20 01 17Hazardous Waste
Photochemicals
- Official Taxonomy Path
Chapter 20: Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
Sub-chapter 2001: Separately collected fractions (except 15 01)
- Entry Type
- Absolute hazardous
- What does this mean in practice?
- This is the official classification for photochemicals. 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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