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Alberta waste code 144 Wet sludge left by leather tanning.

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144, Liquid tannery sludge.

  • Alberta industrial inorganic waste categories

    Liquid tannery sludge

Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.

Liquid sludge from tanneries, where hides are made into leather. Alberta inorganic waste category.

Is Alberta 144 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta 144 is an industrial category for liquid tannery sludge. A waste is hazardous only when it has a Schedule 1 property or listing and no Schedule 2 exclusion applies. The code number proves neither.

For regulated hazardous waste sent for disposal, the consignor enters the waste details on the Alberta hazardous waste manifest. Alberta’s exclusions and shipment rules apply as well.

What does Alberta 144 cover?

Liquid sludge from tanneries. The category is the material or process part of the Uniform Waste Code. Transport identification, transport class and the management operation are separate parts. The industrial identification guide describes the category, and the Waste Control Regulation decides hazardous status and exclusions.

Is tannery sludge Alberta 144 or 311?

CodeWhen it fits
144Liquid sludge from tanneries.
311Tannery waste that is the organic residue that class describes.

Hazardous recyclables follow Alberta’s separate recycle-docket rules. The industrial category doesn’t decide the document.

Which codes sit beside Alberta 144?

CodeWhat it is
136Produced water, along with brines of a similar type
141Inorganic pigment production waste
142Primary lead/zinc/copper smelting waste
143Steelmaking residue
145Paint/pigment/coating waste
146Other inorganic sludge and solids
147Discarded chemical fertilizer
148Other inorganic waste chemicals