EWC 20 01 32
Medicines other than those mentioned in 20 01 31
About 20 01 32
Medicines from households other than cytotoxic drugs. Return to pharmacy for disposal.
- Chapter
- 20 · Municipal Wastes (Household Waste and Similar Commercial, Industrial and Institutional Wastes) Including Separately Collected Fractions
- Sub-chapter
- 20 01 · Separately collected fraction (except 15 01)
- Classification
- Non-hazardous. Use a standard waste transfer note and keep it for 2 years.
- Recyclability
- Specialist disposal: Non-cytotoxic medicines — return to pharmacy for safe disposal
Mirror entry: assess the waste
20 01 32 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.
- 20 01 31* Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
Handling: Return to pharmacy — do not flush or bin
Other codes in 20 01
- 20 01 01Paper and cardboard
- 20 01 02Glass
- 20 01 08Biodegradable kitchen and canteen waste
- 20 01 10Clothes
- 20 01 11Textiles
- 20 01 13*Solvents
- 20 01 14*Acids
- 20 01 15*Alkalines
- 20 01 17*Photochemicals
- 20 01 19*Pesticides
- 20 01 21*Fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste
- 20 01 23*Discarded equipment containing chlorofluorocarbons
- 20 01 25Edible oil and fat
- 20 01 26*Oil and fat other than those mentioned in 20 01 25
- 20 01 27*Paint, inks, adhesives and resins containing dangerous substances
- 20 01 28Paint, inks, adhesives and resins other other than those mentioned in 20 01 27
- 20 01 29*Detergents containing dangerous substances
- 20 01 30Detergents other than those mentioned in 20 01 29
- 20 01 31*Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
- 20 01 33*Batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
- 20 01 34Batteries and accumulators other than those mentioned in 20 01 33
- 20 01 35*Discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21 and 20 01 23 containing hazardous components
- 20 01 36Discarded electrical and electronic equipment other than those mentioned in 20 01 21, 20 01 23 and 20 01 35
- 20 01 37*Wood containing dangerous substances
- 20 01 38Wood other than that mentioned in 20 01 37
- 20 01 39Plastics
- 20 01 40Metals
- 20 01 41Wastes from chimney sweeping
- 20 01 99Other fractions not otherwise specified