020 7001 6000The EWC was transposed into domestic legislation in the List of Wastes Regulations (LoW) and provides codes for all hazardous and non-hazardous wastes in the form of a six digit number. The use of List of Waste Regulations codes is a legal requirement of the Duty of Care (DoC) legislation in England and Wales and it must be included in the description of a waste in any waste transfer note or consignment note.
The European Waste Catalogue (EWC) classifies waste materials and categorises them according to what they are and how they were produced.
For more information on the LoW, visit the Environment Agency website.
