List of Waste (LoW) Guidance (Guidance Document & LoW Queries)

Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries

Summary: Representatives from the Local Government Sector and the EPA have prepared Guidance on the Interpretation and Application of List of Waste Entries and Sub-Entries. The aim of the guidance is to assist stakeholders to improve the consistency of data reporting at a local, Regional, National and European level. The document provides guidance on LoW chapters and sub-chapters that contain LoW entries where it has been identified that challenges exist. This includes all sub-chapters where sub-entries have been created. The guidance currently focuses on LoW entries under Chapters 2, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19 and 20. It provides clarity on waste types that should be classified under relevant LoW entries and sub-entries listed therein.

Published: 2025

Pages: 64

Filesize: 1,814 KB

Format: pdf

Download

For the most up to date guidance, it is advised that the original documents on this webpage should be referred to rather than downloaded or saved versions. 

Keep me updated

If you would like to be updated on the publication of any future versions of this Guidance Document, please enter your email address via the Update Web Form.

If you would like to be removed from the keep me updated on the publication list please, enter your email address via the Update Web Form.

List of Waste Queries

Before submitting a query, please make sure to have consulted the LoW Guidance document first at the top of this page as this may clarify matters for you without the need to submit a query.

Representatives from the Local Government Sector and the EPA have developed a facility to allow all stakeholders channel complex waste classification queries through a dedicated forum. 

If you have a query on a specific LoW entry, please submit queries via the LoW Query Web Form.

Please note that queries in relation to whether a waste is considered hazardous or non-hazardous will not be considered. Furthermore, general queries in relation to waste authorisations will not be facilitated, and any such queries should continue to be directed through the appropriate regulatory body.