European Waste Catalogue (EWC) Code

19 03 08* – partly stabilised mercury

Chapter

19

wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

Sub-Chapter

19 03

stabilised/solidified wastes

Individual Entry

EWC Code

19 03 08*

Description

partly stabilised mercury

Entry Type

Absolute Hazardous

* Signifies Hazardous Waste

EWC Code: 19 03 08* - partly stabilised mercury. Type: Absolute Hazardous. Image by Dsposal

Absolute Hazardous - A waste that falls under an absolute hazardous entry is always hazardous. If that waste has no hazardous properties the absolute hazardous entry still applies. The law does not allow another entry to be applied to that waste.