Guidance

Waste Shipments Regulation (WSR): consolidated waste list

Unofficial list of waste description codes listed in annexes to the Waste Shipments Regulation.

From:
Environment Agency
Published
30 July 2012
Last updated
2 January 2025 — See all updates

Applies to England

Documents

Unofficial consolidated version of Annexes III, IIIA, IIIB, IV and IVA of the relevant regulations on shipments of wastes

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Unofficial consolidated version of Annexes III, IIIA, IIIB IV and IVA of the relevant regulations on the shipments of wastes.

You must use the correct codes when completing forms for shipping waste.

See the waste export and import guidance on how to follow the regulations.

Updates to this page

Published 30 July 2012
Last updated 2 January 2025 + show all updates

  1. Removed GC010, GC020 and B4030 from the list. Added A1181 and Y49 to the list.

  2. Added The International Waste Shipments (Amendment of Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006) Regulations 2020 to the 'relevant regulations' as omitted in error.

  3. We have updated the list to reflect Basel Convention waste plastic amendments. A3210 and Y48 are new entries. B3011 replaces B3010.

  4. Three packaging-related wastes have been transferred from Annex IIIB to Annex III.

  5. First published.

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