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Cross-border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Materials Regulations: Guide to hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials classification

List of appendices

Appendix 1: Reasons why wastes or recyclable materials are intended for disposal or recycling
Appendix 2: Disposal operations for hazardous waste
Appendix 3: Recycling operations for hazardous recyclable material
Appendix 4: Generic types of potentially hazardous wastes
Appendix 5: Constituents of potentially hazardous wastes
Appendix 6: List of hazardous characteristics
Appendix 7: Activities that may generate potentially hazardous wastes
Appendix 8: Core list of waste streams to be controlled under the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final
Appendix 9: Annex VIII (List A) and Annex IX (List B) of the Basel Convention
Appendix 10: Part II of Appendix 4 of OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final

1. Introduction

The Cross Border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations (hereafter referred to as the Regulations or the XBR) adopted under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA), regulate hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable materials transported across interprovincial and international borders (as exports from, imports into, or transits through, Canada). The Regulations are the mechanism by which Canada implements its international obligations under the Basel Convention, the Canada-US Agreement on the Transboundary Movement of Hazardous Waste and relevant decisions of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

The Regulations specify what is considered to be “hazardous waste” and “hazardous recyclable material”, for the purpose of CEPA and the Regulations. They establish a permitting regime to control and track their transboundary movements between provinces and between Canada and other countries. It is through this permitting process that Canada obtains consent from foreign importing and transit countries. It also provides consent for imports into Canada.

1.1 Purpose of the Guide to Classification

The Guide to Classification is a companion document to the Cross Border Movement of Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Regulations User Guide (also referred to as the XBR User Guide). Readers should have familiarized themselves by first reading the Regulations and the XBR User Guide.

Familiarity with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations (TDGR) administered by Transport Canada is also needed to understand some of the information provided in this guide. The Classification Guide provides practical advice to help determine if waste or recyclable material is subject to the Regulations. It also helps to classify the material by selecting the codes that describe it for the purposes of notification and movement tracking (using the electronic system). However, should there be any discrepancy between this guide and the Regulations, the Regulations take precedence.

1.2 Approach to classification

The basic approach relies on lists (see appendices of this guide) and hazard criteria (for example Schedules 2, 6, 7 and 8 of the XBR). The lists and hazard criteria are complementary and should not be used independently of each other. The hazard criteria include tests such as the Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (linked to Schedule 2 of the XRB). They are needed to characterize the hazards of wastes and recyclable materials that are not listed in the appendices of this guide.

1.3 Use of this guide

The appendices in this guide contain tables used to classify hazardous wastes and hazardous recyclable materials that are not found in the Regulations but are referenced in it (for example, relevant lists and schedules from the OECD decisions and annexes to the Basel Convention). In some cases where it was not practical to provide a table, the appropriate reference is provided. In case of discrepancy between tables in this guide and the related reference documents, the reference documents prevail.

This guide is for individuals who have some knowledge of the TDGR. However, it does not provide guidance on complying with the classification, placarding, or labeling requirements of the TDGR.

2. What is hazardous waste under the Regulations

2.1 Hazardous waste definition

Subsection 2(1) of the Regulations defines “hazardous waste” as anything that is to be disposed of using one of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 1 of Schedule 1 (Disposal Operations). It also has to meet at least one of the five requirements outlined in sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 of this guide. For reference, see Appendix 2 of this document for the disposal operations.

2.1.1 Waste/Material is set out in column 2 of Schedule 6 of the Regulations

These wastes are hazardous for the purpose of exports, imports and transits. They are included to comply both with Canada’s international obligations and CEPA requirements. Examples include biomedical waste (HAZ1), used oil (HAZ2) and some substances that are toxic under CEPA such as dioxins and furans (HAZ6).

Note that HAZ1 biomedical waste cannot be imported or exported for the purposes of recycling. It can only be disposed of.

Note the following new designations introduced with the XBR:

2.1.2 Waste/Material meets the criteria for inclusion in one of classes 2 to 6, 8 and 9 of the TDGR

The TDGR divide dangerous goods into nine classes according to the type of danger they present. The nine classes of dangerous goods are (see section 2.2 of this guide for more information):

Class 1:
Explosives (typically not covered under the Regulations – see note below): are administered by the Explosives Act and Regulations.
Class 2:
Gases
Class 3:
Flammable Liquids
Class 4:
Flammable Solids; Substances liable to spontaneous combustion; Substances that, on contact with water emit flammable gases (Water-reactive substances)
Class 5:
Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides
Class 6:
Toxic and Infectious Substances
Class 7:
Radioactive Materials (typically not covered under the Regulations – see note below): are administered by the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission.
Class 8:
Corrosives
Class 9:
Miscellaneous Products, Substances or Organisms

Under the TDGR, Part 2 sets out how to determine when a substance is included in one of the nine classes. Specifically, from paragraph 2.1 of the TDGR:

A substance is a dangerous good when:

  • it is listed by name in Schedule 1 and is in any form, state or concentration that meets the criteria in this Part for inclusion in at least one of the 9 classes of dangerous goods, or
  • it is not listed by name in Schedule 1 but meets the criteria in this Part for inclusion in at least one of the 9 classes of dangerous goods

Therefore, Schedule 1 of the TDGR indicates if a substance is part of one of the nine classes, and thus considered as hazardous waste under the XBR. If the waste/material is not listed in TDGR Schedule1 and does not have a TDGR PIN (UN number), the criteria set out in Part 2 of the TDGR need to be met in order for the XBR to apply.

Note: Class 1 and Class 7 are not covered by the XBR, unless they are for export. In that case they could trigger subsection 3(1) and 5(1) of the XBR.

If you require assistance in selecting the most appropriate UN number (TDGR PIN) for a substance (waste or recyclable material), please contact Transport Canada’s classification team at TC.TDGClassification-ClassificationTMD.TC@tc.gc.ca.

2.1.3 Waste/Material contains a substance set out in column 3 of Schedule 7 in a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration set out in column 4 of that Schedule.

Schedule 7 of the XBR refers to Environmentally Hazardous Substances, such as Creosote, Formaldehyde, Toluene, etc. The XBR applies to these substances when their concentration is equal to or greater than the concentration set out in column 4 of Schedule 7.

2.1.4 Waste/Material produces a leachate containing an environmentally hazardous constituent set out in column 3 of Schedule 2 in a concentration equal to or greater than the concentration set out in column 4 of that Schedule.

This Schedule sets the constituents and limits for the prescribed test for determining leachability, the US EPA Method 1311. In the XBR, the definition of an environmentally hazardous constituent prescribes the requirement to use Method 1311. This method, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP), measures the availability and mobility of these hazardous constituents to migrate from the waste into the environment. There they pose a hazard to human health and the environment. The test also applies to recyclable material because. In circumstances where the opportunity for recycling would vanish, those materials could end up being disposed of as waste.

2.1.5 Waste/Material is set out in column 3 of Schedule 8, is either pure or is the only active ingredient and is unused.

Schedule 8 of the XBR refers to Acute Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Chemicals (P and U codes). These include commercial chemical wastes and recyclables included on the US EPA P&U lists. These substances are commercial chemical products or manufacturing intermediates that, sometimes, are off-specification or otherwise unacceptable for use. This list is consistent with the current approach used by both the US and Ontario.

2.2 Hazard Characteristics Criteria for Classes 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the TDGR

This section summarizes requirements from TDGR Part 2 which are applicable under the XBR. Please refer to Transport Canada’s website for full details. If there is a discrepancy between the information in this Classification Guide and Part 2 of the TDGR, the TDGR take precedence. Note that a reference to waste in this section includes reference to recyclable material.

Class 2: Gases

Class 2 includes these wastes:

Divisions

Class 2 contains the following 3 divisions:

Class 2.1: Flammable Gases, consisting of gases that, at 20°C and an absolute pressure of 101.3 kPa,

Class 2.2: Non-flammable and Non-toxic Gases, consisting of gases that are transported at an absolute pressure greater or equal to 280 kPa at 20°C or as refrigerated liquids, and that are not included in Class 2.1, Flammable Gases, or Class 2.3, Toxic Gases; and

Class 2.3: Toxic Gases, consisting of gases that

Class 3: Flammable Liquids

Waste included in Class 3 are substances that are liquids or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension, that

Note: A flash point of 65.6°C, using the open-cup test method referred to in Chapter 2.3 of the UN Recommendations, is equivalent to 60°C using the closed-cup test.

Liquids that have a flash point greater than 35°C are not included in Class 3 if they

Class 4: Flammable Solids; Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion; Substances That on Contact with Water Emit Flammable Gases (Water-Reactive Substances)

Divisions

Class 4 contains the following three divisions (additional detail is provided in TDGR Part 2, section 2.21):

Class 4.1: Flammable Solids
Class 4.2: Substances Liable to Spontaneous Combustion; and
Class 4.3: Water-Reactive Substances

Class 5: Oxidizing Substances and Organic Peroxides

Divisions

Class 5 contains the following two divisions:

Class 5.1: Oxidizing Substances, which consists of substances that yield oxygen thereby causing or contributing to combustion of other material (as determined in accordance with section 2.5.2 of Chapter 2.5 of the UN Recommendations)

Class 5.2: Organic Peroxides, which consist of substances that

Class 6: Toxic and Infectious Substances

Divisions

Class 6 contains the following two divisions:

Class 6.1: Toxic Substances, which consists of substances that are liable to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if swallowed or inhaled or if they come into contact with human skin. The groups of toxic substances are outlined in the chart below.

Groups of toxic substances
Toxicity Form LD50 LC50
Oral Any <= 300 mg/kg n/a
Dermal Any <= 1000 mg/kg n/a
Inhalation Vapour n/a <= 5 000 mL/m3
Inhalation Dusts/mists n/a <= 4 mg/L

Guidance to determinate the LD50 value is provided in sections 2.30 and 2.31 of Part 2 of the TDGR.

Class 6.2: Infectious Substances, which consist of infectious substances defined in Part 1 of TDGR as substances known or reasonably believed to contain viable micro-organisms such as bacteria, viruses, rickettsia, parasites, fungi and other agents such as prions that are known or reasonably believed to cause disease in humans or animals and that are listed in Appendix 3 of the TDGR, or that exhibit characteristics similar to substances listed in Appendix 3 of the TDGR.

Waste included in this class are divided into two categories: Category A and Category B (see section 2.36 and Appendix 3 - Guide to Category A and Category B Assignment) of the TDGR

Class 8: Corrosive Substances

Class 8 includes that

Class 9: Miscellaneous Products, Substances, or Organisms

As per section 2.43 under the TDGR, a substance is included in Class 9 if it:

2.3 Exclusions from the definition of Hazardous Waste

Subsection 2(2) of the Regulations excludes from the definition of Hazardous Waste anything:

Note that hazardous waste excluded under these criteria may still be subject to the regulations if it is exported and meets the criteria described in section 2.4 of this guide.

2.4 Waste Considered Hazardous for the Purpose of Export

Further to the hazardous waste identified in subsection 2(1) of the Regulations, any waste is considered to be hazardous waste if it will be exported to a country of destination or conveyed in transit through Canada or a foreign country and it meets at least one of the following conditions:

Anyone who exports waste, should determine if the countries to which it is exported and through which it will transit have national laws that prohibit, restrict, or control the import or transit of the said waste.

The Basel Convention Export and Import Control Tool is a searchable database. It provides quick access to specific information for the countries of export, import, and transit, such as their national definitions of hazardous waste and import restrictions.

If the import or transit of the waste or material is prohibited in the country of destination or transit, this waste or recyclable material cannot be sent to those countries.

If there are laws in the foreign importing or transit countries restricting or controlling the import or transit of the waste or material, a notification must be submitted to Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) for the proposed shipment.

ECCC will contact the competent authority of the foreign importing and transit countries to seek their consent before the waste or recyclable material is shipped.

In the case of imports into Canada, each provincial or territorial government must provide authorization. This concerns recycling or disposal operations at authorized facilities in their province or territory and communicate it to ECCC.

3. What is Hazardous Recyclable Material under the Regulations

3.1 Hazardous Recyclable Material Definition

Subsection 4(1) of the Regulation defines “hazardous recyclable material” as anything that is to be recycled using one of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 (Recycling Operations). It also has to meet at least one of the same 5 requirements outlined under sections 2.1.1 to 2.1.5 of this guide. For reference, the recycling operations are reproduced in Appendix 3 of this document.

3.2 Exclusions from the definition of hazardous recyclable material

Paragraph 4(2) of the Regulations excludes from the definition in paragraph 4(1) anything exported, imported or conveyed in transit that meets at least 1 of the following criteria:

Note that hazardous recyclable material excluded under these criteria may still be subject to the regulations if it is exported and meets the criteria described in section 3.3 of this guide.

3.3 Recyclable Material Considered Hazardous for the Purpose of Export

Anything that is to be recycled using 1 of the operations set out in column 2 of Part 2 of Schedule 1 of the Regulations, even if it is not hazardous recyclable material within the meaning of subsection 4(1), is considered to be hazardous recyclable material for the purposes of Division 8, Part 7 and Part 10 of the Act and Divisions 1 to 5, 7 and 8, Part 1 of these Regulations, if it is to be exported to a country of destination or conveyed in transit through Canada or a foreign country and

Anyone who arranges the shipment of any type of recyclable material to be exported should determine if the countries to which the recyclable material will be exported and through which the recyclable material will transit have national laws that in any way prohibit, restrict, or control the import or transit of the said material.

If the import or transit of the waste or material is prohibited in the receiving or transit country, this waste or recyclable material cannot be sent. If there are laws in the import or transit countries restricting or controlling the import or transit of the waste or material, a notification must be submitted to ECCC for the proposed shipment. Here again, the Basel Convention Export and Import Control Tool may be consulted to find out about shipping restrictions. ECCC will contact the competent authority of the import and transit countries to seek their consent before the waste or recyclable material is shipped. In the case of imports into Canada, each provincial or territorial government provides authorization for recycling or disposal operations at authorized facilities in their province or territory and communicate it to ECCC.

4. Classifying Hazardous Waste and Hazardous Recyclable Material Using Codes Required under the Regulations

Schedule 3 of the Regulations specifies information required in the following types of notifications, with respect to each hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material:

Distinct line-item numbers are required for each hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material entry, as well as any information associated with that entry.

4.1 Specific information required in a notice to classify the hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material

4.1.1 International Waste Identification Code and Basel “Y” codes

The International Waste Identification Code and Basel “Y” codes make up a seven-part code (thereafter referenced in this Guide to Classification as the IWIC) that provides a way of classifying hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material for export/import/transit/return purposes.

Each part of the IWIC is prefixed with a specific letter, to indicate the type of information it contains. The different parts of the code are separated by two slashes (//). In some portions of the code, more than one number can be entered. When more than one entry from a specific appendix of this guide is used, a plus sign (+) must separate those entries.

The IWIC can be obtained as follows using the tables included in appendices of this guide (You may find classification examples at section 5 of this guide):

4.1.2 Basel code and/or OECD code

The applicable Basel code set out in Appendix 9 of this guide (corresponding to Annex VIII and Annex IX of the Basel Convention). If no Basel code applies, indicate N/A from the drop down menu.

For exports to, imports from, or transits through a country that is subject to the OECD Decision C(2001) 107/Final, the applicable code set out in Appendix 10 of this guide (corresponding to Part II of Appendix 4 of the OECD Decision).

4.1.3 Identification number or hazardous constituent code

The applicable identification number or hazardous constituent code set out in column 1 of Schedules 2, 6, 7, 8 or 12 of the Regulations (for example HAZ 1, E060, L17, P001, U001, etc).

4.1.4 UN number and hazard class

The UN number and hazard class as set out in Schedule 1 of the TDGR. Please consult Schedule 1 of the TDGR on the Justice Canada website.

Note on UN numbers - if no UN number applies to the HW or HRM under the regulations, please select ‘N/A’ from the drop-down menu in the online system. Also select N/A for the hazard class in this case.

4.1.5 Operation code

The applicable “D” or “R” code from Appendices 2 or 3 (corresponding to Schedule 1, parts 1 and 2 of the XBR), as well as the name and description of the process to be employed for every applicable operation associated with that entry.

4.1.6 Persistent organic pollutants

The name, quantity, and concentration of any persistent organic pollutant (POP) set out in Schedule 5 of the Regulations that is contained in the hazardous waste and hazardous recyclable material, if applicable.

Please ensure that all codes utilized, to describe the hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material, make sense together to avoid inconsistencies during the review process for notifications.

4.2 Other information required

The Regulations also require that additional information be provided for each type of hazardous waste or hazardous recyclable material recorded on the notice. This information includes:

5. Classification Examples

Example 1: Spent sulphuric acid for import from an OECD member country, destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q7//R06//L40//C23//H8.0//A162//Y34
  2. Basel Code: A4090
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: N/A
  5. TDGR Information: UN1832, Class 8
  6. R or D Code: R06 – Regeneration of acids or bases
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 2: Contaminated soil (consisting mainly of arsenic and mercury and a little bit of lead) for import from a non-OECD member country, destined for disposal

  1. IWIC: Q15//D9//S23//C8+C16+C18//H13//A200//Y24+Y29+Y31
  2. Basel Code: A1030
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: L4 - Arsenic; L19 – Mercury; L17 – Lead (note: Prioritize constituents by order of importance, in line with their respective C codes)
  5. TDGR Information: UN3077, Class 9
  6. D Code: D9 – Physical or chemical treatment not otherwise referred to in this schedule, such as calcinations, neutralization, or precipitation
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 3: Spent lead-acid batteries for export to an OECD member country, destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q6+7//R13//S38//C18+C23//H8//A842//Y31+Y34
  2. Basel Code: A1160
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: HAZ8
  5. TDGR Information: UN2794, Class 8
  6. R Code: R13 – Accumulation prior to recycling by any operations R1 to R10 or R14.  Note that if the “D” or “R” code is an interim operation, the final disposal or recycling operation must also be indicated and linked to the authorized facilities that will perform them); R4 – Recovery of metals or metal compounds
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 4: Non-halogenated waste organic solvent containing cyanide, for import from non-OECD member country, destined for disposal

  1. IWIC: Q07//D9//L6//C38+42//H3+6.1//A871//Y6+Y38+Y42
  2. Basel Code: A3140 (note: A3140 is used here because it is more consistent with the state code ”L6”, instead of having A4050 match with the C38 code.)
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: S6 – HAZ4 (Schedule 6 of XBR – HAZ4 for Cyanide)
  5. TDGR Information: UN1992, Class 3 (6.1)
  6. D Code: D9 – Physical or chemical treatment not otherwise referred to in this schedule, such as calcinations, neutralization, or precipitation
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 5: Used oil for export to an-OECD member country (for example USA), destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q16//R1//L9//C18//H0//A840//Y9+31
  2. Basel Code: A4060 - Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: S6 – HAZ2 (Schedule 6 of XBR – HAZ2 for used lubricating oils
  5. TDGR Information: N/A
  6. R Code: R1 – Use as a fuel in an energy recovery system when the net heating value of the recyclable material is at least 12 780 kJ/kg.
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 6: Plastic waste (Y48) for oversea export to a Basel member, destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q1-Q13-Q14-Q16//R3//S41//C0//H0//A732-A890-A935-A950//Y48
  2. Basel Code: N/A
  3. OECD Code:
  4. ID Number: N/A
  5. TDGR Information: N/A
  6. R Code: R3 – Recycling/reclamation of organic substances not used as solvents
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 7: Plastic waste (A3210) for oversea export to a Basel member, destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q1-Q13-Q14-Q16//R3//S41//C43//H0//A732-A890-A935-A950//Y45
  2. Basel Code: A3210
  3. OECD Code:
  4. ID Number: N/A
  5. TDGR Information: N/A
  6. R Code: R3 – Recycling/reclamation of organic substances not used as solvents
  7. POPs: N/A

Example 8: Plastic waste (B3011) for oversea export to a Basel member, destined for recycling

  1. IWIC: Q1-Q13-Q14-Q16//R3//S41//C0//H0//A732-A890-A935-A950//Y0
  2. Basel Code: B3011
  3. OECD Code: N/A
  4. ID Number: N/A
  5. TDGR Information: N/A
  6. R Code: R3 – Recycling/reclamation of organic substances not used as solvents
  7. POPs: N/A

6. Additional Sources of Information

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Waste Reduction and Management Division

Transport Canada

Transport Canada (TDGR, Schedule 1 – to select UN codes)

Basel Convention

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Canada Border Services Agency

Harmonized System Codes

7. Appendices

In case of discrepancy between the appendices in this guide and the related reference documents, the reference documents prevail.

Appendix 1: List of Reasons Why Wastes or Recyclable Materials Are Intended for Disposal or Recycling
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 11, part 1)

Q1
Production residues not otherwise specified below
Q2
Off-specification products
Q3
Products whose date for appropriate use has expired
Q4
Material that has been spilled or lost or has undergone other mishap, including any material, equipment, etc., that has been contaminated as a result of the mishap
Q5
Materials that has been contaminated or soiled as a result of planned actions (for example, residues from cleaning operations, packing materials, containers)
Q6
Unusable parts (for example, rejected batteries, exhausted catalysts)
Q7
Substances that no longer perform satisfactorily (for example, contaminated acids, contaminated solvents, exhausted tempering salts)
Q8
Residues of industrial processes (for example, slags, still bottoms)
Q9
Residues from pollution abatement processes (for example, scrubber sludges, baghouse dusts, spent filters)
Q10
Machining or finishing residues (for example, lathe turning, mill scales)
Q11
Residues from raw material processing (for example, mining residues, oil field slop)
Q12
Adulterated materials (for example, oils contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls)
Q13
Any material, substance or product whose use has been banned by law in the country of exportation
Q14
Products for which there is no further use (for example, agricultural, household, office, commercial, and shop discards)
Q15
Any material, substance or product that results from remedial actions with respect to contaminated land
Q16
Any material, substance or product that the generator or exporter declares to be waste and that are not referred to in Part 1 of Schedule 11 of the Regulation (found in this list of reasons)

Appendix 2: List of Disposal Operations for Hazardous Waste
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 1, Part 1)

D1
Release into or onto land, other than by an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D3 to D5 and D12
D2
Land treatment, such as biodegradation of liquids or sludges in soil
D3
Deep injection, such as injection into wells, salt domes, mines or naturally occurring repositories
D4
Surface impoundment, such as placing liquids or sludges into pits, ponds, or lagoons
D5
Specially engineered landfilling, such as placement into separate lined cells that are isolated from each other and the environment
D6
Release into water, other than a sea or ocean, other than by an operation that bears the disposal code D4
D7
Release into a sea or ocean, including sea-bed insertion, other than by an operation that bears the disposal code D4
D8
Biological treatment, not otherwise set out in Schedule 1 of the XBR
D9
Physical or chemical treatment, not otherwise set out in Schedule 1 of the XBR, such as calcination, neutralization or precipitation
D10
Incineration or thermal treatment on land
D11
Incineration or thermal treatment at sea
D12
Permanent storage
D13
Interim blending or mixing, before an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D1 to D12
D14
Interim repackaging, before an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D1 to D12
D15
Interim storage, before an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D1 to D12
DC1
Release, including the venting of compressed or liquified gases, or treatment, other than by an operation that bears any of the disposal codes D1 to D12
DC2
Testing of a new disposal technology

Appendix 3: List of Recycling Operations for Hazardous Recyclable Material
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 1, Part 2)

R1
Use as a fuel in an energy recovery system where the net heating value of the recyclable material is at least 12 780 kJ/kg
R2
Recovery or regeneration of substances that have been used as solvents
R3
Recovery of organic substances that have not been used as solvents
R4
Recovery of metals and metal compounds
R5
Recovery of inorganic material other than metals or metal compounds
R6
Regeneration of acids or bases
R7
Recovery of components used for pollution abatement
R8
Recovery of components from catalysts
R9
Re-refining or re-use of used oil, other than by an operation that bears the recycling code R1
R10
Land treatment resulting in agricultural or ecological improvement
R11
Use of residual material obtained by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R10 and RC1
R12
Interim exchange of a recyclable material for another recyclable material before recycling by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R11 and RC1
R13
Interim accumulation before recycling by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R11 and RC1
RC1
Recovery or regeneration of a substance, other than by an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R10
RC2
Testing of a new recycling technology
RC3
Interim storage before an operation that bears any of the recycling codes R1 to R11 and RC1

Appendix 4: Listing of Generic Types of Potentially Hazardous Wastes
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 11, Part 2)

  1. Clinical waste from medical care in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics (Y1)
  2. Waste from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products (Y2)
  3. Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines (Y3)
  4. Waste from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals (Y4)
  5. Waste from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood-preserving chemicals (Y5)
  6. Waste from the production, formulation, and use of organic solvents (Y6)
  7. Waste from heat treatment and tempering operations that contains cyanides (Y7)
  8. Waste mineral oils that are unfit for their originally intended use (Y8)
  9. Waste oil and water, hydrocarbon and water mixtures and emulsions (Y9)
  10. Waste substances and articles that contain or are contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls, or polybrominated biphenyls (Y10)
  11. Waste tarry residues from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment (Y11)
  12. Waste from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers and varnishes (Y12)
  13. Waste from the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues and adhesives (Y13)
  14. Waste chemical substances from research and development or teaching activities that are not identified or are new, and whose effects on humans or the environment are unknown (Y14)
  15. Waste of an explosive nature that is not subject to other legislation (Y15)
  16. Waste from the production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing material (Y16)
  17. Waste from surface treatment of metals and plastics (Y17)
  18. Residues from industrial waste-disposal operations (Y18)
  19. Material that contains any of the constituents listed in column 2 of Part 3 and that consists of animal or vegetable soaps, fats or waxes
  20. Non-halogenated organic substances that are not employed as solvents
  21. Inorganic substances without metals
  22. Ashes or cinders
  23. Soil, sand or clay, including dredging spoils
  24. Non-cyanidic tempering salts
  25. Metallic dust or powder
  26. Spent catalyst material
  27. Liquids or sludges that contain metals
  28. Residue from pollution-control operations, except numbers scrubber sludges and sludges from water-purification plants and wastewater treatment plants
  29. Scrubber sludges
  30. Sludges from water-purification plants and wastewater treatment plants
  31. Decarbonization residue
  32. Ion-exchange column residue
  33. Sewage sludges
  34. Wastewaters that are not otherwise taken into account in Part 2 of Schedule 11 of the XBR
  35. Residue from the cleaning of tanks or equipment
  36. Contaminated equipment
  37. Contaminated containers whose contents included one or more of the constituents listed in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 11 of the XBR (referred to in the Appendix 5 of this guide)
  38. Batteries and other electrical cells
  39. Vegetable oils
  40. Material that has been segregated from households and that exhibits any of the characteristics listed in column 2 of Part 4 of Schedule 11 of the XBR (referred to in the following Appendix 6 of this guide)
  41. Any other waste that contains any of the constituents listed in column 2 of Part 3 of Schedule 11 of the XBR (referred to in the following Appendix 5 of this guide)

Appendix 5: List of Constituents of Potentially Hazardous Wastes
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 11, Part 3)

C1
Beryllium, beryllium compounds (Y20)
C2
Vanadium compounds
C3
Hexavalent chromium compounds (Y21)
C4
Cobalt compounds
C5
Nickel compounds
C6
Copper compounds (Y22)
C7
Zinc compounds (Y23)
C8
Arsenic, arsenic compounds (Y24)
C9
Selenium, selenium compounds (Y25)
C10
Silver compounds
C11
Cadmium, cadmium compounds (Y26)
C12
Tin compounds
C13
Antimony, antimony compounds (Y27)
C14
Tellurium, tellurium compounds (Y28)
C15
Barium, barium compounds, excluding barium sulfate
C16
Mercury, mercury compounds (Y29)
C17
Thallium, thallium compounds (Y30)
C18
Lead, lead compounds (Y31)
C19
Inorganic sulphides
C20
Inorganic fluorine compounds, excluding calcium fluoride (Y32)
C21
Inorganic cyanides (Y33)
C22
The following alkaline or alkaline earth metals: lithium, sodium, calcium, potassium and magnesium
C23
Acidic solutions or acids in solid form (Y34)
C24
Basic solutions or bases in solid form (Y35)
C25
Asbestos (dust and fibres) (Y36)
C26
Organic phosphorus compounds (Y37)
C27
Metal carbonyls (Y19)
C28
Peroxides
C29
Chlorates
C30
Perchlorates
C31
Azides
C32
Polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls, polybrominated biphenyls (Y10)
C33
Pharmaceutical or veterinary compounds
C34
Biocides and phyto-pharmaceutical substances
C35
Infectious substances
C36
Creosotes
C37
Isocyanates, thiocyanates
C38
Organic cyanides (Y38)
C39
Phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenols (Y39)
C40
Ethers (Y40)
C41
Halogenated organic solvents (Y41)
C42
Organic solvents, excluding halogenated solvents (Y42)
C43
Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in Part 3 of Schedule 11 of the XBR (Y45)
C44
Aromatic compounds, polycyclic and heterocyclic organic compounds
C45
Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aliphatic amines
C46
Organic nitrogen compounds, especially aromatic amines
C47
Substances of an explosive character (Y15)
C48
Sulphur organic compounds
C49
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan (Y43)
C50
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin (Y44)
C51
Hydrocarbons and their oxygen, nitrogen, and sulphur compounds that are not otherwise taken into account in Part 3 of Schedule 11 of the XBR (found in this current list of constituents)

Appendix 6: List of Hazardous Characteristics
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 11, Part 4)

H3
Liquids, mixtures of liquids and liquids containing solids in solution or suspension that give off a flammable vapour at temperatures of not more than 60.5ºC, for a closed-cup test, or not more than 65.6ºC for an open-cup test. (Since the results of open- and closed-cup tests are not strictly comparable and even individual results by the same test are often variable, regulations varying from the above figures to make allowance for such differences would be within the spirit of this description.) Includes paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc., but does not include any substance or waste that is otherwise classified on account of its dangerous characteristics. (Flammable liquids)
H4.1
Solids or waste solids (other than those classed as explosives) that, under conditions encountered in transport, are readily combustible or may cause or contribute to fire through friction. (Flammable solids)
H4.2
Any substance or waste that is liable to spontaneous heating under normal conditions encountered in transport or to heating up in contact with air, and is liable to catch fire. (Spontaneous combustion)
H4.3
Any substance or waste that is liable, by interaction with water, to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable gases in dangerous quantities. (In contact with water, spontaneous combustion or emission of flammable gases)
H5.1
Any substance or waste that is not necessarily combustible itself but that may, generally by yielding oxygen, cause or contribute to the combustion of other material. (Oxidizing)
H5.2
Any organic substance or waste containing the bivalent-0-0-structure that may undergo exothermic self-accelerating decomposition due to its thermal instability. (Organic peroxides)
H6.1
Any substance or waste that is liable to cause death, serious injury or harm to human health if swallowed, inhaled or placed in contact with skin. (Poisonous (acute))
H6.2
Any substance or waste containing viable micro-organisms or their toxins that are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or humans. (Infectious Substances)
H8
Any substance or waste that, by chemical action, causes severe damage when in contact with living tissue or, in the case of leakage, materially damages or destroys other goods or the means of transport. It may also cause other hazards. (Corrosives)
H10
Any substance or waste that is liable, by interaction with air or water, to give off toxic gases in dangerous quantities. (Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water)
H11
Any substance or waste that, if it is inhaled or ingested, or if it penetrates the skin, may involve delayed or chronic effects, including carcinogenicity. (Toxic (delayed or chronic)) – Typically reserved for Asbestos when preparing a notification
H12
Any substance or waste that, if it is released, presents or may cause immediate or delayed adverse impacts to the environment by means of bioaccumulation or has toxic effects on biotic systems. (Ecotoxic)
H13
Any substance or waste that is capable, by any means after disposal, of yielding another material (e.g., leachate that possesses any of the characteristics listed in this Part). (Leachate) – Select H13 in conjunction with Schedule 2 – L codes for leachates.

Appendix 7: Listing of Activities That May Generate Potentially Hazardous Wastes
(Referenced from XBR – Schedule 11, Part 5)

Agriculture - Farming Industry

A100
Agriculture, forest management
A101
Cultivation
A102
Animal husbandry
A103
Forest management and forest exploitation (lumbering)
A110
Animal and vegetable products from the food sector
A111
Meat industry, slaughterhouses, butchery
A112
Dairy industry
A113
Animal and vegetable oil and grease industry
A114
Sugar industry
A115
Others
A120
Drink industry
A121
Distillation of alcohol and spirits
A122
Brewing of beer
A123
Manufacture of other drinks
A130
Manufacture of animal feed

Energy

A150
Coal industry
A151
Production and preparation of coal and coal products
A152
Coking operations
A160
Petroleum industry
A161
Extraction of petroleum and natural gas
A162
Petroleum refining
A163
Storage of petroleum and products derived from refining of natural gas
A170
Production of electricity
A171
Central thermal facilities
A172
Central hydraulic facilities
A173
Central nuclear facilities
A174
Other central electricity facilities
A180
Production of water

Metallurgy - Mechanical and Electrical Engineering

A200
Extraction of metallic ores
A210
Ferrous metallurgy
A211
Cast iron production (coke oven)
A212
Raw steel production (pig iron)
A213
Primary steel transformation (rolling mills)
A220
Non-ferrous metallurgy
A221
Production of alumina
A222
Aluminium metallurgy
A223
Metallurgy of lead and zinc
A224
Metallurgy of precious metals
A225
Metallurgy of other non-ferrous metals
A226
Ferro-alloy industry
A227
Manufacture of electrodes
A230
Foundry and metalworking operations
A231
Ferrous metal foundries
A232
Non-ferrous metal foundries
A233
Metalworking (not including machining)
A240
Mechanical, electrical and electronic construction
A241
Machining
A242
Thermal treatment
A243
Surface treatment
A244
Application of paint
A245
Assembly, wiring
A246
Production of batteries and dry cells
A247
Production of electrical wires and cables (cladding, plating, insulation)
A248
Production of electronic components

Non-Metallic Minerals - Construction Materials - Ceramics - Glass

A260
Mining and quarrying of non-metallic minerals
A270
Construction materials, ceramics, glass
A271
Production of lime, cement and plaster
A272
Fabrication of ceramic products
A273
Fabrication of products containing asbestos cement
A274
Production of other construction materials
A275
Glass industry
A280
Building, building sites, landscaping

Primary Chemical Industry

A300
Production of primary chemicals and chemical feedstocks
A301
Chlorine industry
A351
Fertilizer fabrication
A401
Other manufacturing generators of primary inorganic industrial chemicals
A451
Petroleum and coal industry
A501
Manufacture of basic plastic materials
A551
Other primary organic chemical manufacture
A601
Chemical treatment of fats; fabrication of basic substances for detergents
A651
Fabrication of pharmaceuticals, pesticides, biocides, weed killers
A669
Other manufacture of finished chemicals

Industries Producing Products Based upon Primary Chemicals

A700
Production of inks, varnish, paints, glues
A701
Production of ink
A702
Production of paint
A703
Production of varnish
A704
Production of glue
A710
Fabrication of photographic products
A711
Production of photosensitive plates
A712
Fabrication of products for photographic treatments
A720
Perfume industry and fabrication of soap and detergent products
A721
Fabrication of soap products
A722
Fabrication of detergent products
A723
Fabrication of perfume products
A730
Finished rubber and plastic materials
A731
Rubber industry
A732
Finished plastic materials
A740
Fabrication of products based upon asbestos
A750
Production of powders and explosives

Textiles and Leathers - Various Wood Based and Furniture Industries

A760
Textile and clothing industry
A761
Combing and carding of textile fibres
A762
Threading, spinning, weaving
A763
Bleaching, dyeing, printing
A764
Clothing manufacture
A770
Leather and hide industry
A771
Tanneries, tanning
A772
Fur trade
A773
Manufacture of shoes and other leather products
A780
Wood and furniture industry
A781
Sawmills, production of wood panels
A782
Manufacture of wood and furniture products
A790
Various related industries

Paper - Cardboard - Printing

A800
Paper and cardboard industry
A801
Fabrication of paper pulp
A802
Manufacture of paper and cardboard
A803
Finished goods of paper and cardboard
A810
Printing, publishing, photographic laboratories
A811
Printing, publishing
A812
Photographic laboratories

Commercial Services

A820
Laundries, bleaching services, dyers
A830
Business enterprise
A840
Transport, automobile dealers and repair facilities
A841
Automobile dealers and automobile repair facilities
A842
Transportation
A850
Hotels, cafés, restaurants

General Services

A860
Health
A861
Health (Hospitals, medical centres, nursing homes, laboratories)
A870
Research
A871
Research (including research laboratories)
A880
Administrative activities, offices

Households

A890
Households

Pollution Control - Waste Disposal

A900
Cleaning and maintenance of public areas
A910
Urban water treatment facilities
A920
Urban waste treatment
A930
Treatment of industrial effluents and wastes
A931
Incineration
A932
Physico-chemical treatment
A933
Biological treatment
A934
Solidification of wastes
A935
Collection and/or pre-treatment of wastes
A936
Landbased disposal above, on or below the surface

Regeneration - Recovery

A940
Regeneration activities
A941
Regeneration of oils
A942
Regeneration of solvents
A943
Regeneration of ion exchange resins
A950
Recovery activities

Appendix 8: Core List of Waste Streams to Be Controlled under the Basel Convention and the OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final

Y1
Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres, and clinics
Y2
Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products
Y3
Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs, and medicines
Y4
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals
Y5
Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, and use of wood-preserving chemicals
Y6
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of organic solvents
Y7
Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides
Y8
Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use
Y9
Waste oil/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, and emulsions
Y10
Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB's) and/or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT's) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBB's)
Y11
Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation, and any pyrolytic treatment
Y12
Wastes from production, formulation, and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, and varnishes
Y13
Wastes from production, formulation, and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, and glues/adhesives
Y14
Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known
Y15
Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation
Y16
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials
Y17
Wastes resulting from the surface treatment of metals and plastics
Y18
Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations

Wastes having, as constituents:

Y19
Metal carbonyls
Y20
Beryllium; beryllium compounds
Y21
Hexavalent chromium compounds
Y22
Copper compounds
Y23
Zinc compounds
Y24
Arsenic; arsenic compounds
Y25
Selenium; selenium compounds
Y26
Cadmium; cadmium compounds
Y27
Antimony; antimony compounds
Y28
Tellurium; tellurium compounds
Y29
Mercury; mercury compounds
Y30
Thallium; thallium compounds
Y31
Lead; lead compounds
Y32
Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride
Y33
Inorganic cyanides
Y34
Acidic solutions or acids in solid form
Y35
Basic solutions or bases in solid form
Y36
Asbestos (dust and fibres)
Y37
Organic phosphorous compounds
Y38
Organic cyanides
Y39
Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols
Y40
Ethers
Y41
Halogenated organic solvents
Y42
Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents
Y43
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
Y44
Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin
Y45
Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this table (for example, Y39, Y41, Y42, Y43, Y44)

Wastes requiring special consideration:

Y46
Wastes collected from households
Y47
Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes
Y48
Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, with the exception of the following:
  • Plastic waste that is hazardous waste pursuant to paragraph 1 (a) of Article 1
  • Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes:
  • Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one non-halogenated polymer, including but not limited to the following polymers:
    • Polyethylene (PE)
    • Polypropylene (PP)
    • Polystyrene (PS)
    • Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)
    • Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)
    • Polycarbonates (PC)
    • Polyethers
  • Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one cured resin or condensation product, including but not limited to the following resins:
    • Urea formaldehyde resins
    • Phenol formaldehyde resins
    • Melamine formaldehyde resins
    • Epoxy resins
    • Alkyd resins
  • Plastic waste almost exclusively consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers:
    • Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP)
    • Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes:
    • Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether (PFA)
    • Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (MFA)
    • Polyvinylfluoride (PVF)
    • Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)
  • Mixtures of plastic waste, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and/or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling of each material and in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes.

Appendix 9: Annex VIII (List A) and Annex IX (List B) of the Basel Convention

A1 Metals and metal-bearing wastes

A1010
Metal wastes and wastes consisting of alloys of any of the following: Antimony, Arsenic, Beryllium, Cadmium, Lead, Mercury, Selenium, Tellurium, Thallium, but excluding such wastes listed specifically on list B
A1020
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants, excluding metal wastes in massive form, any of the following: Antimony, antimony compounds, Beryllium, beryllium compounds, Cadmium, cadmium compounds, Lead, lead compounds, Selenium, selenium compounds, Tellurium, tellurium compounds
A1030
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following: Arsenic, arsenic compounds, Mercury, mercury compounds, Thallium, thallium compounds
A1040
Wastes having as constituents any of the following: Metal carbonyls, Hexavalent chromium compounds
A1050
Galvanic sludges
A1060
Waste liquors from the pickling of metals
A1070
Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust, and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080
Waste zinc residues not included on list B, containing lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics
A1090
Ashes from the incineration of insulated copper wire
A1100
Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters
A1110
Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1120
Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes, from electrolyte purification systems in copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1130
Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper
A1140
Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts
A1150
Precious metal ash from incineration of printed circuit boards not included on list B
A1160
Waste lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed
A1170
Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only list B batteries. Waste batteries not specified on list B containing Annex I constituents to an extent to render them hazardous
A1180
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap 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 contaminated with Annex I constituents (e.g., cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to an extent that they possess any of the characteristics contained in Annex III (note the related entry on list B B1110)
A1190
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar, PCB, lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics.

A2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials

A2010
Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
A2020
Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A2030
Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A2040
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes, when containing Annex I constituents to the extent that it exhibits an Annex III hazardous characteristic (note the related entry on list B B2080)
A2050
Waste asbestos (dusts and fibres)
A2060
Coal-fired power plant fly-ash containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics (note the related entry on list B B2050)

A3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials

A3010
Wastes from the production or processing of petroleum coke and bitumen
A3020
Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use
A3030
Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compound sludges
A3040
Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids
A3050
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, and glues/adhesives excluding such wastes specified on list B (note the related entry on list B B4020)
A3060
Waste nitrocellulose
A3070
Waste phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol, in the form of liquids or sludges
A3080
Waste ethers not including those specified on list B
A3090
Waste leather dust, ash, sludges, and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B B3100)
A3100
Waste paring and other waste of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list B B3090)
A3110
Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry on list B B3110)
A3120
Fluff-light fraction from shredding
A3130
Waste organic phosphorous compounds
A3140
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A3150
Waste halogenated organic solvents
A3160
Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations
A3170
Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorhydrin)
A3180
Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more
A3190
Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from the refining, distillation and any pyrolitic treatment of organic materials
A3200
Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, containing tar (note the related entry on list B, B2130)
A3210
Plastic waste, including mixtures of such waste, containing or contaminated with Annex I constituents, to an extent that it exhibits an Annex III characteristic (note the related entries Y48 in Annex II and on list B B3011) (Annexes from the Basel Convention)

A4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

A4010
Wastes from the production, preparation and use of pharmaceutical products excluding such wastes specified on list B
A4020
Clinical and related wastes; that is wastes arising from medical, nursing, dental, veterinary, or similar practices, and wastes generated in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients, or during research projects
A4030
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated, or unfit for their originally intended use
A4040
Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, and use of wood-preserving chemicals
A4050
Wastes that contain, consist of, or are contaminated with any of the following:
  • Inorganic cyanides, except precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form containing traces of inorganic cyanides
  • Organic cyanides
A4060
Waste oil/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
A4070
Wastes from the production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish excluding any such waste specified on list B (note the related entry on list B B4010)
A4080
Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified on list B)
A4090
Waste acidic or basic solutions, other than those specified in the corresponding entry on list B (note the related entry on list B B2120)
A4100
Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases but excluding such wastes specified on list B
A4110
Wastes that contain, consist of, or are contaminated with any of the following:
  • Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
  • Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxin
A4120
Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with peroxides
A4130
Waste packages and containers containing Annex I substances in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III hazard characteristics
A4140

Wastes consisting of or containing off specification or outdated chemicals corresponding to Annex I categories and exhibiting Annex III hazard characteristics

(“Outdated” means unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer.)

A4150
Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known
A4160
Spent activated carbon not included on list B (note the related entry on list B B2060)

B1 Metal and metal-bearing wastes

B1010
Metal and metal-alloy wastes in metallic, non-dispersible form: 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
B1020
Clean, uncontaminated metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished form (sheet, plate, beams, rods, etc), of: Antimony scrap, Beryllium scrap, Cadmium scrap, Lead scrap (but excluding lead-acid batteries), Selenium scrap, Tellurium scrap
B1030
Refractory metals containing residues
B1031
Molybdenum, 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
B1040
Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not contaminated with lubricating oil, PCB or PCT to an extent to render them hazardous
B1050

Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics

(Note that even where low level contamination with Annex I materials initially exists, subsequent processes, including recycling processes, may result in separated fractions containing significantly enhanced concentrations of those Annex I materials.)

B1060
Waste selenium and tellurium in metallic elemental form including powder
B1070
Waste of copper and copper alloys in dispersible form, unless they contain Annex I constituents to an extent that they exhibit Annex III characteristics
B1080

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

(The status of zinc ash is currently under review and there is a recommendation with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) that zinc ashes should not be dangerous goods)

B1090
Waste batteries conforming to a specification, excluding those made with lead, cadmium or mercury
B1100
Metal-bearing wastes arising from melting, smelting and refining of metals: Hard zinc spelter, Zinc-containing drosses: - Galvanizing slab zinc top dross (>90% Zn) - Galvanizing slab zinc bottom dross (>92% Zn) - Zinc die casting dross (>85% Zn) - Hot dip galvanizers 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, and Tantalum-bearing tin slags with less than 0.5% tin
B1110
Electrical and electronic assemblies: Electronic assemblies consisting only of metals or alloys, Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (including printed circuit boards – but not including scrap from electrical power generation) 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 reuse (Reuse can include repair, refurbishment or upgrading, but not major reassembly), and not for recycling or final disposal (In some countries these materials destined for direct re-use are not considered wastes)
B1115
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics, not included in list A A1190, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations or any other disposal operations involving, at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burning
B1120
Spent catalysts, excluding liquids used as catalysts, containing any of the following substances:
  • Transition metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, liquid used catalysts or other catalysts) on list A: Scandium, Vanadium, Manganese, Cobalt, Copper, Yttrium, Niobium, Hafnium, Tungsten, Titanium, Chromium, Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Zirconium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Rhenium
  • Lanthanides (rare earth metals): Lanthanum, Praseodymium, Samarium, Gadolinium, Dysprosium, Erbium, Ytterbium, Cerium, Neodymium, Europium, Terbium, Holmium, Thulium, and Lutetium
B1130
Cleaned spent precious-metal-bearing catalysts
B1140
Precious-metal-bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides
B1150
Precious metals and alloy wastes (gold, silver, the platinum group, but not mercury) in a dispersible, non-liquid form with appropriate packaging and labelling
B1160
Precious-metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry on list A A1150)
B1170
Precious-metal ash from the incineration of photographic film
B1180
Waste photographic film containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1190
Waste photographic paper containing silver halides and metallic silver
B1200
Granulated slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1210
Slag arising from the manufacture of iron and steel including slags as a source of TiO2 and vanadium
B1220
Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilized, having a high iron content (above 20%) and processed according to industrial specifications (e.g., DIN 4301) mainly for construction
B1230
Mill scaling arising from the manufacture of iron and steel
B1240
Copper oxide mill-scale
B1250
Waste end-of-life motor vehicles, containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components

B2 Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials

B2010
Wastes from mining operations in non-dispersible form: Natural graphite waste, Slate waste, whether or not roughly trimmed or merely cut, by sawing or otherwise, Mica waste, Leucite, nepheline and nepheline syenite waste, Feldspar waste, Fluorspar waste, Silica wastes in solid form excluding those used in foundry operations
B2020
Glass waste in non-dispersible form: Cullet and other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
B2030
Ceramic wastes in non-dispersible form: Cermet wastes and scrap (metal ceramic composites), Ceramic based fibres not elsewhere specified or included
B2040
Other wastes containing principally inorganic constituents: Partially refined calcium sulphate produced from flue-gas desulphurization (FGD), Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard arising from the demolition of buildings, Slag from copper production, chemically stabilized, having a high iron content (above 20%) and processed according to industrial specifications (for example, DIN 4301 and DIN 8201) mainly for construction and abrasive applications, Sulphur in solid form, Limestone from the production of calcium cyanamide (having a pH less than 9), Sodium, potassium, calcium chlorides, Carborundum (silicon carbide), Broken concrete, Lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium containing glass scraps
B2050
Coal-fired power plant fly-ash, not included on list A (note the related entry on list A A2060)
B2060
Spent activated carbon not containing any Annex I constituents to the extent they exhibit Annex III characteristics, for example, carbon resulting from the treatment of potable water and processes of the food industry and vitamin production (note the related entry on list A A4160)
B2070
Calcium fluoride sludge
B2080
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry processes not included on list A (note the related entry on list A A2040)
B2090
Waste anode butts from steel or aluminium production made of petroleum coke or bitumen and cleaned to normal industry specifications (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and from metallurgical industry)
B2100
Waste hydrates of aluminium and waste alumina and residues from alumina production excluding such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes
B2110
Bauxite residue (“red mud”) (pH moderated to less than 11.5)
B2120
Waste acidic or basic solutions with a pH greater than 2 and less than 11.5, which are not corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry on list A A4090)
B2130

Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance, not containing tar* (note the related entry on list A, A3200)

*The concentration level of Benzol (a) pyrene should not be 50 mg/kg or more.

B3 Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials

B3010
Solid plastic waste. Entry B3010 was effective until 31 December 2020; Entry B3011 became effective as of 1 January 2021 and replaced B3010.
B3011
Plastic waste (note the related entries Y48 in Annex II and on list A A3210) (Entry effective as of 1 January 2021):
  • Plastic waste listed below, provided it is destined for recycling (Recycling/reclamation of organic substances that are not used as solvents (R3 in Annex IV, sect. B) or, if needed, temporary storage limited to one instance, provided that it is followed by operation R3 and evidenced by contractual or relevant official documentation) in an environmentally sound manner and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes (In relation to “almost free from contamination and other types of wastes”, international and national specifications may offer a point of reference):
    • Plastic waste almost exclusively* (*In relation to “almost exclusively”, international and national specifications may offer a point of reference) consisting of one non-halogenated polymer, including but not limited to the following polymers: Polyethylene (PE), Polypropylene (PP), Polystyrene (PS), Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), Polyethylene terephthalate (PET), Polycarbonates (PC), Polyethers
    • Plastic waste almost exclusively* consisting of one cured resin or condensation product, including but not limited to the following resins: Urea formaldehyde resins, Phenol formaldehyde resins, Melamine formaldehyde resins, Epoxy resins, Alkyd resins
    • Plastic waste almost exclusively* consisting of one of the following fluorinated polymers (Post-consumer wastes are excluded): Perfluoroethylene/propylene (FEP), Perfluoroalkoxy alkanes, Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoroalkyl vinyl ether (PFA), Tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoromethyl vinyl ether (MFA), Polyvinylfluoride (PVF), Polyvinylidenefluoride (PVDF)
  • Mixtures of plastic waste, consisting of polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and/or polyethylene terephthalate (PET), provided they are destined for separate recycling (Recycling/reclamation of organic substances that are not used as solvents (R3 in Annex IV, sect. B), with prior sorting and, if needed, temporary storage limited to one instance, provided that it is followed by operation R3 and evidenced by contractual or relevant official documentation) of each material and in an environmentally sound manner, and almost free from contamination and other types of wastes (In relation to “almost free from contamination and other types of wastes”, international and national specifications may offer a point of reference)
B3020
Paper, paperboard and paper product wastes The following materials, provided they are not mixed with hazardous wastes: Waste and scrap of paper or paperboard of: unbleached paper or paperboard or of corrugated paper or paperboard, other paper or paperboard, made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass, paper or paperboard made mainly of mechanical pulp (for example, newspapers, journals and similar printed matter), other, including but not limited to 1) laminated paperboard 2) unsorted scrap
B3026
The following waste from the pre-treatment of composite packaging for liquids, not containing Annex I materials in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Annex III characteristics: Non-separable plastic fraction, and Non-separable plastic-aluminium fraction
B3027
Self-adhesive label laminate waste containing raw materials used in label material production
B3030
Textile wastes The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes and are prepared to a specification: Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, yarn waste and garnetted stock) - not carded or combed – other, Waste of wool or of fine or coarse animal hair, including yarn waste but excluding garnetted stock - noils of wool or of fine animal hair - other waste of wool or of fine animal hair - waste of coarse animal hair, Cotton waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) - yarn waste (including thread waste) - garnetted stock – other, Flax tow and waste, Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.), Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of jute and other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie), Tow and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of sisal and other textile fibres of the genus Agave, Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of coconut, Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee), Tow, noils and waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of ramie and other vegetable textile fibres, not elsewhere specified or included, Waste (including noils, yarn waste and garnetted stock) of man-made fibres - of synthetic fibres - of artificial fibres, Worn clothing and other worn textile articles, Used rags, scrap twine, cordage, rope and cables and worn out articles of twine, cordage, rope or cables of textile materials - sorted - other
B3035
Waste textile floor coverings, carpets
B3040
Rubber wastes The following materials, provided they are not mixed with other wastes: Waste and scrap of hard rubber (for example, ebonite), Other rubber wastes (excluding such wastes specified elsewhere)
B3050
Untreated cork and wood waste: Wood waste and scrap, whether or not agglomerated in logs, briquettes, pellets or similar forms, Cork waste: crushed, granulated or ground cork
B3060
Wastes arising from agro-food industries provided it is not infectious: Wine lees, Dried and sterilized vegetable waste, residues and byproducts, whether or not in the form of pellets, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere specified or included Degras: residues resulting from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes, Waste of bones and horn-cores, unworked, defatted, simply prepared (but not cut to shape), treated with acid or degelatinised, Fish waste, Cocoa shells, husks, skins and other cocoa waste, Other wastes from the agro-food industry excluding by-products which meet national and international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption
B3065
Waste edible fats and oils of animal or vegetable origin (for example frying oils), provided they do not exhibit an Annex III characteristic
B3070
The following wastes: Waste of human hair, Waste straw, Deactivated fungus mycelium from penicillin production to be used as animal feed
B3080
Waste parings and scrap of rubber
B3090
Paring and other wastes of leather or of composition leather not suitable for the manufacture of leather articles, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides (note the related entry on list A A3100)
B3100
Leather dust, ash, sludges or flours not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry on list A A3090)
B3110
Fellmongery wastes not containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry on list A A3110)
B3120
Wastes consisting of food dyes
B3130
Waste polymer ethers and waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides
B3140
Waste pneumatic tyres, excluding those destined for Annex IVA operations

B4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

B4010
Wastes consisting mainly of water-based/latex paints, inks and hardened varnishes not containing organic solvents, heavy metals or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous (note the related entry on list A A4070)
B4020
Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives, not listed on list A, free of solvents and other contaminants to an extent that they do not exhibit Annex III characteristics, for example, water-based, or glues based on casein starch, dextrin, cellulose ethers, polyvinyl alcohols (note the related entry on list A A3050)
B4030
Used single-use cameras, with batteries not included on list A

Appendix 10: Part II of Appendix 4 of OECD Decision C(2001)107/Final

The following wastes will also be subject to the Amber control procedure:

Metal-bearing wastes

AA010
Dross, scalings, and other wastes from the manufacture of iron and steel
AA060
Vanadium ashes and residues
AA190
Magnesium waste and scrap that is flammable, pyrophoric, or emits, upon contact with water, flammable gases in dangerous quantities

Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents that may contain metals and organic materials

AB030
Wastes from non-cyanide-based systems that arise from the surface treatment of metals
AB070
Sands used in foundry operations
AB120
Inorganic halide compounds, not specified or included elsewhere
AB130
Used blasting grit
AB150
Unrefined calcium sulphite and calcium sulphate from flue gas desulphurization

Wastes containing principally organic constituents that may contain metals and inorganic materials

AC020
Bituminous materials (asphalt waste) not specified or included elsewhere
AC060
Hydraulic fluids
AC070
Brake fluids
AC080
Antifreeze fluids
AC150
Chlorofluorocarbons
AC160
Halons
AC170
Treated cork and wood wastes
AC250
Surface active agents (surfactants)
AC260
Liquid pig manure, faeces
AC270
Sewage sludge

Wastes that may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

AD090
Wastes from the production, formulation, and use of reprographic and photographic chemicals and materials not specified or included elsewhere
AD100
Wastes from non-cyanide based systems that arise from the surface treatment of plastics
AD120
Ion-exchange resins
AD150
Naturally occurring organic material used as a filter medium (such as bio-filters)

Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents that may contain metals and organic materials

RB020
Ceramic-based fibres with physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of asbestos

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