11 01 07Hazardous Waste
Pickling bases
- Official Taxonomy Path
Chapter 11: Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy
Sub-chapter 1101: Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials (for example galvanic processes, zinc coating processes, pickling processes, etching, phosphating, alkaline degreasing, anodising)
- Entry Type
- Absolute hazardous
- What does this mean in practice?
- This is the official classification for pickling bases. Because this is a hazardous waste (indicated by the asterisk in the official catalogue), it requires specialised handling, consignment notes, and cannot be mixed with general waste.
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