EWC 11 01 10
Sludges and filter cakes other than those mentioned in 11 01 09
About 11 01 10
Sludges and filter cakes from metal surface treatment not containing hazardous substances.
- Chapter
- 11 · Wastes from Chemical Surface Treatment and Coating of Metals and Other Materials, Non - Ferrous HydroMetallurgy
- Sub-chapter
- 11 01 · Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials (e.g. galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising)
- Classification
- Non-hazardous. Use a standard waste transfer note and keep it for 2 years.
- Recyclability
- Specialist disposal: Metals can be recovered from plating solutions and sludges
Mirror entry: assess the waste
11 01 10 is one half of a mirror pair. Whether the waste is hazardous depends on what it contains, so assess it against EA guidance WM3 before choosing the code.
- 11 01 09* Sludges and filter cakes containing dangerous substances
Handling: Contains heavy metals and acids/alkalis — hazardous waste
Other codes in 11 01
- 11 01 05*Pickling acids
- 11 01 06*Acids not otherwise specified
- 11 01 07*Pickling bases
- 11 01 08*Phosphatising sludges
- 11 01 09*Sludges and filter cakes containing dangerous substances
- 11 01 11*Aqueous rinsing liquids containing dangerous substances
- 11 01 12Aqueous rinsing liquids other than those mentioned in 11 01 11
- 11 01 13*Degreasing wastes containing dangerous substances
- 11 01 14Degreasing wastes other than those mentioned in 11 01 13
- 11 01 15*Eluate and sludges from membrane systems or ion exchange systems containing dangerous substances
- 11 01 16*Saturated or spent ion exchange resins
- 11 01 98*Other wastes containing dangerous substances
- 11 01 99*Waste not otherwise specified