EWC Code 18 02 08: 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, medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07
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Use EWC code 18 02 08 when the waste stream matches this description in practice: treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07.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 Medicine Waste, Animal Waste, Biohazard Waste.
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Note 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).
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diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, sharps (except 18 02 02)
wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances
treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05
diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals, cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines