The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

Environmental Protection Department

Permit Control on Waste Import and Export under the Waste Disposal Ordinance

Guidance notes on how to complete an export permit application form

Introduction

The Waste Disposal Ordinance (WDO), Laws of Hong Kong Chapter 354, controls
the import and export of waste in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR).
Under the WDO, a permit issued by the Environmental Protection Department (EPD) is
required for the import or export of any waste, unless the waste is specified in the Sixth
Schedule of the WDO, uncontaminated and intended for genuine recycling / reuse purposes.
Export permit shall be issued only if the waste will be managed in an environmentally sound
manner. Moreover, the controlled waste shipments shall fully comply with the terms and
conditions of the permit issued. This document provides guidelines on how to submit a
permit application. Please refer to the booklet entitled “A Guide to the Control on Import and
Export of Waste” published by the EPD for further details of the permit control system.

Who should apply

A permit for the export of waste should be applied by the relevant waste producer1.
The applicant should also be responsible for arranging the export shipment(s).

When to apply

The processing time for an application varies from case to case, depending primarily on
whether the application form is duly completed and submitted with all the required supporting
documents, and on the time taken by the competent authorities outside HKSAR to provide
feedback for the application. To allow sufficient time for these competent authorities to
process the application, the completed application form together with all documents required
under the WDO should normally be submitted to the EPD at least 90 days before the intended
shipment date, noting that some applications may require even longer processing time.

1 If waste intended to be exported is classified as chemical waste under the Waste Disposal (Chemical
Waste) (General) Regulation, permit for export of waste should be applied by the relevant registered
chemical waste producer or the waste disposal licence holder. As for “e-waste” covered by the Producer
Responsibility Scheme on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (i.e. air-conditioners, refrigerators,
washing machines, televisions, computers, printers, scanners and monitors that are abandoned), the export
permit should be applied by the relevant waste disposal licence holder responsible for the disposal,
including storage, of the “e-waste”.
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Guidelines for completing the application form

Please read the guidelines below before completing the application form.

General guidelines:

1. For waste to be exported from HKSAR, the application shall be submitted in English
unless the import and transit (if any) territories accept documents in Chinese.

2. One application form shall be used for one type of waste.

3. A permit for multiple shipments is only applicable to shipments of the same type of
waste from the same waste producer to the same waste importer using the same route.
Separate application(s) has to be lodged otherwise. The maximum validity period of a
permit for single shipment or multiple shipments is one year.

4. The full addresses of the waste producer, producing sites, importer, exporter, recycling
and disposal facilities must be given. A postal box number is not acceptable.

5. Use separate sheet(s) where the space provided in the form is not sufficient. Enter the
page number and the total number of pages (including separate sheets) on each page of
the application form.

6. The date format dd/mm/yyyy should be used, e.g. 01/11/2024 for 1st November 2024.

7. The fields marked with hash (#) are mandatory fields.

Additional guidelines for specific boxes:

Box 1 Give the name and full address (including the name of the country), telephone
and fax numbers (including the country code) and e-mail address, as well as the
name of a contact person responsible for the shipment of the applicant and the
waste producer. Select the code which best describes the nature of business of
the waste producer from Table 1 (pages 9 – 12 of this Guidance Notes), and
enter it into the space provided.

Box 2 Give the name and the contact of overseas competent authorities concerned in
the order of the route of the shipment2.

Box 3 Select the appropriate box to indicate whether the waste is listed under the
Schedule 6, Schedule 7, Schedule 7A, Container Waste or Others of the Hong
Kong Waste Disposal Ordinance

Box 5 Fill in the intended quantity for each of the shipment, and make sure that the
sum of the individual quantity is not larger than the total intended quantity as
stated in Block 5 of the Notification Document for Transboundary
Movements/Shipments of Waste (Annex of the Permit Application Form).

Box 6 Enter the details and attach relevant documents regarding the provisions for
insurance and financial guarantee for the proposed transboundary movement of
waste, including:

2 See http://www.basel.int/Countries/CountryContacts/tabid/1342/Default.aspx
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 1) liability insurance to cover claims arising out of damage to human health,
property and the environment which may result from the proposed export, and

2) a bond or other financial guarantee providing for payment to the “Hong Kong
Environmental Protection Department” and/or other relevant competent
authorities of the cost of any seizure, return or disposal of the waste in case of
incomplete shipments.

Box 7 Applicants must sign and provide the date of the application. Applicants are
reminded that any person who, to procure the issue of a permit, makes a
statement which he knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly
makes a statement which is false in a material particular, commits an
offence and is liable to a fine of HK$200,000 and to imprisonment for 6
months.

Box 8 When submitting the application, applicants should provide relevant supporting
documents listed on page 8 of the application form.

Guidelines for completing the Notification Document for Transboundary Movements/

Shipments of Waste (Annex of the Permit Application Form)

The exporter is to complete blocks 1–18 (please contact the EPD for the notification number to
be filled in block 3). The waste generator, where practicable, should also sign in block 17.

Blocks 1 and 2: Provide the Business Registration Certificate (BRC) Number, full name,
address (including the name of the country), telephone and fax numbers (including the country
code) and e-mail address of the exporter, and importer, as well as the name of a contact person
responsible for the shipment. The provided phone and fax numbers and the e-mail address
should facilitate contacting all relevant persons at any time in relation to any incident during
shipment.

Normally, the importer would be the same as the disposal/recovery facility given in block10.
In some cases, however, the importer can also be another person, for example a recognised
trader, a dealer, a broker, or a corporate body such as the headquarter/mailing address for the
receiving disposal/recovery facility in block 10. In order to act as an importer, the recognised
trader, dealer, broker or corporate body must be under the jurisdiction of the country of import
and or possess or have some other form of legal control over the waste at the moment the
shipment arrives into the country of import. In such cases, information relating to the
recognized trader, dealer, broker or corporate body should be completed in block 2.

Block 3: The exporter should contact the EPD for a notification number for the concerned
permit application and fill in the notification number on the form. The appropriate boxes
should be ticked to indicate:

(a) Whether the notification covers one (single notification) or multiple shipments (general
notification),

(b) Whether the waste being shipped is destined for disposal or for recovery

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Blocks 4, 5 and 6: Give the number of intended shipments in block 4 and the intended date
of the single shipment or, for multiple shipments, the dates of the first and last shipments in
block 6. The intended period of shipments in block 6 shall not exceed one year.
In block 5, give the weight in tonnes (1 megagram (Mg) or 1000 kg) or volume in cubic metres
(1000 litres) of the waste. Other units of the metric system, such as kilograms or litres, are
also acceptable; when used, the unit should be indicated and the original unit on the
notification document should be crossed out. For multiple shipments, the total quantity
shipped must not exceed the quantity declared in block 5. The total quantity must be
compatible with the waste treatment and technical capabilities of the parties concerned and will
be considered as the maximum quantity applied for. In the case of multiple shipments,
complete the projected dates or the projected frequency and the estimated quantity of each
shipment in Box 5 of the application form.
Where an overseas competent authority issues a written consent to the waste movement and the
validity period of that consent in block 20 differs from the period indicated in block 6, the
decision of the overseas competent authority overrides the information in block 6. If the
application is approved, a permitted quantity will be specified in the permit. A new
application has to be made if the permitted quantity is used up.

Block 7: Types of packaging should be indicated using the codes provided in the “List of
Abbreviations and Codes used in the Notification Document” on the Permit Application Form.
If special handling precautions are required, such as those required by producers’ handling
instructions for employees, health and safety information, including information on dealing
with spillage, and transport emergency cards, tick the appropriate box and attach the relevant
information in an annex.

Block 8: Provide the necessary information on the carrier or carriers involved in the shipment,
including registration number (e.g. chemical waste collector registration no., where applicable),
full name, address (including the name of the country), telephone and fax numbers (including
the country code) and e-mail address and the name of a contact person responsible for the
shipment. If more than one carrier is involved, append to the notification document a
complete list giving the required information for each carrier. Where the transport is
organized by a forwarding agent, the agent’s details should be given in block 8 and the
respective information on actual carriers should be provided in an annex. Means of transport
should be indicated using the abbreviations provided in the “List of Abbreviations and Codes
used in the Notification Document” of the Permit Application Form.

Notes: “Sea” does not include water transport through “inland waters” as defined below, but it
includes seawater transport with all other places outside HKSAR. “Inland waters” refers to
waters in the vicinity of HKSAR, the Pearl River and other inland waterways in Guangdong
and Guangxi which are accessible from waters in the vicinity of HKSAR.

Waters in the vicinity of HKSAR refer to waters within the following boundaries-

(i) to the East, meridian 114o 30’ East;

(ii) to the South, parallel 22o 09’; and
(iii) to the West, meridian 113o 31’ East.

Examples of the ports covered by inland water transport include, among many others, Macau,
Guangzhou, Jiangmen, Zhong Shan, Zhu Hai and Wu Zhou.

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Block 9: Provide the required information on the waste generator/producer, and site and
process of generations.
Notes:
i) If the waste is classified as chemical waste, the registration number of the chemical
waste producer should be given.
ii) If there are more than one waste producing site, write “See attached list” and append a
list providing the requested information for each site. Where the generator/producer is not
known, give the name of the person in possession or control of such wastes.
iii) The definition of “generator” used in the Basel Convention provides that in instances
where the true generator of the waste is not known, the generator is deemed to be the person
who is in possession or control of the waste.

Block 10: Give the required information on the destination of the shipment by first ticking
the appropriate type of facility: either disposal or recovery. The registration number should be
given where applicable. If the disposer or recoverer is also the importer, state here “Same as
block 2”. If the disposal or recovery operation is a D13–D15 or R12/R13 operation
(according to the definitions of operations set out in the “List of Abbreviations and Codes used
in the Notification Document” of the Permit Application Form), the facility performing the
operation should be mentioned in block 10, as well as the location where the operation will be
performed. In such case, corresponding information on the subsequent facility, where any
subsequent operations take place should be provided in an annex. Provide the information on
the actual site of disposal or recovery if it is different from the address of the facility.

Block 11: Indicate the type of recovery or disposal operation using R-codes or D-codes
which are provided in the “List of Abbreviations and Codes used in the Notification
Document” of the Permit Application Form. If the disposal or recovery operation is a D13-
D15 or R12/R13 operation, corresponding information on the subsequent operations should be
provided in an annex. Also, the technology employed and the reason for export shall be
indicated.

Block 12: Provide the major constituents of the waste using commercial names/chemical
formulae/common names with their quantities and relative concentrations (%), if known. For
the case of a mixture of wastes, provide the same information for the fractions of constituents
and indicate which fraction(s) to be recovered. Attach further information in an annex if
necessary.

Block 13: Indicate physical characteristics of the waste at normal temperature and pressure
by using the codes provided in the “List of Abbreviations and Codes used in the Notification
Document” of the Permit Application Form.

Block 14: Fill in the waste codes according to the system adopted under the Basel
Convention, the OECD Decision and other accepted classification systems, where applicable.

(a) Subheading (i): Basel Convention Annexes II or VIII codes should be

used for wastes that are subject to control under the Basel Convention; Basel
Convention Annex IX codes should be used for wastes that are not usually subject to
control under the Basel Convention but which, for a specific reason such as
contamination by hazardous substances or different classification according to national
regulations, are subject to control. Basel Convention Annexes II, VIII and IX can be

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 found in the text of the Basel Convention 3 as well as in the Instruction Manual
available from the Secretariat of the Basel Convention. If a waste is not listed in
Annexes II, VIII or IX of the Basel Convention, insert “not listed”.

(b) Subheading (ii): Please refer to the first column of the Sixth or Seventh
Schedule of the Hong Kong Waste Disposal Ordinance. The Schedules are also listed in
the Appendices A and B of “A Guide to the Control on Import and Export of Waste”4.

(c) Subheading (iii): European Union Member States should use the codes
included in the European Community list of wastes (see Relevant Regulation (EU)
2014/11575).

(d) Subheading (iv) and (v): Where applicable, national identification codes
used in the region/country of export and, if known, in the country of import should be
used. In Hong Kong, the waste codes are listed under the Sixth or Seventh Schedule
under the Waste Disposal Ordinance.

(e) Subheading (vi): If useful or required by the relevant overseas competent

authorities, add here any other code or additional information that would facilitate the
identification of the waste.

(f) Subheading (vii): State the appropriate Y-codes according to the

“Categories of wastes to be controlled”, and/or the “Category of wastes requiring special
consideration” given in Annex I and II of the Basel Convention respectively. Please
refer to Table 7 of these Guidance Notes.

(g) Subheading (viii): If applicable, state here the appropriate H-code or H-

codes, i.e., the codes indicating the hazardous characteristics exhibited by the waste (see
Annex III of the Basel Convention).

(h) Subheading (ix): If applicable, state here the United Nations classes which
indicate the hazardous characteristics of the waste according to the United Nations
classification (see the “List of Abbreviations and Codes used in the Notification
Document” of the Permit Application Form) and the waste is required to comply with
international rules for transport of hazardous materials (see United Nations
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods, latest edition6).

(i) Subheading (x and xi): If applicable, state here the appropriate United
Nations numbers and United Nations shipping names. These are used to identify the
waste according to the United Nations classification system and the waste is required to
comply with international rules for transport of hazardous materials (see United Nation
Recommendations on the Transport of Dangerous Goods. Model Regulations, latest
edition).

(j) Subheading (xii): State here the Harmonised System Code (HS) - please
refer to the second column of the Sixth or Seventh Schedule of the Hong Kong Waste
Disposal Ordinance. The Schedules are listed in the Appendices A and B of “A Guide
to the Control on Import and Export of Waste”. Please also see the list of codes and

3 See http://www.basel.int/TheConvention/Overview/TextoftheConvention/tabid/1275/Default.aspx
4 See https://www.epd.gov.hk/epd/sites/default/files/epd/english/environmentinhk/waste/guide_ref/files/
A_Guide_to_the_Control_on_Import_and_Export_of_Waste_Eng_2025.pdf
5 See https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32024R1157
6 See https://unece.org/rev-21-2019

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 commodities in the “Harmonised commodity description and coding system” produced
by the World Customs Organisation.

Block 15: On line (a), provide the names of the countries/states/regions of export, transit and
import or the codes for each country/state/region by using the ISO standard 3166 abbreviations.
On line (b), provide the code number of the respective overseas competent authority for each
country/state/region and on the line (c), insert the name of the border crossing or port and,
where applicable, the customs office code number as the points of entry to or exit from a
particular country. For transit countries, give the information in line (c) for points of entry
and exit. If more than three transit countries are involved in an application, attach the
appropriate information in an annex.

Block 16: This block should be completed for movements involving entering, passing
through or leaving Member States of the European Union.

Block 17: Each copy of the notification document is to be signed and dated by the exporter
and the waste producer before being forwarded to the competent authorities of the countries
concerned. Under the Basel Convention, the waste generator is also required to sign the
declaration; it is noted that this may not be practicable in case where there are several
generators. Further, where the generator is not known, the person in possession or control of
the wastes should sign. The declaration also covers the certification of an insurance against
liability for damage to third parties, other financial guarantees and a contract to accompany the
notification document. Applicants must sign and date the application. Applicants are
reminded that any person who, to procure the issue of a permit, makes a statement which he
knows to be false in a material particular, or recklessly makes a statement which is false in a
material particular, commits an offence and is liable to a fine of HK$200,000 and to
imprisonment for 6 months.

Block 18: Indicate the number of annexes containing any additional information supplied
with the notification document (see blocks 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14 or 15). Each annex
must include a reference to the notification number to which it relates, which is indicated in
block 3.

Block 19, 20 and 21: These blocks are for use by the competent authority.

Enquiries and submission of application

Duly completed export permit application forms and related enquiries should be forwarded to:

Address Telephone Facsimile E-mail

Territorial Control Office (852) (852) wasteimportandexport
Environmental Compliance Division 2755 5462 2305 0453 @epd.gov.hk
Environmental Protection Department
25th Floor, Southorn Centre
130 Hennessy Road
Wan Chai
Hong Kong

The duly completed application forms can also be submitted online via the website below:
https://epic.epd.gov.hk/EFORMUPD/wdo/epic/export?lang=en
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Territorial Control Office
Environmental Compliance Division
Environmental Protection Department

January 2025

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 TABLE 1*

NATURE OF BUSINESS OF THE WASTE GENERATOR

Agriculture - Farming Industry

A100 Agriculture, forest management

A101 Cultivation
A102 Animal husbandry
A103 Forest management and forest exploitation (lumbering)

A110 Animal and vegetable products from the food sector

A111 Meat industry, slaughterhouses, butchery
A112 Dairy industry
A113 Animal and vegetable oil and grease industry
A114 Sugar industry
A115 Others

A120 Drink industry

A121 Distillation of alcohol and spirits
A122 Brewing of beer
A123 Manufacture of other drinks

A130 Manufacture of animal feed

Energy

A150 Coal industry

A151 Production and preparation of coal and coal products
A152 Coking operations

A160 Petroleum industry

A161 Extraction of petroleum and natural gas
A162 Petroleum refining
A163 Storage of petroleum and products derived from refining of natural gas

A170 Production of electricity

A171 Central thermal facilities
A172 Central hydraulic facilities
A173 Central nuclear facilities
A174 Other central electricity facilities

A180 Production of water

Metallurgy - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

A200 Extraction of metallic ores

A210 Ferrous metallurgy

A211 Cast iron production (coke oven)
A212 Raw steel production (pig iron)
A213 Primary steel transformation (rolling mills)

A220 Non-ferrous metallurgy

A221 Production of alumina
A222 Aluminium metallurgy
A223 Metallurgy of lead and zinc
A224 Metallurgy of precious metals
A225 Metallurgy of other non-ferrous metals
A226 Ferro-alloy industry
A227 Manufacture of electrodes

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A230 Foundry and metalworking operations
A231 Ferrous metal foundries
A232 Non-ferrous metal foundries
A233 Metalworking (not including machining)

A240 Mechanical, electrical and electronic construction

A241 Machining
A242 Thermal treatment
A243 Surface treatment
A244 Application of paint
A245 Assembly, wiring
A246 Production of batteries and dry cells
A247 Production of electrical wires and cables (cladding, plating, insulation)
A248 Production of electronic components

Non-Metallic Minerals - Construction Materials - Ceramics - Glass

A260 Mining and quarrying of non-metallic minerals

A270 Construction materials, ceramics, glass

A271 Production of lime, cement and plaster
A272 Fabrication of ceramic products
A273 Fabrication of products containing asbestos-cement
A274 Production of other construction materials
A275 Glass industry

A280 Building, building sites, landscaping

Primary Chemical Industry

A300 Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks

A301 Chlorine industry
A351 Fertilizer fabrication
A401 Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A451 Petroleum and coal industry
A501 Manufacture of basic plastic materials
A551 Other primary organic chemical manufacture
A601 Chemical treatment of fats; fabrication of basic substances for detergents
A651 Fabrication of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, weed killers
A669 Other manufacture of finished chemicals

Industries producing products based upon primary chemicals

A700 Production of inks, varnish, paints, glues

A701 Production of ink
A702 Production of paint
A703 Production of varnish
A704 Production of glue

A710 Fabrication of photographic products

A711 Production of photosensitive plates
A712 Fabrication of products for photographic treatments

A720 Perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products

A721 Fabrication of soap products
A722 Fabrication of detergent products
A723 Fabrication of perfume products
A730 Finished rubber and plastic materials
A731 Rubber industry
A732 Finished plastic materials

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A740 Fabrication of products based upon asbestos

A750 Production of powders and explosives

Textiles and Leathers - Various Wood Based and Furniture Industries

A760 Textile and clothing industry

A761 Combing and carding of textile fibres
A762 Threading, spinning, weaving
A763 Bleaching, dyeing, printing
A764 Clothing manufacture

A770 Leather and hide industry

A771 Tanneries, tanning
A772 Fur trade
A773 Manufacture of shoes and other leather products

A780 Wood and furniture industry

A781 Sawmills, production of wood panels
A782 Manufacture of wood and furniture products

A790 Various related industries

Paper - Cardboard - Printing

A800 Paper and cardboard industry

A801 Fabrication of paper pulp
A802 Manufacture of paper and cardboard
A803 Finished goods of paper and cardboard

A810 Printing, publishing, photographic laboratories

A811 Printing, publishing
A812 Photographic laboratories

Commercial Services

A820 Laundries, bleaching services, dyers

A830 Business enterprise

A840 Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities

A841 Automobile dealers and automobile repair facilities
A842 Transportation
A850 Hotels, cafès, restaurants

General Services

A860 Health
A861 Health (Hospitals, medical centres, nursing homes, laboratories)

A870 Research
A871 Research including research laboratories

A880 Administrative activities, offices

Households

A890 Households

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Pollution Control - Waste Disposal

A900 Cleaning and maintenance of public areas

A910 Urban water treatment facilities

A920 Urban waste treatment

A930 Treatment of industrial effluents and wastes

A931 Incineration
A932 Physico-chemical treatment
A933 Biological treatment
A934 Solidification of wastes
A935 Collection and/or pretreatment of wastes
A936 Landbased disposal above, on or below the surface

Regeneration - Recovery

A940 Regeneration activities

A941 Regeneration of oils
A942 Regeneration of solvents
A943 Regeneration of ion exchange resins

A950 Recovery activities

* This table is the same as the one given in the OECD Council Decision C(88)90 and C(94)152/FINAL.

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 TABLE 2*

REASONS WHY MATERIALS ARE INTENDED FOR DISPOSAL

Q1 Production residues not otherwise specified below

Q2 Off-specification products

Q3 Products whose date for appropriate use has expired

Q4 Materials spilled, lost or having undergone other mishap including any materials, equipment etc.
contaminated as a result of the mishap.

Q5 Materials contaminated or soiled as a result of planned actions, [e.g., residues from cleaning operations,
packing materials, containers, etc]

Q6 Unusable parts, [e.g. reject batteries, exhausted catalyst, etc.]

Q7 Substances which no longer perform satisfactorily, [e.g. contaminated acids, contaminated solvents,
exhausted tempering salts, etc.]

Q8 Residues of industrial processes, [e.g. slags, still bottoms, etc.]

Q9 Residues from pollution abatement processes, [e.g. scrubber sludges, baghouse dusts, spent filters, etc.]

Q10 Machining/finishing residues, [e.g. lathe turnings, mill scales, etc.]

Q11 Residues from raw materials processing, [e.g. mining residues, oil field slops, etc.]

Q12 Adulterated materials, [e.g. oils contaminated with PCB, etc.]

Q13 Any materials, substances or products whose use has been banned by law in the country of exportation

Q14 Products for which there is no further use, [e.g. agriculture, household, office, commercial and shop
discards, etc.]

Q15 Materials, substances or products resulting from remedial actions with respect to contaminated land

Q16 Any materials, substances or products which the generator or exporter declares to be wastes and which
are not contained in the above categories

* This table is the same as the one given in the OECD Council Decision C(88)90 and C(94)152/FINAL.

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 TABLE 3*

DISPOSAL OPERATIONS (Table 3 is divided into two sections)

Section 3.A RECOVERY OPERATIONS
R1 Use as a fuel (other than in direct incineration) or other means to generate energy

R2 Solvent reclamation/regeneration

R3 Recycling/reclamation of organic substances which are not used as solvents

R4 Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds

R5 Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials

R6 Regeneration of acids or bases

R7 Recovery of components used for pollution abatement

R8 Recovery of components from catalysts

R9 Used oil re-refining or other reuses of previously used oil

R10 Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvement

R11 Use of residual materials obtained from any of the operations numbered R1-R10

R12 Exchange of wastes for submission to any of the operations numbered R1-R11

R13 Accumulation of material intended for any operation in Section 3.A

Section 3.B OPERATIONS OTHER THAN RECOVERY

D1 Deposit into or onto land, [e.g., landfill, etc.]

D2 Land treatment, [e.g., biodegradation of liquid or sludgy discards in soils, etc.]

D3 Deep injection, [e.g., injection of pumpable discards into wells, salt domes or naturally occurring
repositories, etc.]

D4 Surface impoundment, [e.g., placement of liquid or sludge discards into pits, ponds or lagoons, etc.]

D5 Specially engineered landfill, [e.g., placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from
one another and the environment, etc.]

D6 Release into a water body except seas/oceans

D7 Release into seas/oceans including sea-bed insertion

D8 Biological treatment not specified elsewhere in this Table which results in final compounds or mixtures
which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Section 3.B

D9 Physio-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this Table which results in final compounds or
mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations in Section 3.B, [e.g., evaporation, drying,
calcination, etc.]

D10 Incineration on land

D11 Incineration at sea

D12 Permanent storage, [e.g., emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.]

D13 Blending or mixing prior to submission to any of the operations in Section 3.B

D14 Repackaging prior to submission to any of the operations in Section 3.B

D15 Storage pending any of the operations in Section 3.B

* This table is the same as the one given in the Basel Convention, and the OECD Council Decision C(88)90
and C(94)152/FINAL.
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 TABLE 4*

GENERIC TYPES OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WASTES

(THESE MAY BE LIQUID, SLUDGE OR SOLID IN FORM)
(revised May 1994)

Code No.

1 Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics

2 Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products

3 Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines

4 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals

5 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals

6 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents

7 Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides

8 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use

9 Waste oil/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, emulsions

10 Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and/or
polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)

11 Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment

12 Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish

13 Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives

14 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not
identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known

15 Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation

16 Wastes from production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials

17 Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics

18 Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations

Materials which contain any of the constituents listed in Table 5 and consisting of :

19 Animal or vegetable soaps, fats, waxes

20 Non-halogenated organic substances not employed as solvents

21 Inorganic substances without metals

22 Ashes and/or cinders

23 Soil, sand, clay including dredging spoils

24 Non-cyanidic tempering salts

25 Metallic dust, powder

26 Spent catalyst materials

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27 Liquids or sludges containing metals

28 Residue from pollution control operations, except (29) and (30)

29 Scrubber sludges

30 Sludges from water purification plants and waste water treatment plants

31 Decarbonization residue

32 Ion-exchange column residue

33 Sewage sludges

34 Wastewater not otherwise taken into account within Table 4

35 Residue from cleaning of tanks and/or equipment

36 Contaminated equipment

37 Contaminated containers whose contents included one or more of the constituents listed in Table 5

38 Batteries and other electrical cells

39 Vegetable oils

40 Materials which have been segregated from households and which also exhibit any of the characteristics
listed in Table 6

41 Any other wastes which contain any of the constituents listed in Table 5

* This table is the same as the one given in the OECD Council Decision C(88)90 and C(94)152/FINAL.

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 TABLE 5*
CONSTITUENTS OF POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS WASTES
Code No. Constituents:
C1 Beryllium, beryllium compounds
C2 Vanadium compounds
C3 Hexavalent chromium compounds
C4 Cobalt compounds
C5 Nickel compounds
C6 Copper compounds
C7 Zinc compounds
C8 Arsenic; arsenic compounds
C9 Selenium; selenium compounds
C10 Silver compounds
C11 Cadmium; cadmium compounds
C12 Tin compounds
C13 Antimony; antimony compounds
C14 Tellurium; tellurium compounds
C15 Barium; barium compounds; excluding barium sulphate
C16 Mercury; mercury compounds
C17 Thallium; thallium compounds
C18 Lead; lead compounds
C19 Inorganic sulphides
C20 Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride
C21 Inorganic cyanides
C22 The following alkaline or alkaline earth metals: lithium, sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium
in uncombined form
C23 Acidic solutions or acids in solid form
C24 Basic solutions or bases in solid form
C25 Asbestos (dust and fibres)
C26 Organic phosphorus compounds
C27 Metal carbonyls
C28 Peroxides
C29 Chlorates
C30 Perchlorates
C31 Azides
C32 Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and/or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) and/or
polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)
C33 Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds
C34 Biocides and phyto-pharmaceutical substances
C35 Infectious substances
C36 Creosotes
C37 Isocyanates, thiocyanates
C38 Organic cyanides
C39 Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols
C40 Ethers
C41 Halogenated organic solvents
C42 Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents
C43 Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Table
C44 Aromatic compounds; polycyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds
C45 Organic nitrogen compounds; especially aliphatic amines
C46 Organic nitrogen compounds; especially aromatic amines
C47 Substances of an explosive character
C48 Sulphur organic compounds
C49 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
C50 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
C51 Hydrocarbons and their oxygen, nitrogen and/or sulphur compounds not otherwise taken into
account in this table

* This table is the same as the one given in the OECD Council Decision C(88)90 and C(94)152/FINAL.

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 TABLE 6*

UN CLASS AND H NUMBER

UN Class H Number Hazard Descriptions

1 H1 Explosive

3 H3 Flammable liquids

4.1 H4.1 Flammable solids

4.2 H4.2 Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion.

4.3 H4.3 Substances or wastes which, in contact with waste, emitting flammable gases

5.1 H5.1 Oxidizing

5.2 H5.2 Organic peroxides

6.1 H6.1 Poisonous (acute)

6.2 H6.2 Infectious substances

8 H8 Corrosives

9 H10 Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water

9 H11 Toxic (delayed or chronic)

9 H12 Ecotoxic

9 H13 Capable, by any means, after disposal of yielding another material, e.g.,
leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above

* This table is the same as the one given in the Basel Convention, and the OECD Council Decision C(88)90
and C(94)152/FINAL.

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 TABLE 7*

LIST OF Y NUMBERS

Waste Streams:

Y1 Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics

Y2 Waste from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products

Y3 Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines

Y4 Waste from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceticals

Y5 Waste from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals

Y6 Waste from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents

Y7 Waste from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides

Y8 Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use

Y9 Waste oil/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, emulsions

Y10 Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and/or
polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)

Y11 Waste tarry residues arising from refining distillation and any pyrolytic treatment

Y12 Waste from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish

Y13 Waste from the production, formulation and use of resins latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives

Y14 Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not
identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known

Y15 Waste of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation

Y16 Waste from the production, formulation and use of photographic chemical and processing materials

Y17 Waste resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics

Y18 Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations

Wastes having as constituents:

Y19 Metal carbonyls

Y20 Beryllium; beryllium compounds

Y21 Hexavalent chromium compounds

Y22 Copper compounds

Y23 Zinc compounds

Y24 Arsenic; arsenic compounds

Y25 Selenium; selenium compounds

Y26 Cadmium; cadmium compounds

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Y27 Antimony; antimony compounds

Y28 Tellurium; tellurium compounds

Y29 Mercury; mercury compounds

Y30 Thallium; thallium compounds

Y31 Lead; lead compounds

Y32 Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride

Y33 Inorganic cyanides

Y34 Acidic solutions or acids in solid form

Y35 Basic solutions or bases in solid form

Y36 Asbestos (dust and fibres)

Y37 Organic phosphorous compounds

Y38 Organic cyanides

Y39 Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols

Y40 Ethers

Y41 Halogenated organic solvents

Y42 Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents

Y43 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan

Y44 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

Y45 Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Table (e.g. Y39, Y41, Y42, Y43,
Y44)

Y46 Wastes collected from households

Y47 Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes

Y48 Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, with the exception of the following:

• Plastic waste that is hazardous waste pursuant to paragraph 1 (a) of Article 18

• Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling in an environmentally sound manner

and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes:

- Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one nonhalogenated polymer, including but not limited

to the following polymers:

▪ Polyethylene (PE)

▪ Polypropylene (PP)

▪ Polystyrene (PS)

▪ Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)

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 ▪ Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

▪ Polycarbonates (PC)

▪ Polyethers

- Plastic waste almost exclusively11 consisting of one cured resin or condensation product, including

but not limited to the following resins:

▪ Urea formaldehyde resins

▪ Phenol formaldehyde resins

▪ Melamine formaldehyde resins

▪ Epoxy resins

▪ Alkyd resins

- Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers:

▪ Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)

▪ Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes:

▪ Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether (PFA)

▪ Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (MFA)

▪ Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)

▪ Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)

• Mixtures of plastic waste, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and/or polyethylene

terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling of each material and in an

environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes.

Y49 Electrical and electronic waste:

• Waste electrical and electronic equipment:

- not containing and not contaminated with Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste exhibits

an Annex III characteristic, and

- in which none of the components (e.g. certain circuit boards, certain display devices) contain or

are contaminated with Annex I constituents to an extent that the component exhibits an Annex III

characteristic

• Waste components of electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. certain circuit boards, certain display

devices) not containing and not contaminated with Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste

components exhibit an Annex III characteristics, unless covered by another entry in Annex II or by an

entry in Anne IX

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 • Waste arising from the processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment or waste components

of electrical and electronic equipment (e.g. fractions arising from shredding or dismantling), and not

containing and not contaminated with Annex I constituents to an extent that the waste exhibits an

Annex III characteristics, unless covered by another entry in Annex II or by an entry in Annex IX

* This table is the same as the one given in the Basel Convention, and the OECD Council Decision C(88)90
and C(94)152/FINAL.

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