20 01 39Non-Hazardous
Plastics
- 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 non-hazardous
- What does this mean in practice?
- This is the official classification for plastics. As a non-hazardous waste, this requires standard duty of care documentation (Waste Transfer Notes) when moved off-site.
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