slate
Timber - treated
Timber - untreated
Tin – scrap
Tin compounds
Tin waste and scrap
Tins - paint
Tissue - human
Tissue - plant
Tissues
Tissues and rags - contaminated
Titanium filter cake
Tobacco - processed
Tobacco - unprocessed
Toilet - chemical waste
Toluene
Toner cartridges
Toothbrushes - disposable
June 2015
EWC code(s)
04 02 21
04 02 21
04 02 21
15 02 02*
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
07 02 13
14 06 03*
10 12 08, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 19 12 09
10 12 08, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 19 12 09
10 12 08, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 19 12 09
10 12 08, 17 01 03, 17 01 06*, 19 12 09
03 01 04*, 17 02 04*, 19 12 06*, 20 01 37*
03 01 05, 15 01 03, 17 02 01, 19 12 07, 20 01 38
17 04 06, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
17 04 06, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
15 01 02, 15 01 04, 15 01 10*
18 01 02, 18 01 03*
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 20 02 01
03 03 08, 15 01 01, 19 12 01, 20 01 01
15 02 02*, 15 02 03
06 11 01
02 03 04
02 03 01, 02 03 04
20 03 04
14 06 03*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
08 03 17*, 08 03 18
07 02 13, 20 01 39
37
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Top soil
Towels (paper) - used
Toys
Transformers (with PCBs or PCTs)
Transformers (without PCBs or
PCTs)
Transformers with oil cooling
systems
Transition metal catalysts
Trees
Tributyltin waste
Trichlorethane
Trichloroethylene
Trichlorotrifluoroethylene
Trimmings - hedge and tree
Trolleys - shopping
Tubes - fluorescent
Tubes - fluorescent (crushed)
Tubes - lighting
Tubes - sodium vapour
Tubes/lamps - mercury vapour
Turpentine
TVs
Tyres - intact
Tyres - shredded
U
UPVC cut-offs
Used stoma bags
UV curing inks
V
Vacuum cleaners
Vanadium compounds
Vanadium pentoxide catalyst
June 2015
EWC code(s)
02 04 01, 17 05 04, 20 02 02
15 02 02*, 15 02 03, 18 01 03*, 18 01 04, 18 02 02*, 18 02 03
20 01 39, 20 01 40, 20 03 07
16 02 09*
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 02 13*
16 08 01, 16 08 02*, 16 08 03
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 20 02 01
03 02 03*
14 06 02*
14 06 02*
14 06 01*
20 02 01
20 01 40
20 01 21*
20 01 21*
20 01 21*
16 02 13*
20 01 21*
14 06 03*
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
16 01 03
16 01 03, 19 12 04
17 02 03
18 01 03*, 18 01 04
08 03 12*, 08 03 13, 20 01 27*, 20 01 28
16 02 14
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
16 08 02*
38
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Varnish
Varnish - halogenated
varnish remover
Vegetable oil
Vegetable oil and water
Vegetable waste
Vegetation
Vehicle brake shoes - asbestos
Vehicle components
Vehicle parts
Vehicles - cars
Vehicles - commercial
Vehicles - lorries
Vehicles - motor
Vermiculite
Vermin
Video tapes
Video recorders
Vinyl acetate
Vinyl chloride resins
Visual display units
Vitreous enamels
Vitrified ash
W
Washing machines
Washing waste - food
Washings - agrochemical
containers
Waste from markets
Waste water treatment sludge
Water heater elements
Water-based adhesives
June 2015
EWC code(s)
08 01 11*, 08 01 12, 08 01 17*, 08 01 18
08 01 11*, 08 01 17*
08 01 21*
19 08 09*, 20 01 25
19 08 09*, 20 01 25
02 01 03, 02 03 04, 20 01 08
02 01 03, 20 02 01
16 01 11*
16 01 08*, 16 01 09*, 16 01 10*, 16 01 21*, 16 01 22
16 01 08*, 16 01 09*, 16 01 10*, 16 01 21*, 16 01 22
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
16 01 04*, 16 01 06
01 04 09, 17 05 04, 20 02 02
18 02 02*, 18 02 03
20 01 39
16 02 14
16 03 05*
07 02 13, 17 02 03, 19 12 04
16 02 15*
10 11 12, 17 02 02, 19 12 05, 20 01 02
19 04 02*
16 02 14
02 01 01, 02 02 01, 02 03 01, 02 04 01, 02 07 01
02 01 08*, 02 01 09, 15 01 10*, 16 07 09*
20 03 02
19 08 01, 19 08 05, 19 08 11*, 19 08 12
17 04 01, 17 04 05
08 04 10, 20 01 28
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SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Water/oil mixtures
Wax - paraffin
Wax - petroleum
Waxes and fats
Weeds
Welding waste
White spirit
Windows (metal)
Windscreens
Wire (galvanised coated) soft and
hard drawn
Wire (plastic coated) soft and hard
drawn
Wire - electrical
Wood
Wood cuttings
Wood preservatives organometallic
Wooden containers contaminated
Wool
Wool grease
Wool scouring sludge
X
X-ray equipment
Xylene
Y
Yeast
Yoghurt
Z
Zinc - scrap
June 2015
EWC code(s)
10 02 11*, 10 03 27*, 10 04 09*, 10 05 08*, 10 06 09*, 10 07 07*, 10 08 19*, 13 04 01*, 13 04 02*, 13 04 03*,
13 05 02*, 13 05 07*, 16 07 08*, 19 08 09*, 19 08 10*, 19 11 03*
20 01 26*
16 03 06
12 01 12*
02 01 03, 20 02 01
12 01 13
14 06 03*
17 04 02, 17 04 07
16 01 20
17 04 10*, 17 04 11
17 04 10*, 17 04 11
17 04 10*, 17 04 11
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 03 01 04*, 03 01 05, 03 03 01, 15 01 03, 17 02 01, 17 02 04*, 19 12 06*, 19 12 07, 20 01 37*,
20 01 38, 20 02 01
02 01 03, 02 01 07, 03 01 04*, 03 01 05, 03 03 01, 17 02 01, 17 02 04*, 19 12 06*, 19 12 07, 20 01 37*, 20 01 38,
20 02 01
03 02 03*
15 01 03, 15 01 10*
04 02 22, 15 01 09, 19 12 08, 20 01 11
04 02 10
04 02 10, 04 02 19*
16 02 13*, 16 02 14
14 06 03*, 16 05 06*, 16 05 08*
02 06 01
02 05 01
11 05 01, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 17 04 04, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
40
SEPA waste thesaurus
Waste type
Zinc ashes and residues
Zinc blast furnace slag
Zinc compounds
Zinc dross (thermal metallurgy)
Zinc slags
Zinc waste and scrap
Zirconia
Zirconium compounds
June 2015
EWC code(s)
11 05 02
10 05 01
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*, 10 11 11*
10 05 10*, 10 05 11
10 05 01
11 05 01, 12 01 03, 12 01 04, 17 04 04, 19 12 03, 20 01 40
16 08 03
06 03 13*, 06 03 15*, 06 04 05*
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