Waste code
EWC 16 08 01: spent catalysts containing gold, silver, rhenium, rhodium, palladium, iridium or platinum (except 16 08 07)
16 08 01
Typed into Defra's service and Byrne Waste Tracking as 160801. It is not a hazardous entry.
Who takes it
28 permitted sites in England recorded taking 16 08 01 in their 2024 returns to the Environment Agency.
What happens to it
The recovery or disposal code those sites recorded most for 16 08 01 in 2024 (the code each site used for most of its tonnes):
| Code | Means | Sites |
|---|
| R4 | recycling metals | 57% |
| R8 | | 18% |
| R13 | storage pending recovery | 14% |
| D15 | storage pending disposal | 4% |
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
- 16 08 02* spent catalysts containing hazardous transition metals or hazardous transition metal compounds (hazardous)
- 16 08 03 spent catalysts containing transition metals or transition metal compounds not otherwise specified
- 16 08 04 spent fluid catalytic cracking catalysts (except 16 08 07)
Recording it for Defra: every load needs its own record within two working days of the day after it arrives. In Byrne Waste Tracking you tap this code once and it is remembered for the next load; it checks each load against Defra's rules before it saves and sends it to Defra by itself once your Defra account is linked. £89 a site a month, no contract. Start free · Using Defra's spreadsheet? Check it free