ORDINARY WASTE
Ordinært avfall

Clean, slightly contaminated and contaminated soil and aggregates

YES PLEASE

  • Soil and aggregates below the hazardous waste threshold
  • Clean soil and aggregates (1601)
  • Slightly contaminated soil and aggregates (1603)
  • Contaminated soil and aggregates (1604)
  • Clean dredged material (1605)
  • Contaminated dredged material (1606)

NO THANKS

  • Soil
  • Stones, gravel, etc. with contaminant concentrations above the hazardous waste threshold
  • Blasting grit (7096)
Classification

Waste code (listed under “Accepted”):

  • Clean soil and aggregates (1601)
  • Slightly contaminated soil and aggregates (1603)
  • Contaminated soil and aggregates (1604)
  • Clean dredged material (1605)
  • Contaminated dredged material (1606)
Packaging and shipping

Sent in a container. Basic characterisation must be provided before delivery to the waste receiving facility.

Recycling and processing

The degree of contamination and the quantity determine how the waste should be handled. Contaminated soil and aggregates are landfilled.

Requirements and criteria

Clean soil and aggregates (1601) are soil, stones, gravel, etc. that do not exceed the standard values in the Norwegian Pollution Regulations, Chapter 2, Appendix 1.

Slightly contaminated soil and aggregates (1603) are soil, stones, gravel and other non-hazardous waste meeting the landfill acceptance criteria for delivered waste (Norwegian Waste Regulations, Chapter 9, Appendix II, section 2.1).

Contaminated soil and aggregates (1604) – Soil, stones, gravel, etc. that are contaminated but not classified as hazardous waste.

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GLossary

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