EWC chapter 13: oil wastes and waste liquid fuels
Chapter 13 of the List of Waste holds 34 codes covering oil wastes and waste liquid fuels. 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 13 01
- 13 01 01 hydraulic oils, containing PCBs Hazardous
- 13 01 04 chlorinated emulsions Hazardous
- 13 01 05 non-chlorinated emulsions Hazardous
- 13 01 09 mineral-based chlorinated hydraulic oils Hazardous
- 13 01 10 mineral based non-chlorinated hydraulic oils Hazardous
- 13 01 11 synthetic hydraulic oils Hazardous
- 13 01 12 readily biodegradable hydraulic oils Hazardous
- 13 01 13 other hydraulic oils Hazardous
Group 13 02
- 13 02 04 mineral-based chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
- 13 02 05 mineral-based non-chlorinated engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
- 13 02 06 synthetic engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
- 13 02 07 readily biodegradable engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
- 13 02 08 other engine, gear and lubricating oils Hazardous
Group 13 03
- 13 03 01 insulating or heat transmission oils containing PCBs Hazardous
- 13 03 06 mineral-based chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils other than those mentioned in 13 03 01 Hazardous
- 13 03 07 mineral-based non-chlorinated insulating and heat transmission oils Hazardous
- 13 03 08 synthetic insulating and heat transmission oils Hazardous
- 13 03 09 readily biodegradable insulating and heat transmission oils Hazardous
- 13 03 10 other insulating and heat transmission oils Hazardous
Group 13 04
- 13 04 01 bilge oils from inland navigation Hazardous
- 13 04 02 bilge oils from jetty sewers Hazardous
- 13 04 03 bilge oils from other navigation Hazardous
Group 13 05
- 13 05 01 solids from grit chambers and oil/water separators Hazardous
- 13 05 02 sludges from oil/water separators Hazardous
- 13 05 03 interceptor sludges Hazardous
- 13 05 06 oil from oil/water separators Hazardous
- 13 05 07 oily water from oil/water separators Hazardous
- 13 05 08 mixtures of wastes from grit chambers and oil/water separators Hazardous
Group 13 07
- 13 07 01 fuel oil and diesel Hazardous
- 13 07 02 petrol Hazardous
- 13 07 03 other fuels (including mixtures) Hazardous
Group 13 08
- 13 08 01 desalter sludges or emulsions Hazardous
- 13 08 02 other emulsions Hazardous
- 13 08 99 wastes not otherwise specified Hazardous
Recording these codes on every load
LoadLog stores the EWC code against each load, checks the waste carrier, and submits the record to DEFRA's Digital Waste Tracking Service from the yard. Compliance Lite is free until the end of 2026 for sign-ups before October.