What Waste Code
18 02 01

EWC Code 18 02 01: Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care), wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, sharps (except 18 02 02)

Also known as

Animal WasteBiohazard WasteClinical RefuseClinical WasteHazardous WasteHealthcare WasteHospital - Clinical WasteHospital RubbishHospital WasteHospital Waste ClinicalInfectious WasteMedical Waste

When this code is usually used

Use EWC code 18 02 01 when the waste stream matches this description in practice: diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, sharps (except 18 02 02).This is an absolute non-hazardous entry, so there is no paired mirror code to review. Producers may also describe this waste as Animal Waste, Biohazard Waste, Clinical Refuse, Clinical Waste.

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Related Codes in This Subchapter

These sibling codes share the same 18 02 subchapter.

18 02 02*AHAbsolute HazardoustNote t. Note ‘t’ : See Appendix C9 for use of HP 9 to classify these wastes

wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection

18 02 03ANAbsolute Non-HazardoustNote t. Note ‘t’ : See Appendix C9 for use of HP 9 to classify these wastes

wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection

18 02 05*MHMirror Hazardous

treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances

18 02 06MNMirror Non-Hazardous

treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05

18 02 07*AHAbsolute HazardoussNote s. Note ‘s’: for waste classification purposes, a ‘cytotoxic and cytostatic’ medicine is defined as any medicine that displays one or more of the hazardous properties: Acute Toxicity (HP 6, Carcinogenic (HP 7), Toxic for Reproduction (HP 10) or Mutagenic (HP 11).

diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines

18 02 08ANAbsolute Non-HazardoussNote s. Note ‘s’: for waste classification purposes, a ‘cytotoxic and cytostatic’ medicine is defined as any medicine that displays one or more of the hazardous properties: Acute Toxicity (HP 6, Carcinogenic (HP 7), Toxic for Reproduction (HP 10) or Mutagenic (HP 11).

treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07