EWC chapter 15: packaging, absorbents and wiping cloths
Chapter 15 of the List of Waste holds 12 codes covering packaging, absorbents and wiping cloths. 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 15 01
- 15 01 01 paper and cardboard packaging
- 15 01 02 plastic packaging
- 15 01 03 wooden packaging
- 15 01 04 metallic packaging
- 15 01 05 composite packaging
- 15 01 06 mixed packaging
- 15 01 07 glass packaging
- 15 01 09 textile packaging
- 15 01 10 packaging containing residues of or contaminated by hazardous substances Hazardous
- 15 01 11 metallic packaging containing a hazardous solid porous matrix (for example asbestos), including empty pressure containers Hazardous
Group 15 02
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.