Codes - material composition
Description | Code |
| Aggregate, roadbase or ballast | AGG |
| Aluminium (non-ferrous) | AL |
| Asbestos (N220) | ASB |
| Ashes | ASH |
| Batteries | BATT |
| Bricks or Concrete | BC |
| Biosolids or manures | BIO |
| Car bodies (ferrous) | CAR |
| Carpet | CARPET |
| Ceramics, tiles, pottery | CER |
| Commingled recyclables | COMM |
| Composts or mulches | COMP |
| Contaminated soil | CONT |
| Dredging spoil | DSP |
| Ferrous (iron or steel) | FE |
| Food or kitchen | FOOD |
| Glass | GLASS |
| Mixed waste | MIX |
| Non-ferrous (metals, not iron steel or Aluminium) | NFE |
| Oil | OIL |
| Paper or cardboard | PAPER |
| Plasterboard | PB |
| Pharmacy or clinical | PHARM |
| Plastic | PL |
| Residues or rejects | RES |
| Soil (not contaminated or VENM) | SOIL |
| Textiles, rags | TEXT |
| Tyres | TYRE |
| Vegetation or garden | VEG |
| Virgin excavated natural material | VENM |
| Veterinary waste | VET |
| Wood, trees or timber | WOOD |
| Other (specify) | OTH |
Page last updated: 26 February 2011
