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Alberta waste code 233 Plastics & polymer residues that are not resins or latex.

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233, Other polymer waste.

  • Alberta industrial organic waste categories

    Other polymer waste

Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.

Polymer waste that is neither latex nor resin, such as plastic & polymer residues. Alberta organic waste category.

Is Alberta 233 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta 233 is an industrial category for other polymer waste. 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 233 cover?

Remaining polymer waste. 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.

Is other polymer waste Alberta 233?

CodeWhen it fits
233The stream is remaining polymer waste.
232The waste is described as polymer resin.

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

Which codes sit beside Alberta 233?

CodeWhat it is
212Aliphatic solvents (non-aromatic type)
213Petroleum-distillate solvents
221Light fuels
231Latex residue
241Halogen-containing solvent waste
242Halogen-containing pesticide/herbicide waste
243PCB waste
251Petroleum oil and sludge