EWC 18 01 08*
Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
About 18 01 08*
Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines. Hazardous — cancer treatment drugs, highly toxic.
- Chapter
- 18 · Wastes From Human or Animal Health Care and/or Related Research (except kitchen wastes not arising from immediate health care)
- Sub-chapter
- 18 01 · Wastes from natal care, diagnosis, treatment or prevention of disease in humans
- Classification
- Hazardous. Moves on a hazardous waste consignment note with a carrier and site permitted for it.
- Recyclability
- Specialist disposal: Clinical waste must be treated before disposal. Dental amalgam (mercury recovery) is the main recyclable stream. Most clinical waste is incinerated
Mirror entry: assess the waste
18 01 08* 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.
- 18 01 09 Medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08
Handling: UK colour-coded bag system (HTM 07-01): yellow = incineration, orange = alternative treatment, red = anatomical, tiger stripe = offensive, purple = cytotoxic
Other codes in 18 01
- 18 01 01Sharps (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 02Body parts and organs including blood bags and blood preserves (except 18 01 03)
- 18 01 03*Wastes whose collection and disposal is subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection (e.g. dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, nappies)
- 18 01 04Wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection
- 18 01 06*Chemicals consisting of or containing dangerous substances
- 18 01 07Chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 01 06
- 18 01 09Medicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08
- 18 01 10*Amalgam waste from dental care