EWC chapter 06: inorganic chemical process wastes
Chapter 06 of the List of Waste holds 38 codes covering inorganic chemical process 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 06 01
- 06 01 01 sulphuric acid and sulphurous acid Hazardous
- 06 01 02 hydrochloric acid Hazardous
- 06 01 03 hydrofluoric acid Hazardous
- 06 01 04 phosphoric and phosphorous acid Hazardous
- 06 01 05 nitric acid and nitrous acid Hazardous
- 06 01 06 other acids Hazardous
Group 06 02
- 06 02 01 calcium hydroxide Hazardous
- 06 02 03 ammonium hydroxide Hazardous
- 06 02 04 sodium and potassium hydroxide Hazardous
- 06 02 05 other bases Hazardous
- 06 02 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 06 03
- 06 03 11 solid salts and solutions containing cyanides Hazardous
- 06 03 13 solid salts and solutions containing heavy metals Hazardous
- 06 03 14 solid salts and solutions other than those mentioned in 06 03 11 and 06 03 13
- 06 03 15 metallic oxides containing heavy metals Hazardous
- 06 03 16 metallic oxides other than those mentioned in 06 03 15
Group 06 04
- 06 04 03 wastes containing arsenic Hazardous
- 06 04 04 wastes containing mercury Hazardous
- 06 04 05 wastes containing other heavy metals Hazardous
Group 06 05
Group 06 06
Group 06 07
Group 06 08
Group 06 09
Group 06 10
Group 06 11
Group 06 13
Recording these codes on every load
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