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Alberta waste code 145 Leftovers from painting & coating work, like wet paint & pigment.

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145, Paint/pigment/coating waste.

  • Alberta industrial inorganic waste categories

    Paint/pigment/coating waste

Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.

Waste from using paints, pigments & coatings, such as wet paint & pigment leftovers. Alberta inorganic waste category.

Is Alberta 145 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta 145 is an industrial category for paint/pigment/coating waste. 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 145 cover?

Waste from using paints, pigments or coatings. 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 paint waste Alberta 145?

CodeWhen it fits
145Waste from using paints, pigments or coatings.

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

Which wastes take Alberta 145?

WasteWhen it’s 145
Paint and paint sludgeUse in pigment/coating work

Which codes sit beside Alberta 145?

CodeWhat it is
141Inorganic pigment production waste
142Primary lead/zinc/copper smelting waste
143Steelmaking residue
144Liquid tannery sludge
146Other inorganic sludge and solids
147Discarded chemical fertilizer
148Other inorganic waste chemicals
149Landfill leachate