Waste code
EWC 06 03 14: solid salts and solutions other than those mentioned in 06 03 11 and 06 03 13
06 03 14
Typed into Defra's service and Byrne Waste Tracking as 060314. It is not a hazardous entry.
Who takes it
36 permitted sites in England recorded taking 06 03 14 in their 2024 returns to the Environment Agency.
What happens to it
The recovery or disposal code those sites recorded most for 06 03 14 in 2024 (the code each site used for most of its tonnes):
| Code | Means | Sites |
|---|
| D15 | storage pending disposal | 53% |
| D9 | physico-chemical treatment | 19% |
| D1 | deposit into or onto land (landfill) | 11% |
| D5 | | 6% |
The right code is the one on your own permit and transfer notes - this is what other sites did, not a rule. R and D codes explained.
Easy to mix up
- 06 03 11* solid salts and solutions containing cyanides (hazardous)
- 06 03 13* solid salts and solutions containing heavy metals (hazardous)
- 06 03 15* metallic oxides containing heavy metals (hazardous)
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