EWC code 16 08 07: spent catalysts contaminated with hazardous substances
EWC code 16 08 07 covers spent catalysts contaminated with hazardous substances. It sits in chapter 16, wastes not otherwise specified in the list .
Hazardous waste code
This is a hazardous waste code. Hazardous waste travels with a hazardous waste consignment note rather than a standard waste transfer note.
Where this waste comes from
Typically arises from vehicle, battery, electronic equipment and waste electrical.
Other codes in this group
Codes that share group 16 08 with 16 08 07.
- 16 08 01 spent catalysts containing gold, silver, rhenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium or platinum (except 16 08 07)
- 16 08 02 spent catalysts containing hazardous transition metals or hazardous transition metal compounds Hazardous
- 16 08 03 spent catalysts containing transition metals or transition metal compounds not otherwise specified
- 16 08 04 spent fluid catalytic cracking catalysts (except 16 08 07)
- 16 08 05 spent catalysts containing phosphoric acid Hazardous
- 16 08 06 spent liquids used as catalysts Hazardous
How it is recorded
The waste transfer note records the waste by its EWC code, along with the quantity, the time and place of transfer and the details of both parties. The EWC code lookup tool confirms a code before it goes on a note, and the guide to EWC codes on waste transfer notes explains how the codes are chosen.
From October 2026, permitted receiving sites in England and Wales record every load on DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service, with Scotland and Northern Ireland following in January 2027. The EWC code is part of that submission.
Recording this code on every load
LoadLog checks EWC codes as a load is recorded, then submits the record to DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service. Compliance Lite is free until the end of 2026 for sign-ups before October.
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