European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code
16 01 08* – components containing mercury
Chapter
16wastes not otherwise specified in the list
Sub-Chapter
16 01end-of-life vehicles from different means of transport (including off-road machinery) and wastes from dismantling of end-of-life vehicles and vehicle maintenance (except 13, 14, 16 06 and 16 08)
Individual Entry
16 01 08*
components containing mercury
Mirror Hazardous
* Signifies Hazardous Waste

Mirror Hazardous - Some wastes are not automatically hazardous or non-hazardous - they are called mirror entry wastes. These wastes have a hazardous waste entry (or entries) marked with an asterisk (*), and an alternative non-hazardous waste entry (or entries) not marked with an asterisk