18 01 09
Non-hazardousMirror entryMedicines other than those mentioned in 18 01 08
List of Waste · Chapter 18 — Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)
Mirror entry
This waste appears in the List of Waste as both a hazardous and a non-hazardous entry. Which one applies depends on whether the waste actually contains hazardous substances above threshold — you assess the contents, not the name. Check the entry in the EWC code finder to resolve it for your load.
Related 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
- 18 01 04Wastes whose collection and disposal is not subject to special requirements in order to prevent infection(for example dressings, plaster casts, linen, disposable clothing, diapers)
- 18 01 06*Chemicals consisting of or containing hazardous substances
- 18 01 07Chemicals other than those mentioned in 18 01 06
- 18 01 08*Cytotoxic and cytostatic medicines
- 18 01 10*Amalgam waste from dental care