Special waste advisory notes
Special waste advisory notes
These notes clarify the procedures for consigning special (hazardous) wastes and also, for certain types of waste, their potential hazardous properties and how they are classified in the EWC.
Their main purpose is to:
- assist the determination of whether a waste is special or not which may not be the case studied in the joint Agencies guidance: Guidance on the classification and assessment of waste. Technical guidance WM3
(5mb), complementing rather than replace this guidance; - assist the preparation and completion of paperwork accompanying the movement of special (hazardous) wastes, for instance multiple collections (carrier's rounds) and landed ships' waste, complementing SEPA's Guide to Consigning Special Waste (782k).
| Reference | Guidance |
| SWAN/01 | Fluorescent tubes / gas discharge lamps (30k) |
| SWAN/02 | Waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) (52k) |
| SWAN/03 | Mineral fibres (other than asbestos) (35k) |
| SWAN/06 | Adhesives and sealants (40k) |
| SWAN/12 | Asbestos contaminated waste (30k) |
Please refer to SEPA's Guide to Consigning Special Waste for information relating to the below SWAN topics:
- SWAN/07: Movements Within the Same Site
- SWAN/08: Landed Ships’ Waste
- SWAN/09: Intra Group Movements
- SWAN/10: Island Movements
- SWAN/11: Extended Carrier’s Rounds
- SWAN/13: Cancelled and Unused Consignment Notes
- SWAN/14: Successions
Further information on consigning special waste and completing special waste consignment notes is available on our website: