HP POP
(contains regulated persistent POPs at concentrations exceeding the legal limits)Hazardous property HP POP
Waste that contains regulated persistent organic pollutants (POPs) at concentrations exceeding the legal limits set out in Annex IV of the POPs Regulation, and is therefore classified as hazardous.
What does HP POP mean?
HP POP ((contains regulated persistent POPs at concentrations exceeding the legal limits)) is one of the 15 hazardous property (HP) codes used to describe why a waste is hazardous. Where an EWC code says what a waste is, HP codes classify the danger it poses. When you record hazardous waste — on a consignment note or in the Digital Waste Tracking service — you give both the hazardous EWC code (marked with an asterisk) and the HP codes that apply.
Hazardous waste (an EWC code ending in *) must move on a hazardous waste consignment note, kept for at least 3 years — not an ordinary waste transfer note.
All hazardous property codes
- HP 1Explosive
- HP 2Oxidizing
- HP 3Flammable
- HP 4Irritant
- HP 5Specific Target Organ Toxicity/Aspiration Toxicity
- HP 6Acute Toxicity
- HP 7Carcinogenic
- HP 8Corrosive
- HP 9Infectious
- HP 10Toxic for Reproduction
- HP 11Mutagenic
- HP 12Produces toxic gases in contact with water, air or acid
- HP 13Sensitising
- HP 14Ecotoxic
- HP 15(capable of exhibiting a hazardous property HP 1 - HP 14, not directly displayed by the original waste)