EWC chapter 18: human and animal health care wastes
Chapter 18 of the List of Waste holds 16 codes covering human and animal health care 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 18 01
- 18 01 01 sharps (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 02 Body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 03 wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection Hazardous
- 18 01 04 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection(for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)
- 18 01 06 chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 18 01 07 chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 01 06
- 18 01 08 cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines Hazardous
- 18 01 09 medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08
- 18 01 10 amalgam waste from dental care Hazardous
Group 18 02
- 18 02 01 sharps (except 18 02 02)
- 18 02 02 wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection Hazardous
- 18 02 03 wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
- 18 02 05 chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances Hazardous
- 18 02 06 chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05
- 18 02 07 cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines Hazardous
- 18 02 08 medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07
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.