This one can't go on a transfer note
Hazardous waste — it needs a consignment note.
The star on the code is what makes it hazardous. Hazardous waste moves on a consignment note, not a waste transfer note, and the carrier and the site both need to be able to take it. Our free note tool refuses these codes on purpose — putting one on a transfer note is the mistake, not the fix.
What to write on the note
20 01 21
fluorescent tubes and other mercury-containing waste
That second line is the official List of Wastes description. Writing it out is what makes the note match the code.
What this code covers
fluorescenttubebulbmercurylamp
Which chapter this is
Chapter 20 — Clearances and general rubbish
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions
The default chapter for clearance work — houses, flats, offices and shops.
Checked against
List of Wastes, Commission Decision 2000/532/EC (legislation.gov.uk) Classify different types of waste (GOV.UK)
WasteBoss is not a regulator. Codes are a starting point — if a load is borderline, the tip or your regulator decides.