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Alberta waste code 151 Spent car, power-tool & backup-power batteries.

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151, Discarded batteries.

  • Alberta industrial inorganic waste categories

    Discarded batteries

Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.

Used batteries of every type, from vehicle lead-acid to small cells. Alberta inorganic waste category.

Is Alberta 151 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta 151 is an industrial category for discarded batteries. Waste is hazardous only when it has a Schedule 1 property or listing and no Schedule 2 exclusion applies. The category number settles 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 still apply.

What does Alberta 151 cover?

Discarded batteries. The category gives 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.

Are discarded batteries Alberta 151?

CodeWhen it fits
151The stream is discarded batteries.

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

Which codes sit beside Alberta 151?

CodeWhat it is
145Paint/pigment/coating waste
146Other inorganic sludge and solids
147Discarded chemical fertilizer
148Other inorganic waste chemicals
149Landfill leachate
150Inert inorganic waste
152Empty containers, packages and bags
153Mercury and sodium fluorescent lamps