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Alberta waste code 264 Spent developer, fixer & film chemicals.

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264, Photographic-processing waste.

  • Alberta industrial organic waste categories

    Photographic-processing waste

Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.

Photoprocessing waste, such as developer & fixer from film & print labs. Alberta organic waste category.

Is Alberta 264 hazardous waste?

Not from the code alone. Alberta 264 is an industrial category for photographic-processing 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 264 cover?

Waste from photographic processing. 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 photographic-processing waste Alberta 264?

CodeWhen it fits
264The stream is waste from photographic processing.

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

Which wastes take Alberta 264?

WasteWhen it’s 264
Photographic developer and fixerThe photographic step that produced it decides it.

Which codes sit beside Alberta 264?

CodeWhat it is
254Transfer/processing-site oil and water
261Pharmaceutical waste
262Soap and detergent waste
263Other organic waste chemicals
265Graphic-arts waste
266Phenol-bearing waste
267Organic acid waste
268Amines (nitrogen-containing compounds)