What Waste Code
18 02 06

EWC Code 18 02 06: 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, chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05

Also known as

Animal Health WasteAnimal WasteChemical WasteClinical WasteHazardous WasteMedical WasteResearch WasteVet ChemicalsVet WasteVeterinary Chemical WasteVeterinary Waste

When this code is usually used

Use EWC code 18 02 06 when the waste stream matches this description in practice: treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05.This is an absolute non-hazardous entry, so there is no paired mirror code to review. Producers may also describe this waste as Animal Health Waste, Animal Waste, Chemical Waste, Clinical Waste.

Sites That Accept This Waste

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  • Mick George

    Mick George - Northampton

    Mick George Group is a leading UK provider of construction services, specialising in waste management, aggregate supply, earthworks, demolition, and plant hire.

    Hazardous wasteOffers collectionISO accredited
    Crow Lane Industrial Estate Lower Ecton Lane, Northampton, NN3 5HQ
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  • Mick George

    Mick George - St Ives

    Mick George Group is a leading UK provider of construction services, specialising in waste management, aggregate supply, earthworks, demolition, and plant hire.

    Hazardous wasteOffers collectionISO accredited
    Meadow Lane, St. Ives, PE27 4YQ
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Related Codes in This Subchapter

These sibling codes share the same 18 02 subchapter.

18 02 01ANAbsolute Non-Hazardous

diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, sharps (except 18 02 02)

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 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