EWC 11 01 12
Aqueous rinsing liquids other than those mentioned in 11 01 11
About 11 01 12
Aqueous rinsing liquids 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 12 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 11* Aqueous rinsing liquids 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 10Sludges and filter cakes other than those mentioned in 11 01 09
- 11 01 11*Aqueous rinsing liquids containing dangerous substances
- 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