European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code

16 01 08* – components containing mercury

Chapter

16

wastes not otherwise specified in the list

Sub-Chapter

16 01

end-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

EWC Code

16 01 08*

Description

components containing mercury

Entry Type

Mirror Hazardous

* Signifies Hazardous Waste

EWC Code: 16 01 08* - components containing mercury. Type: Mirror Hazardous. Image by Dsposal

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

Waste Thesaurus

66 Waste Descriptions
Vehicle Component Containing Mercury Vehicle Component Containing Mercury Compound Vehicle Component Containing Quicksilver Vehicle Component Containing Hydrargyrum Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Vehicle Component Containing Calomel Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(I) Hydride Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Oxide Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Sulfide Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Selenide Vehicle Component Containing Mercury(II) Telluride Vehicle Component Containing Mercury Cadmium Telluride Vehicle Part Containing Mercury Vehicle Part Containing Mercury Compound Vehicle Part Containing Quicksilver Vehicle Part Containing Hydrargyrum Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Vehicle Part Containing Calomel Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(I) Hydride Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Oxide Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Sulfide Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Selenide Vehicle Part Containing Mercury(II) Telluride Vehicle Part Containing Mercury Cadmium Telluride Switch Containing Mercury Switch Containing Mercury Compound Switch Containing Quicksilver Switch Containing Hydrargyrum Switch Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Switch Containing Calomel Switch Containing Mercury(I) Hydride Switch Containing Mercury(II) Chloride Switch Containing Mercury(II) Oxide Switch Containing Mercury(II) Sulfide Switch Containing Mercury(II) Selenide Switch Containing Mercury(II) Telluride Switch Containing Mercury Cadmium Telluride Vehicle Component Containing Millon'S Base Vehicle Component Containing Nessler'S Reagent Vehicle Component Containing Potassium Tetraiodmercurate(II) Vehicle Component Containing Mercury Fulminate Vehicle Component Containing Dimethylmercury Vehicle Component Containing Diethylmercury Vehicle Component Containing Merbromin Vehicle Component Containing Mercurochrome Vehicle Component Containing Thiomersal Vehicle Part Containing Millon'S Base Vehicle Part Containing Nessler'S Reagent Vehicle Part Containing Potassium Tetraiodmercurate(II) Vehicle Part Containing Mercury Fulminate Vehicle Part Containing Dimethylmercury Vehicle Part Containing Diethylmercury Vehicle Part Containing Merbromin Vehicle Part Containing Mercurochrome Vehicle Part Containing Thiomersal Switch Containing Millon'S Base Switch Containing Nessler'S Reagent Switch Containing Potassium Tetraiodmercurate(II) Switch Containing Mercury Fulminate Switch Containing Dimethylmercury Switch Containing Diethylmercury Switch Containing Merbromin Switch Containing Mercurochrome Switch Containing Thiomersal