18 02 08
EWC 18 02 08
medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07
- Code
- 18 02 08
- Chapter
- 18 — Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)
- Sub-chapter
- 1802 — Wastes from research, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease involving animals
- Hazardous
- No — non-hazardous
What is EWC code 18 02 08?
18 02 08 is the European Waste Catalogue (List of Waste) code for medicines other than those mentioned in 18 02 07. It sits in chapter 18 (wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)). You use this six-digit code to classify the waste on a waste transfer note, a hazardous waste consignment note, or a Digital Waste Tracking record.
This is a non-hazardous waste code. Transfers need a waste transfer note, which both parties must keep for at least 2 years.
Related codes in 1802
- 18 02 01sharps (except 18 02 02)
- 18 02 02wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infectionHaz
- 18 02 03wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
- 18 02 05chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substancesHaz
- 18 02 06chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 02 05
- 18 02 07cytotoxic and cytostatic medicinesHaz