Waste codes · Chapter 20

20 01 33

Batteries (lead-acid, lithium, mixed)

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 33
batteries and accumulators included in 16 06 01, 16 06 02 or 16 06 03 and unsorted batteries and accumulators containing these batteries
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
batterybatteriescar batterylithium
Same stuff, different code

The code depends on where the load came from, not just what it is. The default chapter for clearance work — houses, flats, offices and shops.

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
WasteBoss is not a regulator. Codes are a starting point — if a load is borderline, the tip or your regulator decides.