Alberta waste code 312 Body parts, tissue & other medical waste.
- Free, no account
- Based on Alberta waste guidance and the Waste Control Regulation
- Nothing is stored
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312, Pathological waste.
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Pathological waste
Alberta Uniform Waste Code category.
ComplyOnSiteIs Alberta 312 hazardous waste?
Outside this regulation’s hazardous-waste definition. Schedule 2 of Alberta’s Waste Control Regulation excludes biomedical waste. Category 312 names the biomedical or pathological stream but doesn't make it hazardous waste under that regulation. The actual material may still fall under separate transport and specialized handling rules.
The exclusion also holds when the material is going for recycling. So 312 doesn't use Alberta’s hazardous-waste manifest or hazardous-recyclable docket just because the waste is biomedical. The category still names the stream. Biomedical handling and dangerous-goods transport rules depend on the material and the route.
What does Alberta 312 cover?
Biomedical and pathological 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 sets hazardous status and exclusions.
What does the Alberta 312 exclusion not decide?
| Code | When it fits |
|---|---|
| 312 | The stream is biomedical and pathological waste. |
The biomedical exclusion is a classification rule under the Waste Control Regulation. It doesn't allow a disposal method, show that a receiver approves the waste or settle whether the shipment is dangerous goods. Keep it biomedical when arranging the handling route.