Waste receivers must identify the most relevant type of treatment or disposal option intended at the receiving place or premises.
Approved treatment or disposal options are included in the EPA permission issued to the waste facility.
Operations that don’t lead to the possibility of resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| D1 | Landfill disposal of Category C waste. |
| D2 | Land farming. |
| D3 | Deep-well injection. |
| D4 | Surface impoundment. |
| D5 | Landfill disposal of Category B waste. |
| D6 | Release into a water body, except seas or oceans. |
| D7 | Release into seas or oceans. |
| D8 | Biological treatment not otherwise specified in this table. |
| D9A | Treatment and immobilisation or immobilisation only. |
| D9B | Chemical treatment and solidification or solidification only. |
| D9C | Physical treatment not otherwise specified in this table. |
| D9D | Thermal treatment to remove contaminants. |
| D9E | Chemical treatment. |
| D10 | Incineration on land. |
| D11 | Incineration at sea. |
| D12 | Permanent storage. |
| D13 | Blending, mixing or diluting prior to any permissioned activity. |
| D14 | Repackaging prior to any permissioned activity. |
| D15 | Storage pending any permissioned activity. |
| D16 | Temporary storage. |
| D17 | Storage |
| D18 | Landfill disposal of Category D soil. |
| D19 | Landfill disposal of soil with asbestos only. |
| D20 | Landfill disposal of packaged waste asbestos. |
| D21 | Containment of Category D soil. |
| D22 | Landfill disposal. |
- Code
- D1
- Description
- Landfill disposal of Category C waste.
- Code
- D2
- Description
- Land farming.
- Code
- D3
- Description
- Deep-well injection.
- Code
- D4
- Description
- Surface impoundment.
- Code
- D5
- Description
- Landfill disposal of Category B waste.
- Code
- D6
- Description
- Release into a water body, except seas or oceans.
- Code
- D7
- Description
- Release into seas or oceans.
- Code
- D8
- Description
- Biological treatment not otherwise specified in this table.
- Code
- D9A
- Description
- Treatment and immobilisation or immobilisation only.
- Code
- D9B
- Description
- Chemical treatment and solidification or solidification only.
- Code
- D9C
- Description
- Physical treatment not otherwise specified in this table.
- Code
- D9D
- Description
- Thermal treatment to remove contaminants.
- Code
- D9E
- Description
- Chemical treatment.
- Code
- D10
- Description
- Incineration on land.
- Code
- D11
- Description
- Incineration at sea.
- Code
- D12
- Description
- Permanent storage.
- Code
- D13
- Description
- Blending, mixing or diluting prior to any permissioned activity.
- Code
- D14
- Description
- Repackaging prior to any permissioned activity.
- Code
- D15
- Description
- Storage pending any permissioned activity.
- Code
- D16
- Description
- Temporary storage.
- Code
- D17
- Description
- Storage
- Code
- D18
- Description
- Landfill disposal of Category D soil.
- Code
- D19
- Description
- Landfill disposal of soil with asbestos only.
- Code
- D20
- Description
- Landfill disposal of packaged waste asbestos.
- Code
- D21
- Description
- Containment of Category D soil.
- Code
- D22
- Description
- Landfill disposal.
Operations that may lead to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| R1 | Use as a fuel (other than direct incineration) or blending for use as a fuel. |
| R2 | Solvent reclamation/regeneration. |
| R3 | Recycling/reclamation of organic waste materials which are not used as solvents. |
| R4 | Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds. |
| R5 | Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials. |
| R6 | Regeneration of acids or bases. |
| R7 | Recovery of components used for pollution abatement. |
| R8 | Recovery of components from catalysts. |
| R9 | Used-oil refining or other re-uses of previously used oil. |
| R10 | Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvements. |
| R11 | Use of residual materials obtained from any permissioned activity. |
| R12 | Exchange of wastes for submission to any permissioned activity. |
| R13 | Accumulation of material intended for any permissioned activity. |
| R14 | Recycling/reconditioning/laundering of steel drums or plastic containers. |
| R15 | Recycling/reclamation of soils. |
| R16 | Composting |
| R17 | Bioremediation |
| R18 | Storage pending resource recovery or off-site transfer or disposal. |
| R19 | Recycling/reclamation. |
- Code
- R1
- Description
- Use as a fuel (other than direct incineration) or blending for use as a fuel.
- Code
- R2
- Description
- Solvent reclamation/regeneration.
- Code
- R3
- Description
- Recycling/reclamation of organic waste materials which are not used as solvents.
- Code
- R4
- Description
- Recycling/reclamation of metals and metal compounds.
- Code
- R5
- Description
- Recycling/reclamation of other inorganic materials.
- Code
- R6
- Description
- Regeneration of acids or bases.
- Code
- R7
- Description
- Recovery of components used for pollution abatement.
- Code
- R8
- Description
- Recovery of components from catalysts.
- Code
- R9
- Description
- Used-oil refining or other re-uses of previously used oil.
- Code
- R10
- Description
- Land treatment resulting in benefit to agriculture or ecological improvements.
- Code
- R11
- Description
- Use of residual materials obtained from any permissioned activity.
- Code
- R12
- Description
- Exchange of wastes for submission to any permissioned activity.
- Code
- R13
- Description
- Accumulation of material intended for any permissioned activity.
- Code
- R14
- Description
- Recycling/reconditioning/laundering of steel drums or plastic containers.
- Code
- R15
- Description
- Recycling/reclamation of soils.
- Code
- R16
- Description
- Composting
- Code
- R17
- Description
- Bioremediation
- Code
- R18
- Description
- Storage pending resource recovery or off-site transfer or disposal.
- Code
- R19
- Description
- Recycling/reclamation.
Reviewed 29 July 2021
