ANNEX VU.K.WASTE SUBJECT TO THE EXPORT PROHIBITION IN ARTICLE 36

Part 1(1) U.K.

List B (Annex IX to the Basel Convention)U.K.

B1METAL AND METAL BEARING WASTESU.K.

B1010Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form:U.K.

• Precious metals (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury)

• Iron and steel scrap

• Copper scrap

• Nickel scrap

• Aluminium scrap

• Zinc scrap

• Tin scrap

• Tungsten scrap

• Molybdenum scrap

• Tantalum scrap

• Magnesium scrap

• Cobalt scrap

• Bismuth scrap

• Titanium scrap

• Zirconium scrap

• Manganese scrap

• Germanium scrap

• Vanadium scrap

• Scrap of Hafnium, Indium, Niobium, Rhenium and Gallium

• Thorium scrap

• Rare earths scrap

• Chromium scrap

B1020Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished form (sheet, plate, beams, rods, etc.):U.K.

• Antimony scrap

• Beryllium scrap

• Cadmium scrap

• Lead scrap (but excluding lead-acid batteries)

• Selenium scrap

• Tellurium scrap

B1030Refractory metals containing residuesU.K.

B1031Molybdenum, tungsten, titanium, tantalum, niobium and rhenium metal and metal alloy wastes in metallic dispersible form (metal powder), excluding such wastes as specified in list A under entry A1050, Galvanic sludges.U.K.

B1040Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB or PCT to an extent to render them hazardousU.K.

B1050Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics(2) U.K.

B1060Waste Selenium and Tellurium in metallic elemental form including powderU.K.

B1070Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless they contain Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristicsU.K.

[X1B1080 Zinc ash and residues including zinc alloys residues in dispersible form unless containing Annex I constituents in concentration such as to exhibit Annex III characteristics] (3) U.K.

B1090Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or mercuryU.K.

B1100Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals:U.K.

• Hard zinc spelter

• Zinc-containing drosses:

  • Galvanising slab zinc top dross (>90 % Zn)

  • Galvanising slab zinc bottom dross (>92 % Zn)

  • Zinc die casting dross (>85 % Zn)

  • Hot dip galvanisers slab zinc dross (batch) (>92 % Zn)

  • Zinc skimmings

• Aluminium skimmings (or skims) excluding salt slag

• Slags from copper processing for further processing or refining not containing arsenic, lead or cadmium to an extent that they exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics

• Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, originating from copper smelting

• Slags from precious metals processing for further refining

• Tantalum bearing tin slags with less than 0,5 % tin

B1110Electrical and electronic assemblies:U.K.

• Electronic assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys

• Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap(4)(including printed circuit boards) not containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included on list A, mercury-switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB-capacitors, or not contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) or from which these have been removed, to an extent that they do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on list A, A1180)

• Electrical and electronic assemblies (including printed circuit boards, electronic components and wires) destined for direct re-use(5) and not for recycling or final disposal(6)

B1115Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics, not included in list A1190, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations or any other disposal operations involving, at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burningU.K.

B1120Spent catalysts excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of:U.K.

B1130Cleaned spent precious-metal-bearing catalystsU.K.

B1140Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanidesU.K.

B1150Precious metals and alloy wastes (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in a dispersible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labellingU.K.

B1160Precious-metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry on list A, A1150)U.K.

B1170Precious-metal ash from the incineration of photographic filmU.K.

B1180Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silverU.K.

B1190Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silverU.K.

B1200Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steelU.K.

B1210Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel including slags as a source of TiO₂ and VanadiumU.K.

B1220Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20 %) and processed according to industrial specifications (e.g. DIN 4301) mainly for constructionU.K.

B1230Mill scaling arising from the manufacture of iron and steelU.K.

B1240Copper oxide mill-scaleU.K.

B1250Waste end-of-life motor vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous componentsU.K.