EWC chapter 01: mine and quarry wastes
Chapter 01 of the List of Waste holds 21 codes covering mine and quarry wastes. They are listed below by group, with hazardous codes marked. The EWC code lookup tool searches the whole catalogue when you would rather start from the waste type.
Group 01 01
Group 01 03
- 01 03 04 acid-generating tailings from processing of sulphide ore Hazardous
- 01 03 05 other tailings containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 01 03 06 tailings other than those mentioned in 01 03 04 and 01 03 05
- 01 03 07 other wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of metalliferous minerals Hazardous
- 01 03 08 dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 03 07
- 01 03 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 01 04
- 01 04 07 wastes containing hazardous substances from physical and chemical processing of non-metalliferous minerals Hazardous
- 01 04 08 waste gravel and crushed rocks other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 09 waste sand and clays
- 01 04 10 dusty and powdery wastes other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 11 wastes from potash and rock salt processing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 12 tailings and other wastes from washing and cleaning of minerals other than those mentioned in 01 04 07 and 01 04 11
- 01 04 13 wastes from stone cutting and sawing other than those mentioned in 01 04 07
- 01 04 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 01 05
- 01 05 04 freshwater drilling muds and wastes
- 01 05 05 oil-containing drilling muds and wastes Hazardous
- 01 05 06 drilling muds and other drilling wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 01 05 07 barite-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06
- 01 05 08 chloride-containing drilling muds and wastes other than those mentioned in 01 05 05 and 01 05 06
Recording these codes on every load
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