EWC chapter 07: organic chemical process wastes
Chapter 07 of the List of Waste holds 71 codes covering organic 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 07 01
- 07 01 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 01 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 01 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 01 07 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 01 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 01 09 halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 01 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 01 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 01 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 01 11
- 07 01 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 07 02
- 07 02 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 02 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 02 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 02 07 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 02 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 02 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 02 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 02 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 02 11
- 07 02 13 waste plastic
- 07 02 14 wastes from additives containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 02 15 wastes from additives other than those mentioned in 07 02 14
- 07 02 16 wastes containing hazardous silicones Hazardous
- 07 02 17 wastes containing silicones other than those mentioned in 07 02 16
- 07 02 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 07 03
- 07 03 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 03 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 03 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 03 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 03 09 halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 03 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 03 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 03 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 03 11
Group 07 04
- 07 04 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 04 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 04 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 04 07 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 04 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 04 09 halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 04 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 04 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 04 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 04 11
- 07 04 13 solid wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 04 99 wastes not otherwise specified
Group 07 05
- 07 05 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 05 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 05 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 05 07 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 05 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 05 09 halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 05 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 05 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 05 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 05 11
- 07 05 13 solid wastes containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 05 14 solid wastes other than those mentioned in 07 05 13
Group 07 06
- 07 06 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 06 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 06 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 06 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 06 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 06 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 06 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 06 11
Group 07 07
- 07 07 01 aqueous washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 07 03 organic halogenated solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 07 04 other organic solvents, washing liquids and mother liquors Hazardous
- 07 07 07 halogenated still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 07 08 other still bottoms and reaction residues Hazardous
- 07 07 09 halogenated filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 07 10 other filter cakes and spent absorbents Hazardous
- 07 07 11 sludges from on-site effluent treatment containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 07 07 12 sludges from on-site effluent treatment other than those mentioned in 07 07 11
- 07 07 99 wastes not otherwise specified
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