European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code
17 04 10* – cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances
Chapter
17construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites)
Sub-Chapter
17 04metals (including their alloys)
Individual Entry
17 04 10*
cables containing oil, coal tar and other hazardous substances
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